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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Watch videos of the 2012 CIPS Supply Management Awards’ winners
Hear how the victorious teams and individuals beat the competition – and their advice for those who enter in the future.
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Gerry Walsh and Chris Morgan take individual honours at CIPS SM Awards 2012
The past CIPS president and a young professional tipped to become president in future have been named as the victors in the two individual categories at this year’s CIPS Supply Management Awards.
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NATO flies high at CIPS Supply Management Awards 2012
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization fought off the competition to win the overall prize at the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2012 for the way it raised the reputation of the procurement profession.
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LOCOG was right to award Olympic security deal to G4S, says CEO
Paul Deighton has defended the decision of Games organisers to hire G4S as sole security contractor for London Olympics, saying blame for the contract’s failure lay with the private company.
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Make energy contracts flexible to cut costs
Buyers should exploit contracts to make cost savings by reducing consumption at critical times or in response to market prices, says the CEO of M&C Energy Group.
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Government buying should shape economy, says Cable
The government aims to strengthen UK industries so that public buyers award contracts to UK companies as a matter of course.
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Alcatel-Lucent to centralise procurement
The telecoms business is to merge its business support functions to save €1.25 billion (£998.5 million) by 2013.
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News focus: Farmers give milk buyers a creaming
Adam Leach looks at the action taken by dairy farmers and how they are redressing the long-term balance of power with big buyers.
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Sugar provides sweet profit for Associated British Foods
Strong financial performance in the company’s divisions in the EU and Africa is tempered by a drop in demand from China.
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Contract problems affect May Gurney profits
The infrastructure and services group has blamed problems with two public sector deals and the closure of its services division for an expected drop in profits in 2012.
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