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Author Archives: Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine
Gerard Chick joins Optimum Procurement as chief knowledge officer
The former head of research and knowledge development at CIPS has been appointed by the procurement outsourcing and consultancy company.
Posted in 2013, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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MPs anger over ‘shambolic’ handling of translation deal
The Justice Committee said the Ministry of Justice did not understand the complexity of the service when they went to market to find a new supplier, and the procurement process used did not provide a working model.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Travel buyers should help staff avoid travel
A travel manager should also encourage travel avoidance, according to Ikea’s global travel and meetings manager.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, Travel
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Travel buyers should help staff avoid travel
A travel manager should also encourage travel avoidance, according to Ikea’s global travel and meetings manager.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Travel
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Payment-by-results unfair on voluntary organisations
The National Council for Voluntary Organisations said the government’s ‘payment-by-results’ model puts third sector organisations off bidding for work because their financial situation does not allow them to wait to get paid.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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West Africa sees biggest risk increase
Terrorism, a lack of governance and illegal activity such as drug trafficking is deterring companies from doing business in the region.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, Southern Africa
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Use travel data to spark internal rivalry
Detailed information on travel spending can be used to motivate departments to compete to reduce costs, according to a senior travel buyer.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Travel
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Service sector beats weather to grow
The industry returned to growth in January with the strongest increase since September 2012, buoyed by strong demand and new business.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
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MPs take aim at outsourced defence procurement
Parliament’s Defence Committee has questioned whether the proposed plan to hand control of procurement to a private sector provider will meet the needs of the UK military.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Taxpayers bear risk on nuclear decommissioning contracts
MPs said deals where taxpayers, rather than suppliers, bear the financial risk of project delays are partly responsible for the rising cost of decommissioning Sellafield nuclear power plant.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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