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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Home page top story, News, Public sector, Supply chain, Sustainability
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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Sustainability
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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Sustainability
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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Supply chain
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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Outsourcing, Supply chain, Technology
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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Purchasing, Supply chain
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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Supply chain
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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Technology
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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.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Supply chain, Sustainability, Technology
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