Monthly Archives: January 2013

EU Commission beefs up supply chain security

The Communication on Customs Risk Management and the Security of the Supply Chain sets out a strategy to enable customs to better tackle risks associated with goods being traded in international supply chains.

It will involve more rational use of res…

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Chevron appoints Maria Lindenberg as chief procurement officer

Lindenberg will replace Leo Lonergan who is retiring after 36 years at the oil and gas company.

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Qatari SMEs to receive tender support

Small businesses in Qatar are to get help to win contracts through a government-backed scheme to tackle access to tenders.

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Effective procurement blocked by internal resistance

More than half of finance directors said departments within their organisation have resisted efforts to establish professional purchasing practices, believing the work of their function would be hindered.

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Major defence project costs ‘balloon’ by £6.6 billion

The National Audit Office has accepted costs such as fuel inflation are out of the Ministry of Defence’s control, but it has urged the department to make greater use of historical performance and to set realistic timescales.

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‘Buy India’ campaign targets technology imports

According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, the Indian government is proposing to make sweeping curbs on the import of technology products such as tablets, laptops, printers, set-top boxes, Wi-Fi devices and telephone handsets among many o…

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Alcoa moves down aluminium cost curve

As it announced its fourth-quarter earnings, the company sees global demand growth for the commodity recovering to 7% in 2013 as China’s economic rebound drives demand for aluminium cans, transport and office buildings.

Production cuts and clos…

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Lockheed Martin to buy MRO assets from Aveos

Terms of the agreement were not disclosed but are described as “not material” to Lockheed Martin’s financial position.

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Deloitte warns of ‘global talent challenges’ for 2013

Bersin by Deloitte, a provider of research-based membership programmes in human resources, predicts this shortage will drive an accelerated need for business agility, career development and talent mobility programmes, leadership development, and re-en…

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East Anglia suffers supply chain skills shortage

Rising demand, more workers approaching retirement and a “stay put” culture has led to a scarcity of skilled supply chain professionals in the region.

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