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April 19 Apple Inc. has agreed to strengthen the relationship with Foxconn Technology Group by adding its affiliate Chimei Innolux Corp. as its third supplier of sensors for the iPad 2’s touch screen, two people familiar with the matter said. read more

PARIS, April 18, 2011: Hubwoo (Euronext: HBW.NX), a leading global provider of Cloud Procurement services powered by SAP® software, and Crossgate, a global leader in business-to-business (B2B) integration and e-Invoicing compliance, today announced the launch of a strategic global alliance. read more

STOCKHOLM (Dow Jones)–Mobile handset maker Sony Ericsson Tuesday said first-quarter net profit fell 48% as the company suffered from a lack of new products and supply chain disruptions after the earthquake and tsunami struck Japan. read more

With today’s launch of Starbucks’ tenth annual Global Responsibility Report for 2010, Ben Packard spoke with the Triple Pundits Lesley Lammers about what the company has accomplished this year and what challenges lie ahead in achieving their environmental stewardship, community involvement and ethical sourcing targets. read more

At a press conference in London this morning, executives from DT and Orange added further details to the announcement that they will form a joint procurement function by the end of 2011. Mobile Europe has compiled a Q&A to address the key matters arising from the announcement. You can see the basics of the agreement [...]

Deutsche Telekom AG and France Telecom SA agreed on a venture that will let the two former phone monopolies save 1.3 billion euros ($1.9 billion) annually by jointly buying telecommunications equipment. read more

Our pick of the weeks news through a procurement lens: Our choice of the procurement news this week serves nicely to highlight procurements increasingly strategic role in today’s business world.  Not only in its upfront role in driving business goals but in its strategic  role throughout the value chain. Unfortunately there were two major news [...]

As part of the plan, the firm’s Japanese arm Kyowa Pharmaceutical will source active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from India to leverage on cost advantage so that it can sell highly competitively priced generic drugs there.

NEW YORK, April 14 | Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:38am EDT (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Thursday he was not sure when the flow of supplies necessary for Japan’s economic activity would return to the state they were before the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. This disruption in the supply [...]

HONG KONG | Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:34am EDT (Reuters) – Suppliers to Apple Inc (AAPL.O) have begun production of white iPhones after a delay of almost 10 months, pointing to a launch date of within a month, two people familiar with the situation said on Thursday. read more