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Thursday, March 11, 2010
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Latest Procurement News
England regional PMI: cost inflation ramps up
New PMI data shows that companies across England enjoyed continued business activity growth in February, but input cost inflation picked up in all regions of the country.
BP Exploration inks new supply chain deal
Advanced Supply Chain International (ASCI) and BP Exploration (Alaska) (BPXA) have signed a new contract for supply chain management services, it was announced yesterday.
08:49, 11 Mar, 2010
Analysis: Steps to successful IT outsourcing
Unless your organisation operates in the financial services or hi-tech industries, technology is unlikely to be classed as core activity and often it makes sense to outsource it to an organisation which is more specialised.
16:04, 10 Mar, 2010
Domino's Pizza serves up new supply chain chief
Domino's Pizza has named John Macksood as its new executive vice president of Supply Chain.
09:12, 10 Mar, 2010
Packaging firm wraps up spend management project
Rexam, a consumer packaging company, has completed a spend management project designed to consolidate more than 20 different systems housing data across its global operations.
09:03, 10 Mar, 2010
Optimisation project boosts military bridging firm's order capacity
WFEL, a private equity-owned tactical military bridging specialist, has completed a project to increase its order capacity without incurring capital expenditure.
08:48, 10 Mar, 2010
Miner's shift to short-term contracts sparks concerns
A shift to short-term coking coal contracts by BHP Billiton could force a dramatic shift in how raw material commodities are procured, as the mining giant said it is looking to pursue the same strategy for its iron ore.
10:18, 09 Mar, 2010
Inventory management agreement takes off for Japan Airlines
Japan Airlines International (JAL) and Ansett Aircraft Spares & Services (Ansett) have signed an Inventory Management Agreement under which JAL will relocate parts inventories to Ansett for marketing through Ansett's global sales and distribution network.
08:59, 09 Mar, 2010
US court urged to end federal government contract 'cover up'
The American Small Business League (ASBL) announced yesterday that it is preparing to file a preliminary injunction against the US General Services Administration (GSA) to halt the "destruction of the historical contracting data".
08:53, 09 Mar, 2010
EU 'big-four' enjoy productivity growth
New research shows that output per worker across the European Union as a whole rose for the tenth consecutive month during February, although the pace of increase slowed since January.
08:45, 09 Mar, 2010
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