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Category Archives: Purchasing
BBC focuses on making procurement more effective
The cost of the BBC procurement function has remained static over the past five years but its performance is among the best in the public sector, according to the National Audit Office.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Paul Snell, Public sector, Purchasing
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Management consultancy fee income up by 5 per cent
Fee income is returning to levels seen before the economic crisis due to growth in the private sector, research from the Management Consultancies Association has found.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing
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Chrysler and GM improve SRM, but still trail rivals
The two US automotive manufacturers have shown improvement in supplier relations for the fifth consecutive year, but fail to overtake their competitors in the annual study of vendor attitudes.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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MEP calls for more emphasis on sustainability in procurement rules
Swedish MEP Åsa Westlund has recommended public purchasers be given greater power to make demands on vendors to increase sustainable procurement.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Law, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Sustainability
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Nike reduces lead times through lean manufacturing
Supplier factories that adopted lean principles were more productive, cut lead times and produced fewer defects, the sportswear brand has announced.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Sustainability
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Microsoft’s procurement reboot delivers millions in savings
The technology business has overhauled its procurement team structure to create more value from its $16 billion (£9.8 billion) global spend.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Technology, Travel
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Start quickly to set up a strong supply chain
The logistics firm handling the supply chain for antiretroviral drugs in South Africa adopted a ‘learn by doing’ approach to distribution.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa, Supply chain
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BP details supply chain response to oil spill
The supply chain team at the oil and gas firm had to contend with opportunistic ‘suppliers’ and a shortage of clean-up products in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice supply chain, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Qtel aims to ‘build right, buy right’
The strategy aims to create efficiencies up front, as well as boosting the telecoms business’ competitive advantage, according to its CPO.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM
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Procurement helps American Red Cross survive
The non-profit organisation’s CEO Gail McGovern has paid tribute to the “big difference” made by the function since it was centralised and paid tribute to its “fabulous” CPO Jill Bossi.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice risk & continuity, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain, Sustainability
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