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Boeing leads calls for aerospace supply chain standardisation
A global group of aerospace companies including Boeing, Dassault Aviation, GE Aviation and Rolls-Royce has called for improved standardisation and sustainability across supply chains.
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Struggling confectioner relying on procurement
Record sales at chocolate company Thorntons were undermined by a full-year loss despite improvements in procurement and strategic cost processes put in place to combat rising food commodity costs.
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Analysis: Infosys move could signal M&A flurry
With global economic conditions as unpredictable as ever, some procurement outsourcing providers are feeling the pinch – others are hungrily eyeing opportunities.
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Outsourcing strategies in flux for global 2000 companies
Sourcing strategies continue to shift in response to volatile business conditions across the Global 2000 group of companies, new research has revealed.
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Toyota aims for ‘quake-proof’ global supply chain
A senior procurement executive with Toyota has revealed that the Japanese automotive giant is working to create a “earthquake-proof” supply chain that would be able to rebound from a major disturbance within weeks.
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Food giant drives R&D and procurement collaboration
European private label goods producer McBride is looking to achieve significant benefits by increasing the collaboration between its research & development and group purchasing functions.
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Scientists say danger from BPA food packaging ‘very small’
A review of scientific studies into on bisphenol A (BPA), widely used to make polycarbonate plastic for drinks and food packaging, including some baby bottles, has described the possible risks from BPA exposure as “very small”.
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China rare-earth monopoly ‘hiking’ price of electronics
Growing supply shortages of rare-earth mineral neodymium is creating a monopoly that is beinn exploited by Chinese electronics manufacturers to hike the cost of consumer electronics, recent reports claim.
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The last mile impacts retailers most
Up to two-thirds of the supply-chain costs incurred by supermarket retailers are incurred in transporting the goods the last mile to the store, claims new research.
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Mine closures hit global supply of tantalum
Experts have warned that the global market for tantalum – a key element used in electronics capacitors – will probably experience “hard times” as major supply shortfalls begin to bite.
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