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Category Archives: News
Milk processors cheesed off by price squeeze
With farmers’ prices high and retailers’ prices at a seven-year low, the profit margins of milk processors are under pressure.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Cost reduction remains the motivation for IT outsourcing
Cutting costs still reigns supreme with clients, but its importance has fallen over the past two years.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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Collaboration needed to tackle resource scarcity says Clinton
Governments must cooperate and develop policies to share natural resources in the future, the former US president believes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain
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EIBSTEST
Public procurement rules in Nigeria must be abolished if the country is to become a leading economy, a government official is reported to have said.
Posted in 2010, cat-news, International, Jake Kanter, News, Public sector, SRM
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Johnson & Johnson suppliers commit to cut emissions
Almost 80 per cent of the consumer goods company’s vendors have joined measurement and reporting scheme the Carbon Disclosure Project.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Nearly 400 firms blacklisted from tenders in Tanzania
The African country’s procurement regulatory authority has banned 393 firms from bidding for public contracts.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Fraud & corruption, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Southern Africa
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GSH Group outsources buying to Optimum Procurement
The technology firm has handed over control of around £100 million spend to the procurement outsourcing provider.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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Labour leader Miliband calls for police outsourcing review
The opposition leader says outsourcing contracts should not be awarded by police forces until reviews of providers’ ability to deliver have been carried out.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Olympic security contract chaos was ‘predictable’, says PAC chairman
MP Margaret Hodge has said problems at the supplier G4S have undermined confidence in those managing the London games.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Public sector, Purchasing
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Welsh public sector must boost procurement skills
A policy review commissioned by the Welsh administration has identified a shortfall in qualified professionals that is hindering purchasing.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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