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Category Archives: International
New customers boost Ariba revenue
Spend management tech firm attributes the increase to new deals signed in the past three months.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Technology
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Apple CEO promises to ”dig deeper” into supply chain issues
“What we will not do, and never have done, is stand still or turn a blind eye to problems in our supply chain,” Tim Cook told staff in an email.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Four purchasers found guilty in £66m corruption case
Southwark Crown Court finds four men conspired to receive payments from bidders in exchange for supplying insider information about contracts.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Fraud & corruption, International, News, Purchasing
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Lorry road charges could push up haulage prices
The UK government has launched a consultation on whether to introduce a daily £10 charge for hauliers to use Britain’s roads.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Brazil’s bottle redesign cuts carbon emissions at Diageo
Results of initiative will be shared across Smirnoff’s global team to “encourage others to go down the same route”.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability
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EU’s Iranian oil ban unlikely to hurt buyers
As the European Union adopts an oil embargo against Iran due to its nuclear programme, analysts assure price impact will be miminal.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice international, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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CIOs name supply analytics as number one technology
Chief information officers may be forced back into ‘cost-cutting mode’, while senior executives expect technology to help them address tough economic conditions.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Technology
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Freight theft in the US hits record high
Ambiguity in the supply chain leads victims to “literally hand over cargo”.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Power management firm benefits from bringing logistics back in house
“Third parties don’t have the skin in the game,” supply chain management VP for Eaton, Les Ball explains the advantage of taking control.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Collaborative fuel purchasing takes off at African airlines
Industry body AFRAA believes a joint purchasing deal will result in cheaper prices, better quality fuel and a more reliable supply for nine African carriers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa
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