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Category Archives: Business change
Leaders must focus on creating ‘surplus value’
Handling greater demands on your team is not about getting more people, but about getting more out of your people according to leadership expert Tommy Weir.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, International, News, Paul Snell, Purchasing
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Qatar Foundation aims to become centre of procurement excellence
The non-profit organisation wants to position itself as a regional leader of best practice in purchasing and supply.
Posted in 2012, Australia, Business change, cat-news, International, News, Paul Snell, Purchasing
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CEO’s leadership helped rapid transformation of Oracle supply chain
The involvement of Larry Ellison and his clear targets focused the mind and cut out delays in decision-making when integrating the operations of Sun Microsystems.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Olympics procurement boss: Fixed deadline approach could be copied elsewhere
Procurement should say: “We will stick to this date because we can solve the issues,” says Gerry Walsh, director of procurement at LOCOG.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, Ed's choice business change, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Optimum Procurement scores sourcing deal with Everton FC
The business has announced a procurement and fleet services co-sourcing agreement with the Premiership club.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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Audit Commission outsourcing to save £250 million
An historic deal to hand audit work to private sector companies is expected to contribute to an up to 40 per cent cut in the fees paid by public bodies.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Public sector
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Xchanging hopes to do better in 2012
Having addressed operating and strategic issues, the British outsourcing company hopes renewed deals with companies, including cosmetics company L’Oreal, will boost profits this year.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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Innovation the biggest challenge for construction buyers
“If we keep buying the same products we buy today, we’re never going to be more successful or sustainable,” Kieran Brocklebank of United Utilities.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Sustainability
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Staffordshire council sets up public/private partnership
Deputy leader Ian Parry: “If they save us ten million quid, they’ll get part of that ten million quid.”
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Women’s magazine achieves savings from outsourcing
The Lady, England’s longest-running weekly magazine for women, made an average of 16 per cent of savings after outsourcing part of its cost and purchase management to Auditel.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Risk & continuity
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