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Renault to more than double parts sourcing from India
Thursday, May 12, 2011
TNN | May 13, 2011, 06.37am IST CHENNAI: French carmaker Renault will source 80 million euros worth components this year from India to feed its overseas plants. The company sourced 35 million Euro worth parts last year. read more
Japan disaster impact continues to evolve on JLR’s supply chain
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Press Trust of India / New Delhi May 10, 2011, 21:07 IST: Japan continues to evolve. There is a risk JLR may face supply chain disruptions in the future,” Tata Motors informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) about a regulatory filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington. read more
M&A:Canadian Tire to buy Forzani Group for $798.5 million
Monday, May 9, 2011
Mon May 9, 2011 8:45am EDT: (Reuters) – Canadian Tire Corp offered to take full ownership of the country’s largest sporting goods retailer, Forzani Group Ltd, for C$771 million ($798.5 million) in cash as it looks to battle rising competition from U.S. rivals. read more
Corporate Travel: Corporations Still Focused on Cost Savings
Monday, May 9, 2011
May 09, 2011 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time : SOUTHLAKE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–GetThere (http://www.getthere.com), the world’s leading travel and collaboration management solution, today announced the results of the 11th annual GetThere Corporate Travel Benchmark Survey. The survey revealed that while business travel is increasing, corporations are still heavily focused on reducing travel expenses. read more
Cranfield sets up strategic procurement centre
Monday, May 9, 2011
09 May 2011 03:37 PM: Cranfield School of Management and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply have created the Centre for Strategic Procurement and Supply Management at Cranfield. read more
Global supply chain: The bin Laden affect
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Obama’s announcement of al Qaeda leader bin Laden’s death in Pakistan could spur supply chain recovery. read more
Unilever warns on depressed margins due to sharply higher commodities
Thursday, April 28, 2011
APRIL 28, 2011, 6:43 A.M. ET Unilever shares dipped after the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods conglomerate said underlying sales in the developed world slumped in the first quarter and warned of a sharply higher commodities bill this year and depressed operating margins in the first half. read more
CSR: Anheuser Busch InBev in Big Drive to Reduce Water Usage
Thursday, April 28, 2011
April 28th, 2011: This week Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) released its 2010 Global Citizenship Report. The report is timely, considering the greater attention businesses devote to water, a resource that is most critical for AB InBev’s long-term success. read more
M&S-Reliance JV supports growth with local sourcing
Thursday, April 28, 2011
India, Thursday, 28 April 2011: In April 2008, Marks and Spencer and Reliance Retail, part of the Reliance Industries, signed a JV to become Marks & Spencer Reliance India with a goal of establishing M&S as a major retail brand in an upwardly mobile India. Through this JV, the company has been able to open [...]
Telecommunications Companies Underrate the Strategic Role of Procurement
Thursday, April 28, 2011
BONN and ESCHBORN, Germany, April 28, 2011: Detecon Study on Strategic Sourcing in the Telecommunications Industry. The procurement departments at many telco operators lack the necessary structures for them to play a major role in achieving company goals. This is the result of a recent study prepared by the ICT management consultancy Detecon International. While [...]
