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Category Archives: Supply chain
Gerry Walsh and Chris Morgan take individual honours at CIPS SM Awards 2012
The past CIPS president and a young professional tipped to become president in future have been named as the victors in the two individual categories at this year’s CIPS Supply Management Awards.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, CIPS SM Awards, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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LOCOG was right to award Olympic security deal to G4S, says CEO
Paul Deighton has defended the decision of Games organisers to hire G4S as sole security contractor for London Olympics, saying blame for the contract’s failure lay with the private company.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Government buying should shape economy, says Cable
The government aims to strengthen UK industries so that public buyers award contracts to UK companies as a matter of course.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice public sector, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Make energy contracts flexible to cut costs
Buyers should exploit contracts to make cost savings by reducing consumption at critical times or in response to market prices, says the CEO of M&C Energy Group.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Alcatel-Lucent to centralise procurement
The telecoms business is to merge its business support functions to save €1.25 billion (£998.5 million) by 2013.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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News focus: Farmers give milk buyers a creaming
Adam Leach looks at the action taken by dairy farmers and how they are redressing the long-term balance of power with big buyers.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, News focus, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Sugar provides sweet profit for Associated British Foods
Strong financial performance in the company’s divisions in the EU and Africa is tempered by a drop in demand from China.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Contract problems affect May Gurney profits
The infrastructure and services group has blamed problems with two public sector deals and the closure of its services division for an expected drop in profits in 2012.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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East African nations should buy agricultural inputs together
“EAC countries should seek regional integration and harmonization of policies on inputs and trade in order to benefit from economies of scale,” said a report from the Agricultural Council of Tanzania.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Southern Africa, Supply chain
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H&M CEO praised for suggesting minimum wage increase for textile workers
Company CEO Karl-Johan Persson told Bangladeshi prime minister better measures would bring greater stability to the textiles market.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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