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Category Archives: cat-news
CPOs must align business strategy with CEO
Procurement’s impact is being felt across several areas of a business but CPOs are failing to manage its value, a survey has found.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing
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Supply chain disruption biggest worry for executives
“The flexibility that provides a modern supply chain with its cost advantages has also created its inherent vulnerability,” said Paul Carter, global head of risk consulting at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty.
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More investment necessary for forest supply chain transparency
Companies need to be willing to spend money to understand the impact of their suppliers on forests, according to Forest Footprint Disclosure.
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Tin shortages loom
According to reports on Bloomberg, Indonesia, the world’s biggest tin supplier, is set to ship the least amount of the metal in a decade, which will extend shortages into a fourth year.
Statistics compiled by the news-wire from export…
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Over-ambition slows CSR strategies
There is little to no evidence that companies are being selective over certain aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on the basis that it is not relevant to their industry, according to the findings of the newest Procurement Leaders executi…
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Construction materials suppliers under threat
As rapid decline in construction activity in the UK in 2012 has inflicted a reduction of 9% in sales in aggregates, cement and ready mixed concrete markets.
Hanson, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of construction materials, is to suspend prod…
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Rare earth shortage ‘critical’ for energy security
As a result a team led by Ames Laboratory in Ames, Iowa, has been selected for an award of up to $120m over five years to establish an Energy Innovation Hub that will develop solutions to the domestic shortages of rare earth metals and other materials…
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US trucking sees tonnage ‘surge’
The American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 2.8% in December after “surging” 3.9% in November.
The back-to-back increases in November and December were by far the best of gains of…
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WEF urges co-ordinated international approach to supply chain risk
A report by the World Economic Forum has recommended a single worldwide body should be responsible for developing and implementing a global risk assessment for supply chains.
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Travel buyers cut costs with range of solutions
Purchasers of business travel around the world are united by their desire to reduce costs, but different regions are doing it in different ways.
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