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US defence supply chain hit by counterfeit goods

Relations between China and the United States have soured further after two US senators accused China of failing to control the flow of counterfeit parts into US weapons adding that they will take action to stop this in the future according to a report…

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Toyota revs up US supplier diversity effort

Toyota has reported that it is scaling up its supplier diversity efforts in the US with $1bn investment programme.

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Toyota revs up US supplier diversity effort

Toyota has reported that it is scaling up its supplier diversity efforts in the US with $1bn investment programme.

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Supply chain costs eat into profits for Kellogg

Kellogg Company has vowed to “improve interaction with suppliers” after posting disappointing third quarter financial results.

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Organisations expand global outsourcing and shared service programmes

An increasing number of organisations are improving their service delivery performance by enhancing and expanding outsourcing and shared service efforts globally, according to new research.

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Comcast appoints new procurement chief

Comcast, the media, communications and entertainment company, has announced the appointment of Peter Kiriacoulacos as executive vice president of procurement, Comcast cable and senior vice president of procurement, NBCUniversal.

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US procurement professionals focus on inventory reduction

Despite the global economic turbulence economic activity, the US non-manufacturing sector grew in October for the 23rd consecutive month as procurement professionals focused on inventory reduction, according to a newly published survey of North America…

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BT operational cost cutting boosts profits by almost 40%

A long-running campaign to reduce operating costs has helped BT to boost profits by almost 40% for its second financial quarter.

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‘Significant commodity inflation’ drains profits for Molson Coors

Molson Coors Brewing Company has reported that “significant commodity inflation” has hit its bottom line, contributing to an 11.2% decrease in underlying after-tax income for the third quarter 2011.

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Analysis: Transformations in buying office space

The need for business of all sizes to find new and more congenial office spaces for themselves as they grow has been one of the constants in the development of modern economies. Procuring this space has usually been either an outsourced expertise or th…

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