- News Archive
BMW and Daimler set to expand joint procurement
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
BMW has predicted an expanded car-part purchasing partnership with Daimler will help generate savings of around €100 million (£82 million) a year from 2012/2013.
The pair have worked together for the past two years to negotiate better prices and currently purchase more than 10 components together.
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Angela Porter steps down from ITV CPO post
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
ITV’s group procurement director Angela Porter has left her role after 17 months with the television broadcaster.
Porter, who has been credited with transforming the purchasing function at ITV, stepped down from her position at the end of August saying it was “time she sought new challenges”.
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HP cuts lead time for sourcing spare parts
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Hewlett Packard is promising channel partners access to any spare parts they want within 24 hours of placing a request after confirming that a recently-opened warehouse and service centre in Jebel Ali is now fully-functional.
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Should Carbon Management Be a Strategic Priority for Companies?
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
It explores the business case for 10 large companies that have put carbon management near the top of their agendas. For these companies, whose annual revenues top $1 billion, carbon management has helped them reduce a range of long-term business risks that may one day threaten their bottom lines.
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Buyers find pitfalls of China sourcing
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Procurement teams have been caught out by suppliers in China, who in some cases have been delivering poorer quality goods over time, according to research by analysts Gartner.
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£500,000 innovation sourcing challenge to dairy industry
Monday, September 6, 2010
Carbon Trust and Dairy UK announce search for new energy efficient processes
Up to £500,000 in co-funding is being offered to dairy producers, equipment suppliers and technology providers by the Carbon Trust in an industry challenge to develop new energy efficient processes.
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EquaTerra Names Sarah Pfaff Procurement Practice Head
Monday, September 6, 2010
EquaTerra, a global business advisory firm, today announced it has appointed Sarah Pfaff to lead its Procurement and Supply Chain Advisory group.
Pfaff has spent the past two decades helping organizations realign [...]
Purchasing profession enjoys huge rise in popularity
Friday, September 3, 2010
The rising profile of procurement has seen the number of UK purchasing managers more than double in a decade.
According to the Office of National Statistics’ (ONS) Labour Force Survey
the number of people identified as “purchasing managers” has increased every year, from 24,000 in 2001 to 53,000 this year, an increase of 121 per cent.
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Automotive suppliers seek cost recovery on raw materials
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Suppliers to automotive manufacturers are seeking contractual changes to take account of rising raw material costs.
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Microsoft Selects Hiperos Extended Enterprise Solution
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Microsoft announces it is to use Hiperos as platform for global supplier risk and relationship management.
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