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Category Archives: Risk & continuity
Public sector unprepared for supply chain problems
Just 6 per cent of public sector leaders think supply chain disruption will affect their organisation.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Negative credit rating affecting supplier financial terms
Some 69 per cent of UK businesses have a credit rating of ‘high risk’ or above, harming their ability to negotiate financial terms with suppliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Better supplier engagement could prevent $5 trillion overspend
The energy and utilities sector could avoid huge additional costs on capital projects if it involves suppliers at the planning stage and improves risk management.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Supply constraints will push up commodity costs
Prices of agricultural commodities will rise over the next decade due to limited availability, environmental pressures and rising oil prices.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Resource nationalism is mining sector’s top risk
Restrictions on exports, foreign trade, extra taxes and limits on foreign ownership are the biggest threats to future supply security.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, International, Low cost sourcing, News, Risk & continuity
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Lack of preparation for supply chain disruption ‘alarming’
Problems at suppliers cost UK businesses an average of £200,000 per year.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Bribery Act: one year on
On the first anniversary of the Bribery Act, business and anti-corruption lobby groups continue to dispute whether the law has an adverse impact on the UK.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Fraud & corruption, Home page top story, Law, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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How are CPOs measured?
Cost savings are not the only metric used to evaluate the performance of chief procurement officers, as companies increasingly focus on non-tangible measures.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Unilever procurement helps with sustainability objective
Buyers are assisting the fast-moving consumer goods company in achieving an ambitious long-term plan to double in size while reducing its environmental impact.
Posted in 2012, Business change, cat-news, International, News, Risk & continuity, SRM, Sustainability
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Osborne postpones fuel duty rise
Latest budget u-turn by the Treasury will ease cost pressures on businesses and hauliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Recession & economic downturn, Risk & continuity
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