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Category Archives: Purchasing
Balfour Beatty supply chain head joins rival Apollo Group
The building firm has hired Vince Hanning as head of supply chain and procurement.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Cardiff Council implements procurement transformation
A restructure of the local authority’s purchasing function will mean a bigger team and the introduction of category management.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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Gauteng province to devolve buying responsibilities
The South African regional government is to divide procurement between its shared service centre and individual departments, leaving buyers with an uncertain future.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Southern Africa
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More UK firms declared insolvent in 2011
The number of companies going out of business increased compared with 2010, and caution is advised in the year ahead.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Staff money-saving ideas save fire service £3 million
Cost-cutting tips generated by staff at Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service put it on track to meet a £4 million savings target.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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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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Defence experts urge MoD to spend in UK to reap tax revenue
Research report: “Close to 36 per cent of the government spend of £1 million would be returned to the exchequer.”
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Staffordshire council sets up public/private partnership
Deputy leader Ian Parry: “If they save us ten million quid, they’ll get part of that ten million quid.”
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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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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