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The news was reported by Retail Week and will see former General Motors executive Dirk Lembregts take up the supply chain director role, with Darrell Stein who was previously in charge of logistics and IT, moving over and focusing solely on IT.

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The study which charts the views of 320 in-house general counsel finds those using their legal skills to help make commercial decisions are the ones that will best thrive in the new environment.

Although only 38% sit of respondents sit on the main bo…

According to the third ETNO Annual Economic Report, jointly prepared with IDATE, fixed telephony revenues across the continent have experienced a decline of 8%, while mobile revenues have reduced only 0.6% and broadband markets revenue grew by 4%.

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The surge in demand for oils produced from gas is expected to occur as companies seek to take advantage of the difference between the oil and natural gas price, ongoing discoveries of large natural gas reserves and the possibility of monetising associ…

In recent months, parts of Walmart’s outsourced warehouse supply chain in the US have been hit by strikes and demonstrations, causing disruption and pulling Walmart’s policies into the spotlight. 

Now, as reported in UK newspape…

This is according to reports on Bloomberg who spoke to three executives directly involved in the negotiations between buyers and suppliers.

Aluminium fees have doubled over the last year hitting record highs on the back of rising premiums in Europe a…

Under the terms of the agreement KBR Building Group will provide general contracting services for the 90,000-square-foot facility being constructed to support HondaJet – the company’s light business jet aircraft.

KBR Building Group report…

Pike Research notes that falling LED prices are triggering re-lamping projects in many existing commercial buildings. And, because LEDs are particularly well-suited to digital control, many building owners will decide to incorporate additional lightin…

Kux, who joined Siemens in November 2008, is ranked as the fourth most powerful woman in business outside North America by Forbes, a position that she’s had for the past three years. She joined Siemens from Philips, where she was also CPO. …

The Cisco Supplier Conflict Minerals Resource page, created by Cisco and solution provider Foresite, provides a streamlined resource providing links, on-demand webcasts, and advisory notices for the key requirements associated with conflict minerals, …