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Cost cutting gives Toshiba profit boost

Japan’s biggest chip maker, Toshiba, has posted a rise in quarterly operating profit on the back of a successful procurement cost-cutting campaign.

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Premier Foods targets supply chain consolidation

Premier Foods, one of the UK’s biggest food manufacturers, has revealed plans to consolidate its supply base in a big to reduce costs and remove inefficiencies from the supply chain according to thegrocer.co.uk.

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Honda reveals extent of Japan earthquake supply chain disruption

Honda Motor has reported the full extent of supply chain disruption it suffered in the wake of the March 2011 earthquake that devastated parts of the east coast of Japan.

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Biofuel takes off for Air China and Boeing

An international coalition including Air China and Boeing have conducted what is claimed to be China’s first sustainable biofuel flight. The experimental trip was a two-hour mainland flight from Beijing Capital International Airport, which was witnesse…

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Qantas resumes flights as cost of dispute over outsourcing tolls

The Australian airline Qantas will resume flights today after an independent tribunal passed a ruling to settle a labour dispute arising from controversial claims of plans to outsource the company’s ground-handling operation.

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Qantas resumes flights as cost of dispute over outsourcing tolls

The Australian airline Qantas will resume flights today after an independent tribunal passed a ruling to settle a labour dispute arising from controversial claims of plans to outsource the company’s ground-handling operation.

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Qantas resumes flights as cost of dispute over outsourcing tolls

The Australian airline Qantas will resume flights today after an independent tribunal passed a ruling to settle a labour dispute arising from controversial claims of plans to outsource the company’s ground-handling operation.

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Millions in savings for UK Cabinet Office through procurement cards

The UK Cabinet Office has said that expenditure on government procurement cards fell £45m between 2009-10 and 2010-11 as spend fell from £387m to £342m.

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Millions in savings for UK Cabinet Office through procurement cards

The UK Cabinet Office has said that expenditure on government procurement cards fell £45m between 2009-10 and 2010-11 as spend fell from £387m to £342m.

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Millions in savings for UK Cabinet Office through procurement cards

The UK Cabinet Office has said that expenditure on government procurement cards fell £45m between 2009-10 and 2010-11 as spend fell from £387m to £342m.

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