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Monthly Archives: July 2012
Infrastructure investment will push up energy bills
The £22 billion spend on upgrading gas and electricity networks will increase transmission charges paid though energy bills.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Intro business change, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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MoD looks for ‘heavyweight experience’ to fill senior commercial roles
The Ministry of Defence is recruiting a new commercial director, and up to 13 other senior procurement positions, in its supply division Defence Equipment and Support.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Better supplier engagement could prevent $5 trillion overspend
The energy and utilities sector could avoid huge additional costs on capital projects if it involves suppliers at the planning stage and improves risk management.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Supply constraints will push up commodity costs
Prices of agricultural commodities will rise over the next decade due to limited availability, environmental pressures and rising oil prices.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Collaborate with vendors to boost social benefits of contracts
Public sector buyers have been urged to work more closely with vendors to improve the economic, social and environmental benefits potential of contracts.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Sustainability
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Green limos drive down MGM fuel costs
A fleet of gas-powered limousines has cut fuel costs at MGM Resorts International by 40 per cent.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Sustainability
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Surrey and East Sussex councils to buy together
The local authorities have joined forces to establish the Surrey and East Sussex Procurement Partnership to apply joint procurement to common spend categories.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Clients believe outsourcers invent work for extra money
A survey finds 65 per cent of IT staff think their outsourcing provider is coming up with additional work to increase revenue.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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Resource nationalism is mining sector’s top risk
Restrictions on exports, foreign trade, extra taxes and limits on foreign ownership are the biggest threats to future supply security.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, International, Low cost sourcing, News, Risk & continuity
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SA union pickets in protest at bus tendering block
What we wanted to do was observe the tender process to see that it is fair, says Dion Makhura, regional chairperson for greater Johannesburg, SAMWU.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Southern Africa
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