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Author Archives: Procurement Leaders News
UK government commits to green energy
With an annual energy bill of £1.5bn, the UK government has a large amount of spending power in the energy market.
“This pilot will take us a step further towards our goal of hedging more of our energy needs against future price fluctuations &n…
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Worldwide smart grid deployments to reach ‘massive’ levels
According to the study, Electric Utility Billing and Customer Information Systems, the full benefits of this investment in next generation electricity grids will only be realised if there is a similar transformation in customer engagement.
“Many util…
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Apple proclaims insourcing push
In recent years, the company has come under mounting consumer pressure regarding its reliance on low-cost labour in China, coupled with growing political restlessness in the US over its refusal to support national manufacturing.
The company will spen…
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Debenhams looks to local suppliers to cash in on Olympic fever
The new brand is set to be called ’Made by Great Britons’ and has been inspired by the Jubilee and Olympics which took place in the UK during the summer. The brand will feature a Union flag to emphasise where the brand has been made.
Debe…
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Global corporates rein in PC server spend
However Gartner’s data shows overall shipments grew 3.6% year-on-year.
“The third quarter of 2012 again produced shipment growth on a worldwide level, but server revenue was weak due to ongoing economic weakness and market segment differences,”…
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UK businesses urged to ‘green up’ packaging supply chains
According to a new poll of 500 of UK branding, packaging and marketing managers commissioned by event organiser easyFairs, 58% thought that consumers assume that packaging was environmentally friendly.
Consumers are so likely to expect the issue of e…
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Smart glass spend to reach $3.8bn by 2017
According to the market research report Global Smart Glass market 2012-2017, by technology (Thermochromics, Liquid Crystal (LC), Suspended Particle Display (SPD), Electrochromics, Photochromic), Applications (Architectural [Commercial, Residential], T…
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Renault moves spare part supply chain to the cloud
The move follows a pilot covering the spare parts export supply chain from France to markets such as Brazil, Saudi Arabia and South Africa. Working with solution provider GT Nexus, Renault will now roll out the ’Easy Tracker’ project,…
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Chinese auto-makers and suppliers form alliance
The International Auto Lightweight Technology Alliance, as reported by Plastic News, was announced at a conference in Hebei province in late November and will include plastic manufacturers Rhodia SA, DSM NV and Arkema SA and Chinese car-makers Chang&r…
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Gulf businesses face perfect storm’s climate-related risk
In a keynote address at the recent WBCSD/ICC Global Business Day event at COP18, Doha, Yvo de Boer, KPMG’s special global advisor on climate change and sustainability, said companies in the region should be on red alert.
He pointed to a unique …
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