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Category Archives: Purchasing
Companies should make cost leadership their primary focus
Ed Ainsworth from 4C Associates said businesses should consider how cost reduction ideas employed by companies such as Ryanair and Whitbread could be applied by them.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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CPOs explain how to boost your career
Senior procurement professionals advised buyers to find a mentor, identify their strengths and enjoy the moment more to boost their careers.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Use your own outsourcing contracts, buyers urged
Purchasers could be at a disadvantage if they accept deals drawn up by service providers, lawyer Sam De Silva told the CIPS Annual Conference.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing
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Ministers should share the blame for rail franchise fiasco
Both politicians and civil servants should be held accountable for the mistakes made in the tender for a new operator of the West Coast Main Line, IAG CEO Willie Walsh believes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Sponsors’ goods and services must add value
The head of procurement for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games said the value of products and services received from sponsors must be measured against what could be achieved through a purchasing process.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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G4S failure was not a ‘heart-stopper’ says Olympic procurement chief
LOCOG procurement director Gerry Walsh admitted to the CIPS Conference it would be very tough to find a job that would stop him returning to retirement, following the “privilege” of procuring for the London 2012 Olympics.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Leaders need feedback and time to think
The former director general of MI5 Baroness Manningham-Buller told last night’s CIPS President’s Dinner how she led the security service in a time of “great stress”.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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UK government CPO reveals reform plans
Bill Crothers said he wanted to ‘find the money, stimulate growth and improve capability’. He added that he was proud to be the government’s CPO.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Negotiate over costs not price, buyers told
Take calculated risks, speak in the language of your stakeholders and work with them and suppliers to achieve savings, was the advice of former MGM Resorts CPO Mike Inman.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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‘Procurement is now a leading global profession’
CIPS CEO David Noble announced a series of new initiatives to delegates at the CIPS Annual Conference 2012.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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