News Archive
Suncorp rules out outsourced IT as customers go online
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Suncorp’s shared services chief Jeff Smith has ruled out technology outsourcing, describing IT as a central part of the banking and insurance group as more customers go online.
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DuPont, Suntech sign strategic agreement for supply of PV materials, technologies in solar market
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
DuPont and Suntech Power Holdings announced that they had entered into a strategic agreement with an overall goal of augmenting the supply of PV materials and technologies in the global solar energy market.
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IBM Completes Acquisition Of Emptoris
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
(RTTNews.com) - International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), Wednesday reported that it has completed the acquisition of strategic sourcing company, Emptoris Inc.
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North America Lags on Supplier Emission Cuts
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
North American suppliers are likely to fall behind in the race to capitalize on climate change opportunities, scoring a D average on emissions performance compared to the C average for European and Asian suppliers, according to research published today by the Carbon Disclosure Project and Accenture.
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Japanese auto suppliers to pay price-fixing fine
Monday, January 30, 2012
January 30, 2012 | Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Two Japanese auto suppliers have agreed to pay more than half a billion dollars in criminal fines for a price-fixing conspiracy in the sale of parts to U.S. automakers, the Justice Department announced Monday.
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12 companies join German commodity alliance
Monday, January 30, 2012
German companies plan cooperation on commodity sourcing
HAMBURG, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Twelve German companies have joined the new German alliance aimed at securing raw materials supplies in the face of growing competition for key commodities, the Federation of German industry BDI said on Monday.
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World Economic Forum report calls for new models to address supply chain and transport risks
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
A World Economic Forum report released today calls for new models to address supply chain and transport risks. The report, New Models for Addressing Supply Chain and Transport Risks, produced in collaboration with Accenture, highlights the urgent need to review risk management practices to keep pace with rapidly changing contingencies facing [...]
Apple Supplier Elpida May Gain Life Support Amid Chip Slump
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — Elpida Memory Inc., facing a deadline to repay $1.2 billion of debt by April, may gain financial support for the second time in three years as Japan seeks to keep the company alive amid a slump in the chip market.
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Obama State of the Union address could have big SCM & CSR implications for CPO’s
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
In his State of the Union address, President Obama stressed ways tech companies like Apple can boost America’s economic recovery, calling for an end to moving jobs and resources offshore.
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Apple Becomes Top Semiconductor Buyer in 2011
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
January 24, 2012 01:19pm EST
Apple in 2011 became the biggest purchaser of semiconductors, beating out all other leading electronic manufacturers, including Samsung Electronics and HP, technology research firm Garner said on Tuesday.
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