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Category Archives: cat-news
Worldwide IT spending forecast to reach $3.7tn
Gartner pointed out that its 2013 outlook for IT spending growth in US dollars has been revised upward from 3.8% in the 3Q12 forecast. The Gartner Worldwide IT Spending Forecast, which tracks major technology trends across the hardware, software, IT s…
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Businesses ‘too scared’ to make the wrong hire in procurement
Worries over appointing the wrong person are holding back permanent appointments in the job market, but CPOs are urged to take “calculated risks” to support their company.
Posted in 2013, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Medium-sized companies ignorant of Bribery Act
“It’s a concern that so many firms still don’t know what it is and what it means for them,” said John Smart, partner at Ernst & Young.
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Service sector shrinks for first time in two years
A lack of new business led companies to implement cost control and budget cuts, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index for the sector.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources, Supply chain
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Savings double from effective SRM in 2012
Businesses are increasing collaboration with suppliers and reaping the cost benefits, but supplier innovation remains an area of “untapped opportunity”.
Posted in 2013, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, SRM
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Ryanair fuel-saving measure puts passengers at risk
Four of the airline’s pilots spoke to a Dutch TV show and said that they had been forced to fly Boeing 737-800 planes on as little fuel as was legally allowed in order for Ryanair to cut its fuel costs.
One pilot was quoted as saying: “I hope i…
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Starbucks sourcing strategy strengthens Vietnam push
The coffee giant said it will partner with Hong Kong’s Maxim’s Group to open its first store in Ho Chi Minh City and reiterated that Asia continues to be a significant growth driver for the company.
Starbucks already buys some of the high…
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Firms urged to spend 60% of marketing spend online
A survey commissioned by Edit Optimisation advises that most businesses and organisations should spend the majority of their marketing budgets on web-based streams in 2013.
“The importance of online marketing cannot be overestimated. In many ways it …
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UK halves employee redundancy consultation period
The announcement responds to a consultation launched in June and to calls for improvements to the way collective redundancies rules operate and for the processes involved to be made easier to understand. It also forms part of the Government’s co…
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Government predicts £600 million savings from shared services
Central departments will be expected to move back-office work, including procurement, to privately run shared service centres by the end of 2014.
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