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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Negotiate over costs not price, buyers told
Take calculated risks, speak in the language of your stakeholders and work with them and suppliers to achieve savings, was the advice of former MGM Resorts CPO Mike Inman.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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UK government CPO reveals reform plans
Bill Crothers said he wanted to ‘find the money, stimulate growth and improve capability’. He added that he was proud to be the government’s CPO.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Leaders need feedback and time to think
The former director general of MI5 Baroness Manningham-Buller told last night’s CIPS President’s Dinner how she led the security service in a time of “great stress”.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Steve Morgan on why he’s leaving BAA
The 2008 ‘procurement professional of the year’ is to leave the airport operator at the end of October, and will be replaced by commercial director John Holland-Kaye.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Government cancels West Coast franchise tender
The procurement process to find an operator for the rail line contained ‘significant technical flaws’ and ‘deeply regrettable and completely unacceptable mistakes’ by the Department for Transport.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Services sector expands, but employment falls
New business is at the highest level since May, but buyers said operating conditions remain challenging.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
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Rising demand major challenge for supply chain
Supply chain executives believe increased demand from consumers and change to labour markets will be issues to tackle in the year ahead.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Coca-Cola supply chain helps medicine reach remote regions in Africa
AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria medicines will now be supplied to three African countries by the Coca-Cola Company, following a successful pilot scheme.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa, Sustainability
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Growing demand for supplier relationship managers
More supplier relationship managers are needed as procurement teams are forecast to grow. Tarmac and Brammer UK collect the ‘best supplier relationship management’ category at the CIPS Supply Management Awards.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Procurement professional of the year 2011 Sarah Ellis leaves BAA
Award-winning buyer departs role as procurement director at airport operator after two-and-a-half years.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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