Category Archives: cat-news

Alliance Boots signs five-year FM deal with Interserve

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

Interserve has been awarded a five-year, “total facilities management” contract with Alliance Boots, the international, pharmacy-led health and beauty group.

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Weakness in US military supply chain led to procurement of counterfeit parts

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

A year-long probe into the US military supply chain has found over 1800 cases of fake parts being used in the construction of US military aircraft, according to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

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UK public and private sectors paying ‘extortionate’ prices for IT procurement

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

Organisations in the public and private sectors have been paying margins up to 731% on IT procurement.

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Amazon closes gap on Apple in supply chain ranking

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Gartner’s Supply Chain Top 25, out today, said: Amazon is a great example of an ‘orchestrator’ that goes beyond simply borrowing and adapting others’ best practices and consistently defies conventional wisdom.

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Union urges public sector to buy UK-made cars

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

“It is outrageous that 72 per cent of police vehicles are built outside the UK,” says Unite national officer Roger Maddison.

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Groceries adjudicator needs ‘parachute powers’

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Tenant Farmers call for retailers to be investigated at any time to ensure best practice with suppliers and farmers.

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Groceries adjudicator needs ‘parachute powers’

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Tenant Farmers call for retailers to be investigated at any time to ensure best practice with suppliers and farmers.

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Yell’s £200m cost-cutting fails to stem revenue loss

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The Yellow Pages publisher exceeds savings target, but still sees £1.19bn loss

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Car makers aim to develop hybrid motors in-house

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

As involvement in HEV and EV engines increases, more manufacturers will take a hands-on approach to designing and assembling engines, says a report, resulting in supplier relations becoming more about buying commodities

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Toyota supplier warns of energy shortage fallout

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Procurement Leaders News

A leading Japanese supplier to automotive giant Toyota has warned that it could be facing power shortages this summer after Japan shut down all of its nuclear power stations.

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