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Chrysler and GM improve SRM, but still trail rivals

The two US automotive manufacturers have shown improvement in supplier relations for the fifth consecutive year, but fail to overtake their competitors in the annual study of vendor attitudes.

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BBC focuses on making procurement more effective

The cost of the BBC procurement function has remained static over the past five years but its performance is among the best in the public sector, according to the National Audit Office.

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Management consultancy fee income up by 5 per cent

Fee income is returning to levels seen before the economic crisis due to growth in the private sector, research from the Management Consultancies Association has found.

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MEP calls for more emphasis on sustainability in procurement rules

Swedish MEP Åsa Westlund has recommended public purchasers be given greater power to make demands on vendors to increase sustainable procurement.

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Nike reduces lead times through lean manufacturing

Supplier factories that adopted lean principles were more productive, cut lead times and produced fewer defects, the sportswear brand has announced.

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Boliden unearths new procurement chief

Bjorn Stenecker has been appointed chief procurement officer of the Swedish mining group Boliden.

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Clinton Cards pushed into administration by US supplier

UK retailer Clinton Cards expects to enter administration after its biggest supplier bought up loans from its banks and promptly called them in.

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Global outsourcing market holds firm against headwinds

First quarter transaction volumes in the global outsourcing and offshoring market held steady in a sluggish market, new research reveals.

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Green law ‘significantly’ increasing price of diesel in California

Moves by the California Air Resources Board to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have “significantly” increased the price of diesel fuel in California, it has been claimed.

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Expansion project confirmed for Port of New York & New Jersey

Global Container Terminals, a North American marine terminal operator, has unveiled final plans to develop a 70-acre container terminal on the New Jersey waterfront.

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