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Category Archives: 2012
Negative credit rating affecting supplier financial terms
Some 69 per cent of UK businesses have a credit rating of ‘high risk’ or above, harming their ability to negotiate financial terms with suppliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Tool launched to test clothing supply chain sustainability
The Sustainable Apparel Coalition has developed an online assessment to measure the sustainability of clothing and footwear supply chains.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Sustainability
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SA union welcomes local textile purchasing rules
The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union says rules requiring materials and clothing to be bought locally will boost jobs and manufacturing.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Southern Africa
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Outsourcers should comply with Freedom of Information requests
MPs have said obligations under the Freedom of Information Act should be written into contracts, but would prefer not to apply a blanket rule covering private providers of public services.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector
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Milk protests force dairy firms to reverse price cuts
The four major dairy companies have agreed to ditch or postpone planned reductions to what they pay for milk following angry complaints from suppliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Delay to consultancy framework harms suppliers and buyers
This is a blow to both the consultancy industry and more importantly to their public sector clients who need a modern, fit-for-purpose framework to buy consulting, said Management Consultancies Association chief executive Alan Leaman.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Water infrastructure needs steady stream of investment
Water regulator Ofwat says companies need to plan more effectively and work more closely with their supply chains to increase investment in the UK’s water infrastructure.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Samsung tops Asian supply chain ranking
The consumer electronics firm has been rated as the best in the region on a top 15 dominated by South Korean and Japanese companies.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain
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Significant fall in global piracy attacks
Reduction is attributed to tougher anti-piracy measures, significantly cutting attacks by Somali pirates around the Horn of Africa.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Southern Africa, Supply chain
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Businesses put a check on baggage charges
Fewer companies are paying for staff to check in their luggage on flights, a survey has found.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Travel
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