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Category Archives: cat-news
KFC denies Greenpeace sourcing allegations
The fast-food chain says all its packaging comes from recycled or sustainable sources, as it denies claims from the environmental group.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Sustainability
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SAP to acquire Ariba for $4.3bn
German software company SAP has shaken the procurement technology space by announcing an agreement to acquire the b2b ecommerce firm Ariba.
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Amazon and McDonald’s are big risers in supply chain rankings
Research group Gartner has announced its eighth annual Supply Chain 25 rankings, placing retail giants Amazon and McDonald’s alongside mainstays Apple, Dell and Procter & Gamble.
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Strategic value and game-changing ideas take centre stage at London Forum
“The role of procurement has to change,” Eva Wimmers (pictured), SVP of procurement at Deutsche Telekom told a packed room of CPOs at the Procurement Leaders London Forum.
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Packaging procurement budgets set to grow by 11.5% this year
Market watchers have predicted that annual global procurement packaging budgets will grow by more than 10% this year.
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New York revs up highway freight safety system
New York has boosted its commercial truck inspection programme with the deployment of technology that allows equipped-vehicles to electronically report key vehicle data.
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NAVCA signs up to local government procurement pledge
The National Association for Voluntary and Community Action has turned down the Cabinet Office’s procurement pledge because it focuses too much on multi-million pound contracts.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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SAP to buy Ariba for $4.3 billion
The technology firm has announced its intention to purchase the spend management software provider, after its offer was accepted by Ariba’s board.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Technology
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Manufacturing SMEs recognise need to focus on supply chains
More than three quarters of small manufacturers see the need to improve their supply chain processes, a survey has found.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain
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Procurement teams revel in star-studded awards ceremony
The exceptional and the innovative rubbed shoulders at The Brewery in London tonight as the star-studded Procurement Leaders Awards recognised the brightest and best in the procurement world.
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