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Lord Gold to lead probe into Rolls-Royce corruption allegations

The former senior partner at law firm Herbert Smith will conduct an in-depth review into compliance procedures at the global engineering company.

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Rail franchise review signals procurement changes

The procurement process for rail franchises should be completed in a set period of 24 months and PQQs should only consider a bidder’s past performance, according to an independent report.

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Government provides extra cash to boost supply chain skills

A further £90 million of additional funding has been provided to a scheme to combat a shortage of skills in the UK supply chain.

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Buyers power down electric vehicle purchasing plans

The consultancy group’s International 14th Global Automotive Executive Survey notes that, investment in plug-in hybrid technology will be one of the areas of investment for 24% of auto industry OEM and supplier respondents, while only an average…

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Phillips 66 seals logistics deal for US transport of crude oil

The terms of the contract include a take-or-pay commitment from Phillips 66 to receive approximately 91 million barrels of crude oil over the contract term, which equates to approximately 50,000 barrels per day.

Tim Taylor, executive vice president, …

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Hon Hai investigated over bribery claims

The comments followed a report by Taiwan’s Next Magazine, which claimed a Foxconn manager was detained because he sought bribes from suppliers.

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Chevron appoints new CPO

Maria Lindenberg has taken over as CPO from Leo Lonergan, who will retire from the company on 1 February. Lindenberg will oversee Chevron’s enterprise-wide supply chain management activities.

Lindenberg joined Chevron in 2007 as vice president,…

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EU Commission beefs up supply chain security

The Communication on Customs Risk Management and the Security of the Supply Chain sets out a strategy to enable customs to better tackle risks associated with goods being traded in international supply chains.

It will involve more rational use of res…

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Chevron appoints Maria Lindenberg as chief procurement officer

Lindenberg will replace Leo Lonergan who is retiring after 36 years at the oil and gas company.

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Major defence project costs ‘balloon’ by £6.6 billion

The National Audit Office has accepted costs such as fuel inflation are out of the Ministry of Defence’s control, but it has urged the department to make greater use of historical performance and to set realistic timescales.

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