Category Archives: cat-news

Negative credit rating affecting supplier financial terms

Some 69 per cent of UK businesses have a credit rating of ‘high risk’ or above, harming their ability to negotiate financial terms with suppliers.

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Tool launched to test clothing supply chain sustainability

The Sustainable Apparel Coalition has developed an online assessment to measure the sustainability of clothing and footwear supply chains.

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Sun, sausages and the CIPS Supply Management Awards

Those shortlisted for this year’s Awards gathered in London last night to soak up the sun and eye up the competition at the annual shortlist barbecue and party.

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SA union welcomes local textile purchasing rules

The Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers’ Union says rules requiring materials and clothing to be bought locally will boost jobs and manufacturing.

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Outsourcers should comply with Freedom of Information requests

MPs have said obligations under the Freedom of Information Act should be written into contracts, but would prefer not to apply a blanket rule covering private providers of public services.

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Milk protests force dairy firms to reverse price cuts

The four major dairy companies have agreed to ditch or postpone planned reductions to what they pay for milk following angry complaints from suppliers.

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Delay to consultancy framework harms suppliers and buyers

This is a blow to both the consultancy industry and more importantly to their public sector clients who need a modern, fit-for-purpose framework to buy consulting, said Management Consultancies Association chief executive Alan Leaman.

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Water infrastructure needs steady stream of investment

Water regulator Ofwat says companies need to plan more effectively and work more closely with their supply chains to increase investment in the UK’s water infrastructure.

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Samsung tops Asian supply chain ranking

The consumer electronics firm has been rated as the best in the region on a top 15 dominated by South Korean and Japanese companies.

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Significant fall in global piracy attacks

Reduction is attributed to tougher anti-piracy measures, significantly cutting attacks by Somali pirates around the Horn of Africa.

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