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Monthly Archives: January 2013
Customer growth is top priority for UK CEOs
Leaders of British companies plan to invest to expand their customer base and improve operational effectiveness, with 83 per cent exploring cost cutting initiatives.
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Supply chain barriers hinder world growth
The report entitled Enabling Trade: Valuing Growth Opportunities was released by the World Economic Forum in Davos (pictured) in collaboration with the World Bank and Bain & Company and found that if all countries reduce supply chain barriers…
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Bosch begins cost-cutting drive
Bosch, the world’s largest car-part supplier and manufacturer of household electronics, said that it planned to initiate a cost-cutting drive following the release of sales figures which showed that sales rose 1.6% to €52.3bn last year, wel…
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Cloud computing hits IT security
According to Gartner, the growing importance of public clouds is expected to result in the US government declaring them a critical national infrastructure.
“The popularity and increased adoption of cloud-based security services, albeit at different d…
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US and Asia climb sustainable business league
The 10th edition of The Sustainability Yearbook, published by RobecoSAM and KPMG International, found that the country with the highest number of gold medal winners was the US. Nine US companies were found to top the league: Molson Coors Brewing Co (B…
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Unilever to meet waste target five years early
The FMCG company has brought forward its target date for sending zero waste to landfill from 2020 to 2015.
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Forzani ready to meet DWP challenge
The Department for Work and Pensions’ new procurement director Andrew Forzani told SM the size, scale and complexity of the opportunities at the department motivated him to make the switch from local government.
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Walmart outlines zero-tolerance supplier policy
The retailer has announced a series of new standards for vendors to meet, with the threat of debarment for unauthorised subcontracting, following a tragic fire at a factory in Bangladesh last year.
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Wakefield Council doubles local procurement spend
The local authority in Yorkshire spent £68 million with suppliers in the region, and saved £5 million in addition.
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Volvo extends cost squeeze
The company has been struggling to return to profitability due to weak demand for its cars as well as a squeeze on its market share, which saw its sales fall by 6% in 2012.In order to turn this around, Volvo’s new CEO Hakan Samuelsson told The W…
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