Category Archives: Technology

Virgin Active saves £150,000 with e-procurement

Gym operator saves money on stationery, water treatment and towels by using e-sourcing and e-auctions.

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Virgin Active saves £150,000 with e-procurement

Gym operator saves money on stationery, water treatment and towels by using e-sourcing and e-auctions.

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Which organisations have been shortlisted in the 2012 CIPS SM Awards?

The shortlist for the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2012 is revealed today.

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Who has made it on to this year’s procurement professional’s shortlist?

Six lucky individuals have been shortlisted for the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2012.

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Collaborative procurement could save schools £400m

The Schools’ Buying Club has reported that £400 million a year could be saved by using a single framework agreement for resources.

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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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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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Top firms take on strategic sourcing processes

More than three-quarters of the best-performing firms have formal strategic sourcing programmes, compared with just 29 per cent of the worst performing.

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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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Dubai government upgrades purchasing portal

New and improved system expected to lessen administrative burden and enable buyers to spend more time on higher value activities such as supplier evaluation.

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