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Category Archives: Supply chain
P&G makes sustainable pulp procurement pledge
The consumer goods manufacturer has announced by 2015 all the pulp it buys to make tissues, baby care and feminine hygiene products will be certified as sustainable, with help from the WWF.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Improving dialogue is the goal of supplier evaluation
The ultimate objective of supplier evaluation is two-way communication, according to Willy De Beucker, head of procurement non metals at Metallo.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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Honey production hurt by harsh conditions
Bad weather saps queens bees’ ability to produce sufficient brood to support colonies over the next year, which will reduce UK supply, said the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA).
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page picture story, News, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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SMEs cautiously optimistic about future
Small English manufacturers expect business conditions to improve in the next six months, with 41 per cent investing in new machinery.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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UK services sector grows slowly
The industry continued to expand, but the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index has recorded its weakest reading in 22 months.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, PMI reports, Purchasing, Resources, Supply chain
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‘Don’t make SMEs swap one debilitating barrier to growth for another’
Robert Downes calls on banks to resume lending and resume relationship banking with business customers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Supply chain
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‘Don’t make SMEs swap one debilitating barrier to growth for another’
Robert Downes calls on banks to resume lending and resume relationship banking with business customers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Supply chain
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PM’s supply chain finance plan ”unlikely to deliver”
“It smacks a little of crowd funding which is fashionable and sexy but very small, relative to the SMEs’ needs,” says CIPS economist John Glen.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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PM’s supply chain finance plan ”unlikely to deliver”
“It smacks a little of crowd funding which is fashionable and sexy but very small, relative to the SMEs’ needs,” says CIPS economist John Glen.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Network Rail rolling out finance offering to vendors
Following a two-year pilot, the rail infrastructure organisation is phasing the roll-out of access to finance for all its suppliers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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