Category Archives: Supply chain

Jade Cargo grounds planes as freight demand declines

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Freight carrier halts flights as air cargo transportation falls by 6.4 per cent year-on-year in Asia Pacific.

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Steel prices expected to drop in 2012

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Prices should be below the 2011 peak but above 2010 prices over the next 24 months, Fitch Ratings’ report.

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Unions continue to stoke Massmart takeover dispute

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The Congress of South African Trade Unions has criticised US retailer Wal-Mart for its merger with the supermarket in its end of year message.

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Unions continue to stoke Massmart takeover dispute

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The Congress of South African Trade Unions has criticised US retailer Wal-Mart for its merger with the supermarket in its end of year message.

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UK temp rates increase by over 13 per cent

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Tax and inflation are blamed for the largest chunk of the price hike.

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Master classes give non-buyers a commercial edge

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The Energy Saving Trust helps its non-purchasing staff realise when they spend company money, “they need to think and act like a buyer”.

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NAO praises UK government’s new approach to IT

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

“The government ICT strategy is in its early days and initial signs are good,” NAO chief Amyas Morse.

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Angola named one of world’s riskiest business places

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The southern African nation is one of nine countries labelled ‘extreme risk’ in an analyst report.

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Angola named one of world’s riskiest business places

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The southern African nation is one of nine countries labelled ‘extreme risk’ in an analyst report.

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Buyers reveal ‘sexy’ elements of procurement

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

SM asked readers to describe the sexiest aspect of procurement, click the link to discover what they said…

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