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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Latest Procurement News
Canada-based group patches up supply chain for 11 hospitals
Champlain Health Supply Services (CHSS), a newly formed shared service organisation that provides integrated supply chain services to 11 hospitals in the greater Ottawa area, has implemented technology to increase efficiencies for its participating hospitals.
China fuels global growth in oil demand
A leap in oil demand in China this January has led the International Energy Agency (IEA) to revise its global oil demand forecast.
09:02, 17 Mar, 2010
US man jailed for fuel procurement scam
A US man has been sentenced to 40 months in prison for his participation in a procurement scam which aimed to steal approximately 10 million gallons of fuel from the US Army in Iraq.
08:43, 17 Mar, 2010
ASBL renews attack over 'billion dollar contracting fraud'
A US pressure group has renewed allegations that the Obama administration is attempting to cover up "hundreds of billions of dollars in federal contracting fraud".
09:02, 16 Mar, 2010
Asia Pacific to fire up defence procurement bonanza
A growing need to source modern technologies to replace ageing equipment is leading to a spike in the procurement of land defence systems in the Asia Pacific region, new research reveals.
08:54, 16 Mar, 2010
Global e-Sustainability Initiative calls for accountable supply chains
The Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) has sealed an agreement with Achilles Information, a firm that evaluates suppliers on behalf of organisations, to promote improved corporate responsibility in global supply chains.
08:41, 16 Mar, 2010
Walmart suppliers in minimum wage controversy
Factories in Bangalore, India that make clothes for Walmart are failing to pay legal minimum wages, it has been claimed.
09:25, 15 Mar, 2010
Firm calls for better tracking in US food supply chain
Recent food recalls in the US due to possible salmonella contamination underscores the importance of better tracking within the food supply chain, it has been claimed.
08:59, 15 Mar, 2010
China's car firms gear up for Western logistics model
China's car companies are poised to adopt a Western outsourced model of logistics to cope with booming volumes and more demanding consumers, it has been claimed.
10:31, 12 Mar, 2010
Provident Capital Ventures acquires GSCS
Provident Capital Ventures has acquired and recapitalised Global Supply Chain Solutions, a Texas-based company which offers supply chain and materials management services to the electronic manufacturing industry.
08:57, 12 Mar, 2010
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