Category Archives: Supply chain

Supply chain changes could cut offshore wind farm costs by 30 per cent

A taskforce set up by the UK’s Department of Energy & Climate Change has issued 28 recommendations it believes could save £3 billion a year.

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Packaging should be sustainable throughout the supply chain

‘Sustainable packaging’ is no longer a viable term unless all stages of the supply chain have been considered, a PwC report has concluded.

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CPO Agenda revamps website

The business review for procurement and supply chain leaders has a new-look website, making it easier for readers to use.

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Construction firms launch sustainability school for suppliers

Seven construction firms have collaborated to establish a school providing free training and support for suppliers to tackle sustainability issues.

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Government’s £70 million internal audit spend is inefficient

The National Audit Office says the quality of audits is variable and results are not tailored to individual organisations.

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Boots and Walgreens merger to create procurement benefits

The deal between the two retailers will create an organisations with unmatched supply chain and procurement expertise.

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Wirral Council pays price for tendering flaws

The Audit Commission has found the local authority is likely to have broken EU procurement rules in the award of a contract for highway and engineering services.

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Businesses let EU procurement changes pass by

More than half of buyers, suppliers and advisers in North West have no plans to understand incoming reforms, while 17 per cent are unaware of the consequences of not complying with the law.

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Nokia promotes supply chain chief in strategy shake-up

Juha Putkiranta will take over as vice president of operations at the mobile phone manufacturer from 1 July.

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HP hits supplier responsibility goals

The technology firm achieved four of the five supply chain aims it had set itself in 2011, but missed a target to educate vendors in China and India.

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