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Asia demand for agricultural products boosts US exports

Strong demands for agricultural products in Asia continue to drive US containerised exports, new research reveals.

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Tata Group revs up reverse logistics

Tata Group’s logistics arm, DIESL has adopted a programme to boost its reliance on reverse logistics across India in a bid to optimise supply chain services.

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Failure to mitigate supply chain risk to cost companies billions in 2012

Chief procurement officers at the world’s largest companies predict their businesses, unable to manage the range of risks affecting their global supply chains, will lose €140m on average over the next 12 months as a result of supply chain disruptions…

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MoD in dock over consultancy spend

The UK’s Ministry of Defence has come under pressure for spending almost £600m on external consultants over the past two years.

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US chemical manufacturer cooks up cloud-based purchasing system

US specialty chemical manufacturer Clariant has initiated a project to improve the efficiency of its “error prone” end-to-end purchase order and invoice management processes by deploying an automated cloud-based system.

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‘Vast investments’ fuel China’s biodiesel market

Experts have predicted that China is developing a “lavish” market for biodiesel fueled by huge investments.

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Thai flood supply disruption to cost Pace $9.5m

UK-headquartered electronics manufacturing company Pace has revealed that supply chain disruption caused by ongoing Thai floods could cost up to $9.5m.

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Spotlight: Procurement in Italy steady in the face of upheaval

These are tough times on the Mediterranean and for Italy its sink or swim.

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Spotlight: Procurement in Italy steady in the face of upheaval

These are tough times on the Mediterranean and for Italy its sink or swim.

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Brewing giant sees value of procurement

Brewing giant SABMiller is increasingly turning to procurement to help it improve efficiencies and drive value across the business.

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