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Category Archives: cat-news
Effective procurement blocked by internal resistance
More than half of finance directors said departments within their organisation have resisted efforts to establish professional purchasing practices, believing the work of their function would be hindered.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Qatari SMEs to receive tender support
Small businesses in Qatar are to get help to win contracts through a government-backed scheme to tackle access to tenders.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing
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‘Buy India’ campaign targets technology imports
According to reports from The Wall Street Journal, the Indian government is proposing to make sweeping curbs on the import of technology products such as tablets, laptops, printers, set-top boxes, Wi-Fi devices and telephone handsets among many o…
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Alcoa moves down aluminium cost curve
As it announced its fourth-quarter earnings, the company sees global demand growth for the commodity recovering to 7% in 2013 as China’s economic rebound drives demand for aluminium cans, transport and office buildings.
Production cuts and clos…
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Lockheed Martin to buy MRO assets from Aveos
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed but are described as “not material” to Lockheed Martin’s financial position.
“This acquisition is consistent with our strategy of acquiring capabilities that enhance our ability to expand into attractiv…
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Deloitte warns of ‘global talent challenges’ for 2013
Bersin by Deloitte, a provider of research-based membership programmes in human resources, predicts this shortage will drive an accelerated need for business agility, career development and talent mobility programmes, leadership development, and re-en…
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East Anglia suffers supply chain skills shortage
Rising demand, more workers approaching retirement and a “stay put” culture has led to a scarcity of skilled supply chain professionals in the region.
Posted in 2013, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Most travel buyers expect stable market in 2013
The number of trips is expected to remain the same or increase in the year ahead, which should be seen as “positive” for the economy according to AirPlus.
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GT Nexus to merge with TradeCard
The two cloud supply chain software providers will create a combined organisation processing more than $100 billion (£62.3 billion) in transactions.
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Beats by Dr Dre takes on New Age
New Age Electronics has been awarded a contract to manage the supply chain, logistics and distribution of Dr Dre’s headphones and audio equipment in the US.
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