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Category Archives: Risk & continuity
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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US purchasing institute names award winners
Cisco Systems, T-Mobile USA and the American Red Cross were among the organisations that received prizes at the annual Institute for Supply Management and Michigan State University Awards for Excellence in Supply Management.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Sustainability, Technology
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EU should crack down on commodity speculation
A collection of 25 civil society organisations has called for greater regulation so markets serve the needs of food producers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Labour peer states procurement wasn’t a priority before crash
Lord Andrew Adonis explains that those who weren’t interested in procurement when he was in office, now find it high on their agenda.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, SRM
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Buyers lock in contracts to mitigate energy price rises
A survey reveals energy purchasers are signing deals at current rates for the future to avoid the impact of expected increases.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity
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Buyers must invest in contingency planning before it’s too late
A Sony Mobile executive says the company’s neglect of secondary and dual sourcing procedures cost the business millions following the impact of natural disasters in Japan.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Unilever explains commodity risk approach
“Anything that has a volatile pricing component in it can be classed as a commodity,” said Mark Taylor, vice-president of procurement and commodities at the food manufacturer.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice risk & continuity, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Advertisers and agencies split on media buying transparency
Just 64 per cent of advertising agencies believe procurement can improve openness in media trading.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Logistics firms ready for Olympics’ impact
Research finds 90 per cent have assessed the implications of the games and 82 per cent predict a rise in demand for services.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Logistics firms ready for Olympics’ impact
Research finds 90 per cent have assessed the implications of the games and 82 per cent predict a rise in demand for services.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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