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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Auto suppliers refuse price reductions
The survey carried out by IRN of 130 suppliers to automakers in the US found that automakers requested price cuts averaging 3% this year on existing contracts but suppliers only cut their prices by 1.2% according to respondents.
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Brazil’s gasoline supply chain at breaking point
“We have Chinese-level increases in gasoline sales that have decoupled from economic growth. It’s been a big effort to keep the market supplied,” Sindicom’s president Alisio Vaz told journalists.
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GSK and Vodafone to improve vaccine supply chain
The alliance, which is being piloted over the next year, and will see mobile phones used to improve communication of supply and demand to help vaccinate more children against common infectious diseases in rural parts of Africa.
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John Lewis wraps up biodegradable plastic packaging
The material, which the company claims is the first-of-its-kind in the UK, replaces the conventional polyethylene used in packaging for John Lewis’s bed linen and some school wear items. It contains an additive biodegrade which will break down w…
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Advertising buyers should plan spend in three-year cycles
The new research by advertising trade body IPA notes that long-term (three-plus years) investment in advertising delivers double the profit of a short-term approach (less than one year), but investing in both delivers even higher returns.
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Motorola sells manufacturing operations to Flextronics
The mobile phone developer said Flextronics’ experience and expertise would make the company’s supply chain more competitive.
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SMEs suffer spiralling commodity costs
Almost half of small businesses are reducing costs elsewhere in their business to offset the rising price of raw materials, according to a survey.
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Councils need ‘more sophisticated’ approach to commissioning
Local authorities need to collaborate more with providers, engage earlier, provide greater transparency and provide more clarity over EU procurement law to improve relationships, a report has advised.
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Weak economy hurts semiconductor sales
The market for semiconductors used in electronics, including music equipment and lighting, will fall by 2.3 per cent this year, but will bounce back in 2013.
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Siemens’ Kux defends legacy
Speaking to UK newspaper Financial Times, Ms. Kux, who, it was recently announced, will be leaving the company next year when her contract expires, defended her legacy and said the Siemens would still deliver on the promised savings.
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