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Category Archives: cat-news
UK CFOs aim to reduce indirect spend
Finance directors in the UK are planning tighter controls on spending, in comparison to counterparts across the world who are planning investment to encourage business growth.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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DWP should monitor Work Programme contractors more closely
MPs have praised the speed at which the government’s scheme to support jobseekers was implemented and risk shared, but said it should require suppliers to set minimum service standards.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Jaguar Land Rover to drive £1bn into UK supply chain
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to spend an addition £1bn with UK suppliers over the next four years.
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Primark snaps up M&S head of sourcing
Fashion retailer Primark has hired UK competitor Marks & Spencer’s head of sourcing Garry Gordon as group sourcing director.
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Management consulting spend reaches pre-crisis levels
The UK management consulting industry’s fee income grew by just under 5% in 2011 and the total number of fee earning consultants increased by 10%, according to a report.
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AAI Logistics seals MRO deal with United Arab Emirates military
AAI Logistics & Technical Services announced that it has won a contract to provide C-17 Globemaster maintenance training for the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Advanced Military Maintenance Repair Overhaul Centre (AMMROC).
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US automakers’ supplier relations ‘converging on mediocrity’
While US automakers have drastically improved relations with suppliers, Toyota and Honda relations are at their worst levels in 11 years, a survey showed.
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Holcim cements plans for $1.6bn cost-saving initiative
Swiss cement giant Holcim is targets $1.62bn operating profit boost by 2014 from a dramatic cost-cutting programme.
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Supply chain risk threatens commercial aviation sector
The aerospace and defence industry experienced a strong 2011, but supply chain risks pose a serious danger to the sector.
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Businesses urged to gear up for application software ‘revolution’
Companies should prepare for a “revolution” in the way they consume software applications, experts have warned.
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