Category Archives: Supply chain

Asda buys into closer collaboration between suppliers

The retailer has launched a system to help it cut cost, waste and risk across its entire supply chain by encouraging its providers to work together.

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Dingwall cleans up at William Hill

The bookmaker’s contract manager has cut the company’s cleaning bill by £8 million and boosted recycling by changing company purchasing culture.

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Government to investigate late payment of suppliers

UK business minister announces business representative will run a prompt-payment working group.

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Event buyers short on supplies ahead of London 2012

The Glastonbury Festival is not being held this year in part because equipment costs would have been too high.

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Noble appoints head of hard commodities

William Randall takes on the commodity giant’s hard energy, metals, minerals and ores businesses, plus a seat on the board.

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Potato farmers to give buyers a helping hand

It is becoming easier for suppliers to calculate the CO2 emissions of their spuds and for buyers to check the quality of their produce.

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Potato farmers to give buyers a helping hand

It is becoming easier for suppliers to calculate the CO2 emissions of their spuds and for buyers to check the quality of their produce.

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WTO rules China must open up raw material exports

Buyers are expected to benefit from lower prices after the country was told to lift its export restrictions.

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Buyers save healthy £2.7m for London NHS trusts

NHS co-operative implements e-procurement to make massive savings for five primary care trusts in the capital.

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Pick n Pay boycotts ‘expensive’ suppliers

The South African retailer has removed products from stores in Swaziland and South Africa until suppliers lower prices.

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