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$106 million U.S. Navy procurement contract awarded to General Dynamics
- 2 Jun 2016
General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) recently announced that it won a $106 million United States Navy procurement contract through its subsidiary NASSCO. Completion of the contract is scheduled for March of 2017.
Strategic Sourcing and Category Management: Lessons Learned at IKEA - Magnus Carlsson (Aug 2015)
- 1 Jun 2016
How to drive efficient sourcing within organizations through applying methods used by IKEA
Supply chain abuse targeted by Rights group
- 31 May 2016
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) is rooting for a new global treaty to deal with human abuses such as slavery and child labour in supply chains around the world. This was said during the ongoing global labour summit in Geneva, Switzerland.
SGS slices 20% of Transparency-One
- 31 May 2016
It is official: SGS – a global leader in inspection, testing, verification and certification – just acquired 20% of Transparency-One, a platform that deals with supply chain risk management.
UK faces at least £9 billion in import tariffs outside EU
- 27 May 2016
The Remain campaign is riding on the latest report released by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which indicates the economic damage that would be caused by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU far outweighs any budgetary gains that could potentially be realized.
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Flex and Vantage Point Analytics (VPA) sign Partnership Agreement
- 25 May 2016
Flex recently made its strategic new partnership with Vantage Point Analytics (VPA) public, securing the SaaS-based security firm’s products and supply chains.
Significant SCF programs anchored on sub-investment grade companies
- 24 May 2016
Aite Group has released a report showing contrasting views on the state of Supply Chain Finance (SCF) programs.
Indian Oil reviewing procurement of railways diesel
- 23 May 2016
India’s oil corporation is reviewing Indian Railways’ diesel procurement practices, following a proposal by the transporter, with the aim of cutting its fuel bill.
Unilever leads 2016 Gartner Top 25 Supply Chain
- 20 May 2016
Gartner has released the Top 25 Supply Chain rankings for 2016, and for the first time, Unilever emerged top, leading McDonalds, Amazon, Intel and H&M in the top five.
Wal-Mart announces expanded procurement of generics with McKesson
- 18 May 2016
In a cost-cutting and price lowering venture, the retail chain, Wal-Mart has decided to partner with McKesson, to buy generic drugs jointly. This is expected to control inflation and deal with other issues affecting its pharmacy business line.
Terrorism and oil prices impact on global supply chain resilience
- 16 May 2016
Low oil prices, terrorism and natural disasters, among other factors, are having a negative impact on global supply chain resilience.
GMO crops lacking global approval rejected by US traders
- 10 May 2016
Genetically modified crops that lack approval from key global markets have been rejected by US grain handlers. This has shaken the system that has relied on the USA – the global export leader – for decades.
Procurement lessons learnt from the Nissan-Mitsubishi fiasco
- 9 May 2016
Japanese carmaker Nissan reported a fall in sales following Mitsubishi’s admission of fuel economy data manipulation on some vehicles over the past 25 years.
Avetta confirms participatory role in World Procurement Congress
- 4 May 2016
The 2016 World Procurement Congress on 17th – 18th May at London’s InterContinental Hotel received a major boost this week when Avetta confirmed participation.
101 Models of Procurement and Supply Chain Management - Paul Jackson (April 2016)
- 29 Apr 2016
101 Models of Procurement & Supply Chain Management contains 101 diverse and cross-functional models which the authors and some of their esteemed colleagues deem to be of greatest value
Kenya Power’s stern warning to contractors
- 29 Apr 2016
Kenya Power has issued a stern warning to contractors who don’t deliver goods, services or projects on time, with a warning that that they will not be contracted by the company in future.
Zycus procurement technology wins over global law firm’s trust
- 22 Apr 2016
Zycus has announced that a leading global law firm has embraced its procurement technology.
Seismic shift in retail employment landscape prompts new roles to come to the fore
- 3 Mar 2016
Wayne Brophy, managing director of specialist recruitment company, Cast UK, comments on the latest report from the British Retail Consortium
Supply Chain Online partner with Social Media Search
- 29 Feb 2016
Supply Chain Online Partner with social media candidate sourcing and talent branding company Social Media Search
Specialist candidates leverage pay rises despite predicted wage inflation slowdown
- 22 Feb 2016
Wayne Brophy, managing director of specialist recruitment company, Cast UK, comments on the latest Labour Market Outlook Survey from the CIPD, which signals a slowdown in wage inflation
