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Category Archives: 2012
‘Don’t make SMEs swap one debilitating barrier to growth for another’
Robert Downes calls on banks to resume lending and resume relationship banking with business customers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Supply chain
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PM’s supply chain finance plan ”unlikely to deliver”
“It smacks a little of crowd funding which is fashionable and sexy but very small, relative to the SMEs’ needs,” says CIPS economist John Glen.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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PM’s supply chain finance plan ”unlikely to deliver”
“It smacks a little of crowd funding which is fashionable and sexy but very small, relative to the SMEs’ needs,” says CIPS economist John Glen.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Network Rail rolling out finance offering to vendors
Following a two-year pilot, the rail infrastructure organisation is phasing the roll-out of access to finance for all its suppliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Network Rail rolling out finance offering to vendors
Following a two-year pilot, the rail infrastructure organisation is phasing the roll-out of access to finance for all its suppliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Job cuts in UK construction sector
October’s construction output rose fractionally compared with September’s performance but a rise in job cuts saw employment reduce at the fastest rate since August 2011, while new work dropped for the fifth successive month.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
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Suppliers in ‘weak position’ as administration looms for Comet
Analyst warns vendors might have problems recovering money owing as they are low on the list of secured creditors.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Suppliers in ‘weak position’ as administration looms for Comet
Analyst warns vendors might have problems recovering money owing as they are low on the list of secured creditors.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Pace of decline quickens in UK manufacturing
“The industry continues to suffer from a potent cocktail of declining export sales, depressed demand and rising cost pressures,” said CIPS CEO David Noble.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources
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Value over price key to consultancy purchasing decisions
Procurement departments now play a more active role in purchasing professional services, with value the key factor in the bidding process, says MCA.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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