Category Archives: Technology

IT supply chain is putting national security at risk

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The Departments of Energy, Homeland Security and Justice are accused of failing to tackle IT security risks.

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Council tweets to urge local firms to compete

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Norfolk County Council has begun advertising contract opportunities to local businesses via its Twitter account.

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Social media policy needed to avoid risk

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

“You can’t stop employees using social media, you can only guide them in how to use it appropriately and explain to them the consequences if they fail to do so” Nick Thomas, a partner at law firm McGrigors.

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Flexible supply chains drive corporate growth

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The fastest growing companies are those with the greatest visibility of their suppliers, a study has found.

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Buyers accused of taking ‘cavalier’ approach to risk

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

When it comes to the long tail of spend, procurement’s approach wastes money, purchasers were told at the eWorld Purchasing & Supply event in London.

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Half of buyers use social media to do their job

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Asked whether the procurement function uses social media to do its job, 51 per cent said yes, with the remainder saying no.

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Half of buyers use social media to do their job

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Asked whether the procurement function uses social media to do its job, 51 per cent said yes, with the remainder saying no.

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Server market held back by hard drive shortages

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

Heavy floods in the key manufacturing region of Thailand have caused supply issues that are still affecting the market for servers.

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Buyers hit by high mobile data prices

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The OECD is calling for transparent information on data roaming prices to help purchasers get fairer prices.

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Government promises ‘quicker, easier and cheaper’ IT buying with CloudStore

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Purchasing & supply news from Supply Management magazine

The launch of an online catalogue for “off-the-shelf” IT services will offer public sector buyers greater transparency, flexibility and cost savings.

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