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Category Archives: SRM
Stobart Group repeats joint procurement of trucks
Together with A. W. Jenkinson, the haulage firm is joint-purchasing 1,000 new trucks from supplier Scania.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM
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Potato farmers to give buyers a helping hand
It is becoming easier for suppliers to calculate the CO2 emissions of their spuds and for buyers to check the quality of their produce.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Potato farmers to give buyers a helping hand
It is becoming easier for suppliers to calculate the CO2 emissions of their spuds and for buyers to check the quality of their produce.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Incentives are key to successful procurement outsourcing
Commercial terms that motivate a provider to keep stakeholders happy support a successful relationship, says Thames Water’s head of procurement.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Purchasing, SRM
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Apple CEO promises to ”dig deeper” into supply chain issues
“What we will not do, and never have done, is stand still or turn a blind eye to problems in our supply chain,” Tim Cook told staff in an email.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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HP announces SME supplier support scheme
Technology firm offers small vendors the use of security and compliance testing systems to help them win government contracts.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Francis Maude: ”This is the moment we change things”
“Past governments haven’t got very excited about procurement. It wasn’t a sure-fire headline grabber. But it’s obvious to me procurement matters,” minister for the Cabinet Office.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Francis Maude: ”This is the moment we change things”
“Past governments haven’t got very excited about procurement. It wasn’t a sure-fire headline grabber. But it’s obvious to me procurement matters,” minister for the Cabinet Office.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, News, Public sector, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Travis Perkins shares office with key suppliers
“It’s definitely unprecedented in a builders merchant,” Alastair Charatan, director of supply chain programme.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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News Focus: Yes, that’s close enough
It’s important to be connected to your strategic suppliers, but what is too close and how do you establish appropriate ties? Angeline Albert finds out.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice SRM, News, News focus, Purchasing, SRM
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