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Category Archives: Purchasing
NHS buyers embrace product comparison site
Government Procurement Service’s NHS Customer Board describes price comparison tool as a ‘game changer’ for the UK’s health service.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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NHS buyers embrace product comparison site
Government Procurement Service’s NHS Customer Board describes price comparison tool as a ‘game changer’ for the UK’s health service.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Public sector, Purchasing
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SA purchasing activity contracts in December
“We’re probably going to see manufacturing in South Africa meandering along,” Andre Coetzee, managing director of CIPS Southern Africa.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources, Southern Africa
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Supplier fraud in the public sector up by 19 per cent
Buyers are advised to keep a closer eye on third parties and act when they uncover corruption.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Fraud & corruption, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Bearish market for energy buyers
Plentiful supplies and ‘warmish’ weather make it a good time to buy energy.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Pernod Ricard’s purchasers get clarity on marketing spend
The maker of Jacob’s Creek, Chivas Regal and Absolut Vodka has put a spend management system in place to ensure staff order from preferred vendors.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Technology
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More skilled public sector buyers needed in South Africa
“Inadequate management of projects and contracts remains a weakness. In most cases the reason is insufficient capacity and skills to manage contracts,” auditor-general Terrence Nombembe.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa
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La Poste purchaser sets up transformation project
Inspired by a passionate and practical speech given by ABSA CPO Karen Van Vuuren, Fabien Krawczyk is leading an overhaul of procurement’s profile at the French postal company.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing
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Apple uncovers 22 labour violations
The technology company explains what it has done to address problems and invites the Fair Labor Association to assess supplier facilities in future.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability, Technology
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Buyers lose out on savings by resisting automation
Research group advises purchasers to adopt more technology to automate contract management and establish a central repository for the paperwork.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Technology
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