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Category Archives: Supply chain
Fertiliser industry passes price risk to supply chain
Greater transparency between manufacturers, wholesalers, farmers and traders would reduce price volatility.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice supply chain, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Procurement mitigates Anglo American cost pressures
The impact of extreme weather and falling demand has been reduced through effective cost management at the international mining group.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, Ed's choice international, International, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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Gold miner looks to local labour
African Barrick Gold plans to invest in boosting the skills of local workers to combat rapid inflation in the international labour market.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, International, News, Purchasing, Risk & continuity, Supply chain
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Dixons’ CPO to head UK procurement for National Grid
Rob Douglas leaves the consumer goods retailer at the end of April to become the National Grid’s head of UK procurement.
Posted in 2012, Careers, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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BAE takes £500m hit from reduced MoD spend
BAE Systems has suffered from the UK government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review cuts.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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South Africa trains to have 65 per cent local sourcing
South Africa’s train manufacturing supply chain must be competitive, sustainable, support black economic empowerment efforts and meet localisation targets.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, Southern Africa, Supply chain, Sustainability
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Buyers spark eureka moments in NHS suppliers
A senior purchaser at an NHS trust said a supplier got so inspired at an awards event that a cost saving idea was born on a beer mat.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Public sector, SRM, Supply chain
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CIPS Supply Management Awards 2012 now open for entries
You have until Friday 13 April 2012 to submit your entry for the most prestigious awards ceremony in the purchasing and supply profession.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, Supply chain
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UK Power Networks chops tree cutting spend by 28 per cent
“We might, during the course of a year shut the same overhead line down twice – if we were a bit more joined up, we could shut it just once,” head of procurement Philip Patterson.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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MPs should use downtime to appoint groceries supply adjudicator
National Farmers Union wants “referee to go along with the rulebook”.
Posted in 2012, cat-news, News, Purchasing, SRM, Supply chain
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