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The Indian government’s telecommunications watchdog has come under fire for pitching the minimum prices of the country’s forthcoming 2G spectrum auction bids at higher than expected levels.

Unilever has pledged to buy all its palm oil from traceable sources by 2020, replacing an earlier target of sourcing the oil through the GreenPalm certificate scheme by 2015.

Aerospace and automotive giant Rolls-Royce has announced plans to open a new supply chain office in Mexico that it hopes will strengthen collaboration with key suppliers.

A new report claims that many of Europe’s top 500 businesses are struggling with “maverick” procurement of marketing products and services.

Australian retailer has begun putting pressure on its suppliers to mitigate supply chain cost increases from the pending national carbon tax.

Optimising transport management can help reduce freight costs by up to 35%, it has been claimed.

Walmart, which bought a controlling stake in Massmart last year, has said it plans to host local South African suppliers at its US headquarters to share its price-cutting philosophy

Ford could be forced to temporarily close a key manufacturing facility in Australia after a key supplier was locked out of its factory

Wal-Mart, which bought a controlling stake in Massmart last year, has said it plans to host local South African suppliers at its US headquarters to share its price-cutting philosophy

Chrysler has promised to improve the speed at which it evaluates new technologies from suppliers