http://www.supplymanagement.com/business-change.xml Procserve estimates it has so far saved the UK public sector £50 million through online sourcing and expects adoption to increase in line with a European Commission objective. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/e-procurement-surges-as-portal-hits-1-billion-transactions/ 348366 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20130523000000 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:43:12 GMT 20130523094312 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:28:58 GMT 2013052311112858 Hannah Whittaker News Public sector Technology Business change Home page top story 2013 Procurement professionals need to address the issues that keep chief executives awake at night to increase their corporate standing, the CIPS Middle East Conference heard. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/five-propositions-to-get-the-attention-of-the-ceo/ 348051 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20130522000000 Wed, 22 May 2013 11:15:24 GMT 20130522111524 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:45:57 GMT 2013052310104557 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2013 It's human nature to fall back into a regular routine, so you must keep the momentum of a project going, said Gregg Waterman, vice president of indirect procurement at Coca-Cola. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/successful-procurement-transformations-need-sense-of-urgency/ 343310 Wed, 01 May 2013 01:00:00 GMT 20130501010000 Wed, 01 May 2013 10:34:32 GMT 20130501103432 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:13:59 GMT 2013050211111359 Hannah Whittaker News Business change International Purchasing Supply chain 2013 The shake-up aims to build collaborative working relationships with suppliers while reducing costs. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/highways-agency-merges-procurement-and-commercial-divisions/ 342747 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT 20130430010000 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:30:45 GMT 20130430113045 Wed, 01 May 2013 10:59:53 GMT 2013050110105953 Hannah Whittaker News Public sector Business change 2013 Manufacturers including Toyota Motor Europe, Aston Martin and Jaguar Land Rover have teamed up to develop a tool that will help them respond more quickly to supply chain disruption. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/auto-firms-collaborate-to-cut-risk/ 341866 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20130425000000 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:34:00 GMT 20130425113400 Thu, 09 May 2013 10:05:37 GMT 2013050910100537 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing Ed's choice business change 2013 If you focus on price of the assets rather than total cost of ownership you could face higher costs, according to Andrew Smith, head of procurement vehicles, assets and logistics. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/royal-mail-delivers-advice-on-fleet-spend/ 341461 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 01:30:00 GMT 20130424013000 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:20:30 GMT 20130424122030 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:29:09 GMT 2013042511112909 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing 2013 Buyers at the company behind the Daily Mail and Metro newspapers have recorded a pair of charity singles as part of a project to "awaken the creative genius within". http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/dmg-media-to-unlock-creative-genius-of-its-purchasers/ 340910 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT 20130423010000 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:16:16 GMT 20130423131616 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:32:25 GMT 2013042412123225 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing 2013 "Let's stop talking about strategic sourcing, and let's talk about better buying," Paul Alexander, director of indirect procurement at BP told purchasers. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/strategic-sourcing-not-the-answer-to-procurement-transformation/ 340352 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 01:00:00 GMT 20130419010000 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:53:41 GMT 20130419105341 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:41:51 GMT 2013042210104151 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing Ed's choice business change 2013 Naming a purchasing transformation project after the Norse god has changed perceptions at the engineering company, according to a senior buyers. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/rolls-royce-deploys-the-power-of-thor-in-procurement/ 340383 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT 20130419000000 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:15:06 GMT 20130419121506 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:31:56 GMT 201304220993156 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing 2013 Ensuring staff are on side when starting transformation projects is vital but is often not considered, according to a former director of the US Defense Logistics Agency. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2013/willing-workforce-crucial-to-change-management/ 331241 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 01:00:00 GMT 20130228010000 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:46:04 GMT 20130228104604 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:36:44 GMT 2013030111113644 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2013 The changes will be led by CPO Barbara Kux, who will leave the company when her contract expires in December 2013. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/siemens-to-save-3-billion-with-procurement-overhaul/ 318855 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 00:04:00 GMT 20121129000400 Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:26:55 GMT 20121129132655 Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:14:34 GMT 2012113011111434 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing Ed's choice business change 2012 The Construction Services UK division is merging its six operating businesses into one from January 2013 and streamlining procurement in the process. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/balfour-beatty-cuts-procurement-staff-in-restructure/ 308983 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 01:30:00 GMT 20121031013000 Wed, 31 Oct 2012 13:34:21 GMT 20121031133421 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:06:48 GMT 201211081640648 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing Ed's choice business change 2012 Supply chain director Steve Tanner hopes to reduce the number of vendors his team have to manage by making the introductions. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/manchester-airport-group-acts-as-matchmaker-to-big-and-small-suppliers/ 261191 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:30:00 GMT 20120907013000 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:42:23 GMT 20120907124223 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:27:15 GMT 2012091012122715 Hannah Whittaker News SRM Business change Purchasing 2012 Following a drop in profits, the company plans to close one of its sites, cut almost 900 jobs and use effective procurement to make savings. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/effective-procurement-key-to-100m-savings-at-direct-line/ 260061 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 01:00:00 GMT 20120907010000 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 10:43:50 GMT 20120907104350 Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:57:03 GMT 2012091011115703 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing 2012 The company that owns, among others, the video games maker behind Call of Duty, blamed problems with struggling mobile phone business SFR for the drop in income. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/vivendi-plans-procurement-efficiencies-after-profits-fall/ 259685 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120905000000 Wed, 05 Sep 2012 11:34:45 GMT 20120905113445 Thu, 06 Sep 2012 12:26:57 GMT 2012090612122657 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing 2012 The first study into the remuneration of travel buyers by the Institute of Travel & Meetings reveals purchasers in the pharmaceutical sector are the highest paid. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/travel-buyers-earn-more-than-60000-on-average/ 239353 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 06:00:00 GMT 20120711060000 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:14:31 GMT 20120711111431 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:52:54 GMT 2012071211115254 Hannah Whittaker News Careers Business change 2012 By Scott D Anthony http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/reviews/2012/the-little-black-book-of-innovationthe-little-black-book-of-innovation/ 238744 Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT 20120710090000 Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:18:33 GMT 20120709121833 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:38:28 GMT 2012080711113828 Hannah Whittaker Analysis Business change Purchasing Reviews 2012 Buyers are assisting the fast-moving consumer goods company in achieving an ambitious long-term plan to double in size while reducing its environmental impact. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/unilever-procurement-helps-with-sustainability-objective/ 237058 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 05:00:00 GMT 20120627050000 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:26:43 GMT 20120627102643 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:21:33 GMT 201208231642133 Hannah Whittaker News Sustainability SRM Risk & continuity Business change International Ed's choice business change 2012 A CPO involved in the tri-borough project told SM other authorities should follow their example by putting individualism aside and collaborating. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/merged-services-puts-councils-on-track-to-save-millions/ 236658 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 03:00:00 GMT 20120625030000 Mon, 25 Jun 2012 11:25:08 GMT 20120625112508 Tue, 26 Jun 2012 09:36:20 GMT 201206260993620 Hannah Whittaker News Public sector Business change Purchasing 2012 The financial services firm is to relocate some UK procurement roles to the Asian country as part of a plan to reduce costs by £2 billion by 2013. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/barclays-to-move-procurement-jobs-to-singapore/ 232024 Thu, 31 May 2012 00:04:00 GMT 20120531000400 Thu, 31 May 2012 09:43:43 GMT 20120531094343 Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:13:59 GMT 2012060111111359 Paul Snell News Business change International Purchasing 2012 The National Association for Voluntary and Community Action has turned down the Cabinet Office's procurement pledge because it focuses too much on multi-million pound contracts. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/navca-signs-up-to-local-government-procurement-pledge/ 230369 Wed, 23 May 2012 03:00:00 GMT 20120523030000 Wed, 23 May 2012 10:40:31 GMT 20120523104031 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:50:39 GMT 201205241645039 Hannah Whittaker News Public sector Business change Purchasing 2012 Handling greater demands on your team is not about getting more people, but about getting more out of your people according to leadership expert Tommy Weir. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/leaders-must-focus-on-creating-surplus-value/ 227800 Mon, 07 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120507000000 Mon, 07 May 2012 07:24:58 GMT 20120507072458 Thu, 10 May 2012 10:17:56 GMT 2012051010101756 Hannah Whittaker News Business change International Purchasing Paul Snell 2012 The non-profit organisation wants to position itself as a regional leader of best practice in purchasing and supply. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/qatar-foundation-aims-to-become-centre-of-procurement-excellence/ 227798 Sun, 06 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT 20120506230000 Mon, 07 May 2012 06:29:58 GMT 20120507062958 Thu, 10 May 2012 14:50:35 GMT 201205101425035 Paul Snell News Business change International Purchasing Paul Snell Australia 2012 The involvement of Larry Ellison and his clear targets focused the mind and cut out delays in decision-making when integrating the operations of Sun Microsystems. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/ceos-leadership-helped-rapid-transformation-of-oracle-supply-chain/ 225731 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120420000000 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:13:08 GMT 20120420111308 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:29:11 GMT 2012042411112911 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2012 Procurement should say: "We will stick to this date because we can solve the issues," says Gerry Walsh, director of procurement at LOCOG. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/olympics-procurement-boss-fixed-deadline-approach-could-be-copied-elsewhere/ 207283 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMT 20120328010000 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:44:58 GMT 20120328104458 Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:29:11 GMT 2012032911112911 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Purchasing Supply chain Ed's choice business change 2012 The business has announced a procurement and fleet services co-sourcing agreement with the Premiership club. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/optimum-procurement-scores-sourcing-deal-with-everton-football-club/ 206658 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120324000000 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:04:07 GMT 20120323160407 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 10:10:03 GMT 2012041110101003 Hannah Whittaker News Outsourcing Business change Purchasing Ed's choice outsourcing 2012 An historic deal to hand audit work to private sector companies is expected to contribute to an up to 40 per cent cut in the fees paid by public bodies. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/audit-commission-outsourcing-to-save-250-million/ 202634 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:30:00 GMT 20120306003000 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:57:24 GMT 20120306105724 Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:21:40 GMT 2012030711112140 Hannah Whittaker News Public sector Outsourcing Business change 2012 Having addressed operating and strategic issues, the British outsourcing company hopes renewed deals with companies, including cosmetics company L'Oreal, will boost profits this year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/xchanging-hopes-to-do-better-in-2012/ 202015 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:00:00 GMT 20120301010000 Thu, 01 Mar 2012 11:41:42 GMT 20120301114142 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 11:46:15 GMT 2012030211114615 Hannah Whittaker News Outsourcing Business change Purchasing 2012 "If we keep buying the same products we buy today, we're never going to be more successful or sustainable," Kieran Brocklebank of United Utilities. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/innovation-the-biggest-challenge-for-construction-buyers/ 199623 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:00 GMT 20120210003000 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:58:10 GMT 20120210115810 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:55:57 GMT 2012021311115557 Hannah Whittaker News Sustainability Business change Purchasing 2012 Deputy leader Ian Parry: "If they save us ten million quid, they'll get part of that ten million quid." http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/staffordshire-council-sets-up-public-private-partnership/ 194760 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMT 20120123010000 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:54:44 GMT 20120123115444 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:30:05 GMT 201201311533005 Hannah Whittaker News Public sector Business change Purchasing Ed's choice public sector Ed's choice business change 2012 The Lady, England's longest-running weekly magazine for women, made an average of 16 per cent of savings after outsourcing part of its cost and purchase management to Auditel. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/womens-magazine-achieves-savings-from-outsourcing/ 194644 Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT 20120121000000 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:24:11 GMT 20120120142411 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:11:34 GMT 2012012411111134 Hannah Whittaker News Outsourcing Risk & continuity Business change 2012 Inspired by a passionate and practical speech given by ABSA CPO Karen Van Vuuren, Fabien Krawczyk is leading an overhaul of procurement's profile at the French postal company. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/la-poste-purchaser-sets-up-transformation-project/ 194199 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:30:00 GMT 20120117013000 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:49:27 GMT 20120117114927 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 11:12:56 GMT 2012011811111256 Hannah Whittaker News Business change International Purchasing 2012 The strategic outsourcing and energy services company has acquired energy and carbon management specialist Utilyx for £16.2 million. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/mitie-buys-utilyx-holdings/ 192840 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:00:00 GMT 20120111010000 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:00:28 GMT 20120111110028 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:18:34 GMT 2012011310101834 Hannah Whittaker News Outsourcing Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing 2012 It's the best opportunity we've ever had to add value to the business, said procurement director Mike Whitby. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/procurement-at-heart-of-cost-management-changes-at-lloyds/ 191437 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:00:00 GMT 20111223110000 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:25:55 GMT 20111223112555 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:39:59 GMT 201201060993959 Paul Snell News Topics Business change Purchasing Rebecca Ellinor 2011 Supply base reduction forms part of a strategy to lower costs by €1 billion by the end of 2013. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/nokia-siemens-networks-to-cut-supplier-numbers/ 185169 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111124000000 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 10:14:45 GMT 20111124101445 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:48:05 GMT 201111250994805 Hannah Whittaker News Business change Supply chain 2011 Taking action against late payments to small-to-medium-sized enterprises would provide more assistance, said the Forum of Private Business. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/financial-advice-to-smes-is-welcome-but-more-is-needed/ 183930 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111110000000 Thu, 10 Nov 2011 11:36:02 GMT 20111110113602 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:31:44 GMT 2011111111113144 Hannah Whittaker News Sustainability SRM Business change Purchasing 2011 "A high proportion of disruptions happen further down the supply chain in places many companies don't look," CIPS CEO David Noble. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/beware-of-risk-at-lower-tier-suppliers/ 183370 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20111104003000 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:59:33 GMT 20111104115933 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:37:56 GMT 2011121210103756 Paul Snell News Technology SRM Risk & continuity Business change International Purchasing Supply chain Ed's choice risk & continuity 2011 Purchasers are expected to contribute £80 million savings a year by 2017 as part of an overall annual target of £670 million. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/buyers-screen-bbc-for-greater-savings/ 180006 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20111019003000 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 10:32:51 GMT 20111019103251 Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:27:36 GMT 2011110912122736 Rebecca Ellinor News Business change Purchasing Ed's choice business change 2011 Many businesses are unwilling to take up the service due to suppliers' lack of openness. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/companies-worried-about-transparency-of-cloud-computing/ 179456 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20111013000000 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:38:11 GMT 20111013123811 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:39:46 GMT 2011102011113946 Rebecca Ellinor News Technology Business change Purchasing Ed's choice technology 2011 Procurement needs to be more in tune with the concerns of the board at their organisation if they are to add value. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/focus-on-what-keeps-senior-execs-awake-at-night/ 179046 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20111010010000 Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:37:37 GMT 20111010123737 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:23:28 GMT 2011101112122328 Hannah Whittaker News Careers Business change Purchasing Steve Bagshaw 2011 Buyers must have a clear knowledge of the culture they are working within if they want to get buy-in from stakeholders and achieve success, says Apple procurement head, Adrian Turner. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/culture-and-procurement-uneasy-bedfellows-yet-vital/ 178897 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20111007003000 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 12:34:17 GMT 20111007123417 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:28:22 GMT 2011102011112822 Rebecca Ellinor News SRM Business change International Purchasing Ed's choice SRM 2011 By adopting a strategic approach to purchasing in three careful stages, Adelie Food Holdings has seen huge cost savings as well as a cut in supplier numbers http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/food-for-thought/ 178330 Thu, 06 Oct 2011 00:10:00 GMT 20111006001000 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:36:45 GMT 20111003113645 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:14:15 GMT 2011100412121415 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features Business change Purchasing Paul Snell 2011 'Include the wider business when implementing purchase-to-pay and provide training,' CPOs advise. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/departments-outside-procurement-should-be-involved-in-p2p/ 177914 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110928013000 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:21:11 GMT 20110928102111 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:49:47 GMT 2011093010104947 Naouel Zenaidi News Technology Business change Purchasing 2011 More than half of major companies worldwide want to standardise production to save money and become more efficient. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/manufacturers-aim-for-product-standardisation/ 177826 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110927000000 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 10:58:26 GMT 20110927105826 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:31:04 GMT 2011092810103104 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2011 A 5 per cent reduction in indirect spend can translate to 1-3 per cent impact on the bottom line, reports the Everest Group. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/indirect-spend-reduction-can-have-a-direct-effect-on-the-bottom-line/ 177512 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110923000000 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:32:43 GMT 20110923103243 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:25:19 GMT 201109260992519 Angeline Albert News Business change Purchasing 2011 Forward purchasing strategy helped retailer avoid commodity price shock. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/chocolate-maker-thorntons-counters-cocoa-rise/ 175410 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110908010000 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:33:04 GMT 20110908103304 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:18:11 GMT 201109091311811 SM Admin 1 News Business change Purchasing 2011 Clothing retailer hires individuals to lead sourcing and logistics operations. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/supergroup-plans-supply-chain-efficiency-push/ 173714 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110824000000 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:40:24 GMT 20110824114024 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:25:52 GMT 2011082511112552 Naouel Zenaidi News SRM Business change Purchasing 2011 David Smith and John Michalski tell Rebecca Ellinor about the crucial part played by procurement in delivering an essential piece of the UK government's welfare reform http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/case-studies/working-towards-change/ 172198 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110811013000 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:39:17 GMT 20110804163917 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:00:16 GMT 201108041750016 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features Public sector Business change Case studies Ed's choice public sector 2011 Energy firm responds to loss with scheme to slash £1.5 billion a year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/eon-plans-sweeping-cuts-after-profits-drop/ 172561 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 06:30:00 GMT 20110810063000 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:20:11 GMT 20110810112011 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:27:24 GMT 2011081112122724 Naouel Zenaidi News Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing Images Paid for photos 2011 Angeline Albert The Forest of Dean District Council is one of four UK councils collaborating to make savings by streamlining operations. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/councils-share-services-to-cut-costs/ 172355 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:01:00 GMT 20110808000100 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:33:02 GMT 20110808113302 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:39:17 GMT 2011081011113917 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Local government Purchasing Images Paid for photos 2011 Angeline Albert Jimenez says there's more to be done in other spend categories. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/novartis-ceo-claims-purchasing-savings-potential-still-strong/ 170558 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110720010000 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:22:50 GMT 20110720102250 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 11:09:26 GMT 2011080411110926 Rebecca Ellinor News Business change International Purchasing 2011 Electronics business aims to offset sales drop with cost-cutting scheme. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/philips-sets-out-plan-to-slash-costs/ 170385 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:03:00 GMT 20110719000300 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:54:04 GMT 20110719115404 Wed, 20 Jul 2011 10:32:47 GMT 2011072010103247 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change Purchasing 2011 Corruption by procurement staff in New South Wales, Australia, has led to a third of its suppliers refusing to bid for contracts. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/australian-procurement-corruption-means-suppliers-refuse-to-bid/ 170058 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110715013000 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:32:46 GMT 20110715093246 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:21:16 GMT 2011071812122116 Rebecca Ellinor News Public sector Fraud & corruption Business change International 2011 The size of a procurement team should not be a barrier to encouraging the growth of local suppliers, according to the head of buying at the University of West England. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/support-smes-no-matter-how-big-you-are-says-award-winning-purchaser/ 170076 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110715010000 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:48:58 GMT 20110715114858 Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:22:34 GMT 2011071812122234 Rebecca Ellinor News Careers Business change Purchasing 2011 While investment banking has been somewhat off limits to purchasing professionals, applying procurement disciplines to this area can add significant value to a business. Guy Strafford explains how to get involved http://www.supplymanagement.com/resources/how-to/2011/investment-in-the-future/ 169571 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110714000000 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:46:15 GMT 20110708164615 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:31:52 GMT 2011071211113152 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features Business change Resources How to Ed's choice resources 2011 Buyers are finding more ways to help suppliers improve performance. But picking the right vendors to work with requires careful consideration, says Lindsay Clark. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/maintaining-peak-performance/ 169645 Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110712000000 Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:45:28 GMT 20110711094528 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:22:32 GMT 2011071312122232 Naouel Zenaidi News SRM Business change Supply chain News focus 2011 The first UK pan-government spend analysis tool is expected to be in place by the end of the financial year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/uk-government-to-tender-for-spend-information-tool/ 169509 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110708010000 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:14:18 GMT 20110708111418 Wed, 13 Jul 2011 09:50:44 GMT 201107130995044 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Technology Business change 2011 The former procurement and supply chain director at Computacenter and ex-CIPS president has joined not-for-profit organisation WEConnect International. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/shirley-cooper-champions-women-owned-businesses-in-new-role/ 169501 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20110708003000 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 10:31:10 GMT 20110708103110 Sun, 10 Jul 2011 10:54:08 GMT 2011071010105408 Naouel Zenaidi News Careers Sustainability SRM Business change 2011 The third CIPS Middle East Conference took place in Abu Dhabi on 22 May and attracted 200 delegates. http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/cips-middle-east-conference-round-up/ 169392 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110707000000 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:06:02 GMT 20110707110602 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:41:34 GMT 2011070811114134 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features Business change International Ed's choice international 2011 Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of T-Mobile, has teamed up with competitors France Telecom-Orange and Telecom Italia to increase the number of supplier audits. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/telecoms-rivals-audit-shared-suppliers-jointly/ 169242 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110706013000 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:10:10 GMT 20110706101010 Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:33:03 GMT 2011070712123303 Naouel Zenaidi News Technology SRM Business change Supply chain 2011 Lloyds Banking Group is to reduce its supply base from 17,000 to 10,000 to save £1.5 billion a year by the end of 2014. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/lloyds-to-cut-7000-vendors-in-savings-drive/ 168579 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110630013000 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:03:30 GMT 20110630120330 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 11:47:35 GMT 2011070111114735 Naouel Zenaidi News SRM Business change Purchasing Supply chain China is to ditch some of the "indigenous innovation" rules for government purchases that prevent foreign companies winning public deals. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/chinese-government-relaxes-domestic-buying-rules/ 168583 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110630010000 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:18:18 GMT 20110630121818 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:22:22 GMT 201111181642222 Hannah Whittaker News Law Business change International Purchasing A fresh approach to procurement has enabled Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust to uncover an innovative lighting proposal for its hospital refurbishment. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/early-engagement-leads-to-nhs-lighting-innovation/ 167793 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110622010000 Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:52:50 GMT 20110622115250 Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:43:34 GMT 2011062310104334 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Sustainability Business change 2011 UK central government may have to double its spending with small and medium sized enterprises to reach its target of giving them 25 per cent of all opportunities. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/sme-spend-must-double-to-reach-government-target/ 167661 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110621013000 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:20:30 GMT 20110621122030 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 17:51:28 GMT 201107061755128 Rebecca Ellinor News Public sector Sustainability Business change 2011 Buyers are at risk of losing millions from fraudsters who claim to represent suppliers, according to KPMG. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/companies-losing-millions-in-supplier-bank-fraud/ 167420 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110620013000 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:49:45 GMT 20110620104945 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:57:08 GMT 2011062111115708 Naouel Zenaidi News Fraud & corruption Business change Supply chain 2011 The UK government could cut the cost of running procurement by 30 per cent by adopting seven steps introducing shared services centres, according to Accenture. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/uk-government-could-slash-buying-costs-by-a-third/ 167462 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110620010000 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:46:13 GMT 20110620114613 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:24:39 GMT 2011062112122439 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 The South African government has changed the rules governing how buyers assess black suppliers in order to meet contracting requirements. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/new-rating-criteria-for-black-vendors-in-south-africa/ 166915 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20110614003000 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:57:34 GMT 20110614105734 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:33:24 GMT 2011061510103324 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Business change Lindsay Clark Southern Africa 2011 Mattel is developing a sustainable procurement policy to ensure suppliers address the problem of deforestation. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/barbie-manufacturer-mattel-launches-green-purchasing-plan/ 166798 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110613013000 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:56:59 GMT 20110613105659 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:31:09 GMT 201106141533109 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Business change Supply chain Ed's choice business change Lindsay Clark 2011 Marks & Spencer made £70 million efficiency savings last year as a result of its corporate social responsibility strategy known as 'Plan A'. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/ms-cuts-waste-emissions-and-energy-use-to-save-cash/ 166639 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110610010000 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 10:39:03 GMT 20110610103903 Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:31:32 GMT 201106130883132 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Business change Supply chain 2011 Natural disasters, political unrest and poor harvests have all contributed to global price volatility and rising inflation. How are purchasers dealing with the challenge? http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/inflation/ 165180 Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:00:00 GMT 20110609020000 Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:19:46 GMT 20110602171946 Wed, 08 Jun 2011 11:21:42 GMT 2011060811112142 Paul Snell Analysis Features Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing Ed's choice analysis 2011 The right people and processes must be in place before e-procurement tools can be successful, according to a top buyer at Findus Group. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/technology-not-a-replacement-for-purchasing-basics-says-findus/ 164590 Fri, 27 May 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110527013000 Fri, 27 May 2011 11:15:39 GMT 20110527111539 Tue, 31 May 2011 11:27:12 GMT 2011053111112712 Naouel Zenaidi News Technology SRM Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 HJ Heinz Company is to centralise its procurement operations and establish a European supply chain hub in The Netherlands. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/heinz-to-consolidate-european-purchasing-operation/ 164615 Fri, 27 May 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110527010000 Fri, 27 May 2011 11:41:42 GMT 20110527114142 Tue, 31 May 2011 09:22:13 GMT 201105310992213 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change International Supply chain 2011 Support from the top of the business and monitoring compliance is essential to gain value from purchase-to-pay systems, according to British Airways. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/ceo-backing-vital-to-ensure-procurement-compliance-says-ba/ 164433 Thu, 26 May 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110526013000 Thu, 26 May 2011 12:50:13 GMT 20110526125013 Fri, 27 May 2011 11:27:16 GMT 2011052711112716 Naouel Zenaidi News Technology Business change Purchasing 2011 The UK government's decision to halve carbon dioxide emissions by 2027 offers procurement managers a strong signal to ensure climate change is on their suppliers' agenda. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/supply-managers-should-heed-government-carbon-commitments/ 163800 Fri, 20 May 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110520010000 Fri, 20 May 2011 11:10:20 GMT 20110520111020 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:23:26 GMT 2011070112122326 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Risk & continuity Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 Wal-Mart has made a R100 million (US$14.5 million) commitment to local suppliers in its proposed merger with South Africa's Massmart, but says it could walk away from the deal if specific procurement targets suggested by the country's government are imposed. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/procurement-targets-could-cause-sa-merger-to-collapse/ 163622 Wed, 18 May 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110518010000 Wed, 18 May 2011 12:17:51 GMT 20110518121751 Thu, 19 May 2011 11:28:51 GMT 2011051911112851 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change International Lindsay Clark Southern Africa 2011 Birmingham City Council has slashed its off-contract spending by recruiting "ambassadors" within authority directorates. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/birmingham-finds-stakeholders-are-the-key-to-contract-compliance/ 163460 Tue, 17 May 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110517013000 Tue, 17 May 2011 09:55:33 GMT 20110517095533 Wed, 18 May 2011 12:35:56 GMT 2011051812123556 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change 2011 Buyers should concentrate on three areas to make a success of their roles, their organisations and the profession according to Sidney Johnson, VP global supply management at automotive supplier Delphi. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/focus-on-three-things-to-ensure-success/ 163356 Mon, 16 May 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20110516003000 Mon, 16 May 2011 11:17:55 GMT 20110516111755 Tue, 17 May 2011 11:03:57 GMT 2011051711110357 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Business change Purchasing Supply chain Steve Bagshaw The procurement team at Surrey County Council has achieved £21.5 million savings in the financial year 2010-11 and has set ambitious targets for the year ahead. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/surrey-county-councils-savings-hit-21-million/ 163125 Thu, 12 May 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110512013000 Thu, 12 May 2011 11:56:17 GMT 20110512115617 Fri, 13 May 2011 12:20:07 GMT 2011051312122007 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 What do purchasers need to know to successfully manage mergers and acquisitions? Allison Ford-Langstaff and Mark Hubbard have the answers http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/in-the-mix/ 162793 Thu, 12 May 2011 00:03:00 GMT 20110512000300 Mon, 09 May 2011 11:41:10 GMT 20110509114110 Mon, 09 May 2011 12:14:12 GMT 2011050912121412 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features Business change Purchasing 2011 Panasonic is to transfer its global purchasing head office from Japan to China as part of a company restructure. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/panasonic-moves-procurement-operations-to-china/ 162575 Thu, 05 May 2011 00:11:00 GMT 20110505001100 Thu, 05 May 2011 13:06:22 GMT 20110505130622 Fri, 06 May 2011 12:47:52 GMT 2011050612124752 Paul Snell News Business change International Purchasing Supply chain 2011 The government has defended its centralised procurement policy following criticism that it has not created the 'new dawn' that was expected. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/central-government-procurement-policy-defended/ 162468 Wed, 04 May 2011 00:47:00 GMT 20110504004700 Wed, 04 May 2011 12:24:41 GMT 20110504122441 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:14:32 GMT 2011050512121432 Rebecca Ellinor News Public sector Business change Central government Lindsay Clark 2011 Handymen will cycle between offices in London's Holborn and Bloomsbury to carry out odd jobs in a joint purchasing initiative that has cut costs for small businesses. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/wheel-benefits-for-smes-as-maintenance-scheme-ramps-up-economies-of-scale/ 162292 Tue, 03 May 2011 00:01:00 GMT 20110503000100 Tue, 03 May 2011 10:05:52 GMT 20110503100552 Wed, 04 May 2011 12:37:35 GMT 2011050412123735 Angeline Albert News Business change Purchasing 2011 The Greater London Authority has extended its deadline for achieving £450 million savings through shared services by a year after the London Assembly cast doubt over the figures. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/gla-extends-savings-target-deadline/ 161927 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110428013000 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:40:07 GMT 20110428114007 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:02:18 GMT 2011042812120218 Paul Snell News Public sector Business change Purchasing Home page picture story 2011 The UK government used information it had about the business its major suppliers did with all its departments to shame them into accepting discounts. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/negotiation-of-embarrassment-helped-lead-to-800-million-government-savings/ 161500 Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:01:00 GMT 20110423000100 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:16:33 GMT 20110421161633 Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:31:16 GMT 2011042710103116 Paul Snell News Public sector SRM Business change Central government Ed's choice public sector Lindsay Clark 2011 The pub firm's new CPO has been tasked with establishing a supply chain, hiring a purchasing team and buying all the IT in seven months. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/david-loseby-takes-on-mammoth-task-as-stonegate-procurement-chief/ 161444 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:03:00 GMT 20110421000300 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 10:36:08 GMT 20110421103608 Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:01:45 GMT 2011042612120145 Paul Snell News Risk & continuity Business change Assets Images Royalty free photos Lindsay Clark 2011 The Arcadia Group has appointed an IT procurement manager to build on the purchasing team's successes in technology buying. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/it-and-procurement-get-closer-at-arcadia/ 161267 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110420010000 Wed, 20 Apr 2011 10:33:25 GMT 20110420103325 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 12:19:40 GMT 2011042112121940 Paul Snell News Technology Business change 2011 The UK's prime minister should ask the cabinet secretary to conduct a thorough capability review to strengthen the procurement of the nation's infrastructure, an industry group said. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/industry-urges-government-to-review-procurement-skills/ 160814 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110415013000 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:04:05 GMT 20110415100405 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:10:48 GMT 2011041811111048 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector SRM Business change Lindsay Clark The UK government has published its first contract notice for compulsory joint buying across all central departments. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/whitehall-issues-first-central-procurement-notice/ 159890 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110407013000 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 10:21:48 GMT 20110407102148 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:37:40 GMT 2011040812123740 Rebecca Ellinor News Public sector Technology Business change 2011 Nearly eight out of 10 finance directors believe relationships with suppliers, customers and business allies will be very important to their firms' success in the economic recovery. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/cfos-look-to-improve-relationships-following-downturn/ 159924 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20110407003000 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:45:35 GMT 20110407114535 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 11:43:11 GMT 2011040811114311 Paul Snell News Business change Purchasing 2011 The ING Group has this week published a report detailing how it hopes to become a leader in green procurement among financial institutions. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/sustainable-buying-helps-bank-take-green-lead/ 159714 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20110406003000 Wed, 06 Apr 2011 11:46:02 GMT 20110406114602 Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:01:35 GMT 2011040711110135 Rebecca Ellinor News Sustainability Business change International 2011 Waitrose procurement team has secured supplier investment to develop new refrigeration technology that avoids using a lot of harmful chemicals. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/supplier-helps-waitrose-find-a-cool-solution/ 158842 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110401010000 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 10:26:55 GMT 20110401102655 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:32:15 GMT 201104081533215 Paul Snell News Sustainability Business change 2011 The procurement of high-cost equipment is not achieving value for money across all NHS trusts, according to the National Audit Office. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/medical-machine-spending-lacks-value-in-the-nhs/ 158570 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110330013000 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:43:12 GMT 20110330124312 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:01:06 GMT 201103311310106 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Purchasing 2011 Thames Water's head of procurement Simon Rutter will be one of a few buying professionals to remain at the company following the outsource deal with Efficio. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/water-firm-retains-purchasing-chief/ 158554 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110330010000 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:25:51 GMT 20110330112551 Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:15:33 GMT 2011033112121533 Naouel Zenaidi News Careers Outsourcing Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 The European Commission has adopted a policy that says half long-distance road freight should be shifted to other modes of transport by 2050. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/supply-chains-to-use-more-sea-and-rail-links-ec-says/ 158424 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110329013000 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:17:12 GMT 20110329121712 Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:03:46 GMT 2011033012120346 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Risk & continuity Business change Supply chain Lindsay Clark 2011 Early engagement with contractors helped the UK's 2011 Census procurement run smoothly. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/in-house-buying-team-key-to-census-success/ 158268 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110328013000 Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:32:00 GMT 20110328123200 Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:37:39 GMT 201103291313739 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Outsourcing Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 The UK chancellor has cut fuel duty by one penny on a litre and scrapped a system that adds to inflation annually, helping transport buyers keep costs down. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/transport-buyers-see-fuel-duty-fall/ 157903 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110323013000 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:44:07 GMT 20110323144407 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:42:55 GMT 2011032412124255 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 Thames Water has outsourced its strategic procurement to Efficio in a five-year contract to manage £500 million spend a year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/efficio-wins-five-year-procurement-deal-at-thames-water/ 157778 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 02:00:00 GMT 20110322020000 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:15:09 GMT 20110322131509 Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:13:31 GMT 2011032411111331 Naouel Zenaidi News Outsourcing Business change Purchasing 2011 The majority of US manufacturing executives are considering switching the location of their suppliers and plants, reversing the trend of locating operations offshore. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/us-manufacturers-look-to-bring-operations-back-onshore/ 157739 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110322013000 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 09:59:47 GMT 20110322095947 Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:05:00 GMT 201103231530500 Naouel Zenaidi News Outsourcing Business change Supply chain 2011 UK supermarket Morrisons has launched ambitious procurement plans to save £100 million on its indirect expenditure. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/morrisons-shops-for-100-million-savings/ 157636 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110321010000 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:48:43 GMT 20110321114843 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:44:31 GMT 2011032212124431 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change Purchasing 2011 Public procurement needs to rethink some of its basic assumptions to adapt to the agenda of service commissioning, a leading think tank has said. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/call-to-adopt-commissioning-skills-in-the-public-sector/ 157544 Sun, 20 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110320000000 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:35:55 GMT 20110318173555 Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:46:35 GMT 2011032211114635 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Risk & continuity Business change 2011 Procurement staff at HM Revenue & Customs have been offered assurances that they will escape the worst of central government job cuts. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/hmrc-buyers-shielded-from-whitehall-job-losses/ 157500 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110318010000 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:51:12 GMT 20110318115112 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:10:19 GMT 2011032112121019 Naouel Zenaidi News Careers Public sector Business change 2011 Collaboration across management functions is key to getting results from supply chain finance, a research firm has found. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/joint-working-vital-to-supply-chain-finance/ 157491 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110318000000 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:03:27 GMT 20110318110327 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:46:12 GMT 2011032111114612 Naouel Zenaidi News SRM Business change Supply chain Lindsay Clark 2011 The goods and services that government purchases, the way it buys them and the terms it agrees to are all going to change, finds Rebecca Ellinor http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/2011/blaze-a-trail-for-enterprise/ 156879 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:04:00 GMT 20110317000400 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:41:33 GMT 20110311154133 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:38:54 GMT 2011031411113854 Rebecca Ellinor Analysis Features Public sector SRM Business change Purchasing Ed's choice public sector 2011 Influencing behaviour among stakeholders remains one of the greatest challenges in improving managed spend. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/stakeholder-behaviour-key-to-controlling-spend/ 157325 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110317000000 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:11:21 GMT 20110317101121 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:44:52 GMT 2011031810104452 Naouel Zenaidi News Technology Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 Procurement teams in the public sector need to do more to foster competition in supplier markets, a report from the Office of Fair Trading found. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/government-buyers-should-create-more-competition/ 157214 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110316000000 Wed, 16 Mar 2011 10:55:13 GMT 20110316105513 Thu, 17 Mar 2011 10:16:03 GMT 2011031710101603 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector SRM Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 The fast food restaurant giant has set out a vision to eventually source all food and packaging from sustainable sources. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/mcdonalds-makes-sustainable-commitment/ 156823 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110311010000 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:24:14 GMT 20110311122414 Mon, 14 Mar 2011 09:45:56 GMT 201103140994556 Rebecca Ellinor News Sustainability Business change International 2011 Global manufacturing firm Caterpillar has launched a "procurement excellence organisation" to boost buyer skills and meet the challenges of company growth. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/caterpillar-targets-purchasing-metamorphosis/ 156080 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110310013000 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 09:42:55 GMT 20110310094255 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:43:11 GMT 2011031112124311 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change International Purchasing Lindsay Clark 2011 The NHS pays up to three times the price for the same medical items, data released by the Department of Health shows. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/massive-variation-in-prices-paid-for-medical-goods/ 155814 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110308013000 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 11:50:38 GMT 20110308115038 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:17:11 GMT 201103091311711 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Purchasing UK Prime Minister David Cameron has launched another broadside against public sector procurement. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/public-procurement-is-the-enemy-of-enterprise-says-pm/ 155794 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20110308003000 Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:51:13 GMT 20110308105113 Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:25:14 GMT 2011030912122514 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change 2011 The construction and engineering company hopes to create £30 million annual gross savings during 2011, in part from procurement initiatives in the UK. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/balfour-beatty-builds-up-to-big-savings/ 155387 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110304010000 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 11:24:34 GMT 20110304112434 Sun, 06 Mar 2011 08:48:13 GMT 201103060884813 Naouel Zenaidi News Technology Business change 2011 The UK government is set to press ahead with a multi-billion pound train procurement programme following delays last year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/train-procurement-gets-go-ahead/ 155384 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110304000000 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:58:02 GMT 20110304105802 Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:09:58 GMT 2011030712120958 Paul Snell News Public sector Risk & continuity Business change 2011 Procurement at Dixons Retail has saved more than £1 million by applying methodical demand management and encouraging behavioural change. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/dixons-reduces-costs-by-1-million-with-analytical-approach/ 155105 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110302010000 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:35:17 GMT 20110302103517 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 11:13:56 GMT 2011030311111356 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Technology Business change 2011 A UK public sector agency is calling on the councils and fire authorities in its area to give smaller businesses easier access to local government work. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/south-east-urged-to-help-smes-win-public-deals/ 154530 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20110301003000 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 10:30:36 GMT 20110301103036 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:11:53 GMT 2011030211111153 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Sustainability Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 The holiday company plans to assess all suppliers to its UK business against a standard set of sustainability criteria by October this year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/thomas-cook-toughens-responsible-procurement-demands/ 154401 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110228010000 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:45:08 GMT 20110228114508 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:25:05 GMT 2011030111112505 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Travel Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 Agreeing the function, rather than the specification, of a product or service is the key to success in collaborative public sector purchasing projects. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/think-function-not-spec-when-buying-together/ 153870 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:25:17 GMT 20110225122517 Thu, 24 Feb 2011 11:00:49 GMT 20110224110049 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:25:17 GMT 2011022512122517 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 Lloyds Banking Group expects to save more than £236 million annually in procurement from 2012 thanks to negotiations with suppliers carried out last year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/supplier-negotiations-net-millions-of-future-savings-for-lloyds/ 153967 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110225013000 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 12:14:26 GMT 20110225121426 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:36:11 GMT 2011022811113611 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change Purchasing Lindsay Clark 2011 Public authorities will soon be legally required to build sustainability into contracts. Eleanor Aspey and Glenn Fletcher identify ways of doing this. http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/contracts-with-a-conscience/ 152344 Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:02:00 GMT 20110217000200 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:29:15 GMT 20110210152915 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:27:00 GMT 2011021510102700 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features Public sector Sustainability Business change 2011 Local councils reduce spending on IT projects before stopping funding for local voluntary organisations said Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/cutting-it-preferable-to-slashing-voluntary-organisations-spending/ 152452 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:02:39 GMT 20110214100239 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:41:20 GMT 20110211124120 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:02:38 GMT 2011021410100238 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Technology Business change 2011 Buyers must consider the cost to their business of not encouraging innovation in the supply chain, rather than the cost of doing it. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/purchasers-must-open-their-eyes-to-innovation/ 152450 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:30:00 GMT 20110211003000 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:21:31 GMT 20110211122131 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:17:03 GMT 2011021411111703 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Business change Purchasing Paul Snell 2011 Procurement outsourcing business Xchanging yesterday announced that CEO David Andrews has stepped down and it is also forecasting lower-than-expected profits this year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/xchanging-predicts-a-challenging-2011/ 152318 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110210013000 Thu, 10 Feb 2011 12:42:56 GMT 20110210124256 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:11:11 GMT 201102111311111 Naouel Zenaidi News Careers Risk & continuity Business change 2011 by Anthony Greenfield Management Books 2000, £14.99 http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/reviews/2011/the-5-forces-of-change/ 151109 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110203000000 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:30:19 GMT 20110201113019 Tue, 01 Feb 2011 11:37:57 GMT 2011020111113757 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Business change Reviews 2011 The UK government is set to give a watchdog powers to regulate health procurement as part of its plans to overhaul the NHS. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/health-watchdog-to-regulate-procurement/ 149713 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110120013000 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:33:46 GMT 20110120113346 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 11:58:38 GMT 2011012111115838 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 As a major fashion retailer recently discovered, a rogue supplier can damage your reputation. Helen Gilbert examines what buyers can do to prevent the problem. http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/are-your-ethics-sewn-up/ 147164 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:04:00 GMT 20110120000400 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 15:55:02 GMT 20110113155502 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:37:00 GMT 201101171753700 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features SRM Risk & continuity Business change International Supply chain Ed's choice analysis 2011 A massive transformation has been taking place at Thames Water. Head of supply chain Ian Bolger tells SM what the company did, how and why. http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/high-water-mark/ 147171 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:03:00 GMT 20110120000300 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 16:44:12 GMT 20110113164412 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:28:34 GMT 2011093012122834 Paul Snell Analysis Features Business change Case studies Ed's choice business change 2011 Sales and marketing remain resistant to lean principles - but procurement must bring them into the fold, says Dale Williams. http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/think-lean-sell-value/ 147177 Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:02:00 GMT 20110120000200 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:11:59 GMT 20110113171159 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 10:26:38 GMT 2011011810102638 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features Business change Supply chain Ed's choice supply chain 2011 Plans to reduce carbon emissions and manage climate change need to be built into all of the UK government's supplier relationships, a report has said. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/government-vendors-cut-carbon-emissions/ 147769 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110114013000 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:58:06 GMT 20110114115806 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:29:55 GMT 2011011811112955 Pierrick Senelaer News Public sector Sustainability Business change Lindsay Clark 2011 The Greater London Authority is considering the potential of shared services in procurement. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/london-shared-services-could-save-450-million/ 147102 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110113010000 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:02:47 GMT 20110113100247 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:21:44 GMT 2011011712122144 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Purchasing Lindsay Clark 2011 Suppliers to PSA Peugeot Citroen have said the carmaker was getting better at managing relationships in 2010, according to a research firm. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/peugeot-citroen-improves-standing-with-suppliers/ 147124 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110113000000 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:15:21 GMT 20110113111521 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 12:09:04 GMT 2011011412120904 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2011 Scape System Build, a company owned by six local authorities, has launched a framework agreement for public sector building work worth up to £1 billion. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/building-procurement-framework-aims-for-spirit-of-trust/ 147025 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110112000000 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:24:45 GMT 20110112112445 Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:47:47 GMT 2011011310104747 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Supply chain 2011 Retailer Morrisons is able to improve supply chain efficiency because it makes more of its products than other UK supermarkets, the firm's chief executive has said. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/morrisons-keeps-supply-chain-costs-down/ 146908 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 01:00:00 GMT 20110111010000 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:35:48 GMT 20110111103548 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:03:47 GMT 2011011211110347 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change Purchasing Lindsay Clark 2011 Consumers will be the driving force behind greater supply chain collaboration, a study has found. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/supply-chain-collaboration-vital-by-2020/ 146805 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110110000000 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:42:09 GMT 20110110114209 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 11:49:47 GMT 2011011111114947 Naouel Zenaidi News Technology Business change Supply chain Lindsay Clark Managing increased risks, integration into the wider business and boosting innovation and growth is where the future of procurement lies, finds Rebecca Ellinor. http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/future-focus/ 145232 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:04:00 GMT 20110106000400 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:57:03 GMT 20101221125703 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:01:01 GMT 2011010412120101 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features Sustainability Technology Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing Rebecca Ellinor Ed's choice analysis 2010 Social networking, gaming concepts and augmented reality will soon become key tools in the world of procurement systems. Daniel Ball explains. http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/let-the-games-begin/ 145264 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:03:00 GMT 20110106000300 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:47:23 GMT 20101221144723 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 16:28:36 GMT 201012211642836 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Features Technology Business change Ed's choice technology 2010 Increasing capital spending will become a greater priority in 2011 as firms lessen their emphasis on cutting costs compared with last year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/cfos-put-bigger-focus-on-capital-spending/ 146529 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110106000000 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:15:50 GMT 20110106101550 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:43:40 GMT 2011010710104340 Paul Snell News Business change Purchasing Lindsay Clark 2011 The UK government has been offered a £1 million discount by consultancy services supplier KPMG on the agreement of a memorandum of understanding with the Cabinet Office. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/kpmg-offers-government-a-discount/ 146398 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 01:30:00 GMT 20110105013000 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:19:55 GMT 20110105101955 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 11:30:40 GMT 2011010611113040 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Purchasing Lindsay Clark 2011 Buyers at building firm Rok were on track to save £5 million in 2010, but this success could not save the company, which entered administration last November. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/rok-falls-despite-buyer-success/ 145684 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:01:00 GMT 20110104000100 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:49:18 GMT 20101223124918 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:09:14 GMT 2011010511110914 Naouel Zenaidi News Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing 2011 Scouring the business for talent has helped the sourcing team at GE Water & Power to support the company's push into new markets. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2011/non-purchasing-talent-help-ge-find-new-mark/ 146267 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110104000000 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:38:02 GMT 20110104113802 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 11:45:05 GMT 2011010411114505 Naouel Zenaidi News SRM Business change International Supply chain 2011 Growth in UK manufacturing hit a 16-year high in December, a survey of buyers has found. http://www.supplymanagement.com/resources/pmi-reports/manufacturing-expansion-accelerates/ 146339 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT 20110104000000 Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:35:08 GMT 20110104163508 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:44:02 GMT 2011010610104402 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change Resources PMI reports Lindsay Clark 2011 The number of UK firms going bust fell in November, compared to the same month last year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/business-insolvency-rate-fell-in-november-2010/ 145582 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 00:02:00 GMT 20101223000200 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 09:58:48 GMT 20101223095848 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:39:04 GMT 201101051643904 Rebecca Ellinor News Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing 2010 The Cabinet Office should require all UK government departments to record their spending on consultants, today's report from the Committee of Public Accounts highlights. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/government-should-measure-consultant-value-for-money/ 144808 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101221013000 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:05:51 GMT 20101221100551 Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:59:45 GMT 2010122211115945 Lindsay Clark News Public sector Business change 2010 Lindsay Clark Fashion retailer New Look has hired Gant's former global sourcing director to strengthen its sourcing and supply operations. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/mikkelborg-hired-as-new-look-sourcing-chief/ 143549 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101219000000 Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:53:00 GMT 20101218005300 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:39:05 GMT 2010122110103905 Naouel Zenaidi News Careers Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 Buyers of marketing services shift their focus from reducing cost to building relationships as their approach to the category matures. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/marketing-buyers-concentrate-on-building-relationships-as-approach-matures/ 143217 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:01:00 GMT 20101216000100 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:18:23 GMT 20101215101823 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 10:00:52 GMT 2010121710100052 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change Purchasing 2010 Flagship joint purchasing venture Southwest One has so far only made cashable savings of £3.3 million for Somerset County Council, the Audit Commission has found. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/councils-joint-venture-falls-short-of-savings-target/ 143084 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101214013000 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:09:30 GMT 20101214120930 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 11:16:53 GMT 2010121511111653 Paul Snell News Public sector Outsourcing Business change 2010 Rio Tinto is to outsource the purchase of its contract workforce to KellyOCG. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/mining-giant-outsources-procurement-of-contractors/ 142855 Sat, 11 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101211000000 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:40:50 GMT 20101210154050 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:49:14 GMT 2010121411114914 Naouel Zenaidi News Outsourcing Business change International 2010 Lindsay Clark Essex County Council aims to save up to £3.1 million by consolidating its facilities management contracts. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/essex-council-to-save-millions-by-consolidating-fm-contracts/ 142754 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101210010000 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:25:45 GMT 20101210102545 Mon, 13 Dec 2010 12:47:12 GMT 2010121312124712 Pierrick Senelaer News Public sector Business change Supply chain 2010 Lindsay Clark The former chief buyer for construction firm Rok, which went into administration on 8 November, this week became head of group procurement at the Wates Group. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/wates-appoints-former-rok-cpo/ 142667 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101209013000 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 10:38:02 GMT 20101209103802 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:27:30 GMT 2010121412122730 Rebecca Ellinor News Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing 2010 Coca-Cola, Cadbury, Mars and Unilever are among more than 300 food and drink firms making progress in sustainable procurement, the Food and Drink Federation reports. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/food-and-drink-firms-improve-green-credentials/ 142674 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101209010000 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:03:52 GMT 20101209110352 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:25:35 GMT 2010120911112535 Naouel Zenaidi News Sustainability Business change Purchasing Supply chain Home page picture story 2010 Profits from the UK's private finance initiative deals could be used as a measure of value for money on large government procurement programmes, MPs believe. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/mps-say-too-much-profit-suggests-poor-value-on-pfi/ 142679 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20101209003000 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:29:56 GMT 20101209112956 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:38:42 GMT 2010121010103842 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Risk & continuity Business change 2010 The UK transport minister has announced an overhaul of the rail industry after a report found supply chain inefficiencies in the sector. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/study-reveals-rail-supply-chain-failings/ 142681 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101209000000 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:34:49 GMT 20101209113449 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 10:16:59 GMT 2010121010101659 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Supply chain 2010 Lindsay Clark by Caroline Booth
 Kogan Page, £19.99 5 out of 5 http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/reviews/2010/strategic-procurement/ 142345 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101209000000 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:41:13 GMT 20101206114113 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:57:53 GMT 2011011812125753 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Business change Purchasing Reviews 2010 The launch of specifications for sustainable procurement and collaborative working offers a powerful strategic weapon for purchasers and suppliers, as Sue Morecroft explains http://www.supplymanagement.com/resources/knowledge-zone/2010/set-the-standards/ 142346 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101209000000 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:47:26 GMT 20101206114726 Wed, 19 Jan 2011 17:38:13 GMT 201101191753813 Naouel Zenaidi Business change Resources Knowledge zone Purchasing 2010 Services group Mitie has admitted procurement practices that included charging vendors £250 to be shortlisted to work for the firm. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/mitie-retracts-supplier-shortlist-fees/ 142597 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101208013000 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:03:02 GMT 20101208110302 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:55:12 GMT 2010120911115512 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector SRM Business change Supply chain 2010 The Greater London Authority will ensure all its catering contracts meet stricter sustainability standards in future. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/london-authorities-commit-to-sustainable-food/ 142582 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20101208003000 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:07:51 GMT 20101208100751 Thu, 09 Dec 2010 11:49:50 GMT 2010120911114950 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Sustainability Business change 2010 Car suppliers were unprepared for the upsurge in production in the sector since the recession, according to the head of purchasing for European carmaker. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/volvo-suppliers-cant-keep-up/ 142378 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:04:00 GMT 20101207000400 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:26:09 GMT 20101206142609 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 10:56:01 GMT 2010120810105601 Naouel Zenaidi SRM Risk & continuity Business change International Purchasing Supply chain 2010 Lindsay Clark The government faces the challenge of making progress on its new procurement operational model while working with departments' existing contracts, industry experts said. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/government-buyers-get-new-model/ 142357 Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:03:00 GMT 20101207000300 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:10:27 GMT 20101206121027 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 11:11:01 GMT 2010120811111101 Naouel Zenaidi News Public sector Business change Central government Purchasing 2010 The Toshiba Corporation is outsourcing its procurement services for nuclear power plants to the Shaw Group. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/shaw-group-to-provide-procurement-services-for-toshiba-corporation/ 142213 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101203000000 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:41:42 GMT 20101203124142 Sun, 05 Dec 2010 09:55:01 GMT 201012050995501 Naouel Zenaidi News Business change International Purchasing 2010 Clients' deferring of spending decisions has limited new business opportunities in the building sector, the Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index found. http://www.supplymanagement.com/resources/pmi-reports/uk-construction-growth-remains-sluggish/ 142080 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101202010000 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:58:12 GMT 20101202115812 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:40:30 GMT 2011030210104030 Paul Snell News Risk & continuity Business change Resources PMI reports Purchasing Supply chain 2010 Bupa will have a new global group purchasing director in 2011 following the promotion of Sally Ward. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/new-global-group-purchasing-director-at-bupa/ 142065 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101202000000 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 10:39:29 GMT 20101202103929 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 12:20:33 GMT 2010120312122033 Naouel Zenaidi News Careers Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 Barclays Bank's strategic sourcing manager Jaime Hamilton will become head of procurement at Channel 4 from 6 December. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/channel-4-creates-head-of-procurement-role/ 141752 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101129010000 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 11:43:10 GMT 20101129114310 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:32:34 GMT 2010113011113234 Naouel Zenaidi News Careers Business change Purchasing 2010 Northern Ireland's Department of Education has launched fraud investigations into buying practices at two education authorities after discovering procurement irregularities in school contracts. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/ni-department-of-education-launches-procurement-fraud-probe/ 141619 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMT 20101126020000 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 11:19:19 GMT 20101126111919 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:02:30 GMT 2010112912120230 News Law Public sector Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing 2010 Malvern Hills District Council is to collaborate with four other authorities in Worcestershire to save up to 10 per cent off the total spend of each one. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/five-uk-councils-sign-up-to-use-collaborative-purchasing/ 141530 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101125000000 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:34:22 GMT 20101125113422 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 10:58:08 GMT 2010112610105808 News Public sector Business change Purchasing 2010 Aerospace giant Boeing has purchased one of its key suppliers of hard metal components for commercial and military aircraft. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/boeing-buys-supplier-summit-aeronautics-group/ 141398 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101124010000 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:59:57 GMT 20101124105957 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 11:32:48 GMT 2010112511113248 News SRM Business change International Purchasing 2010 Hiring those who can quickly pick up your company's goals and those of key stakeholders can be the key to consultancy buying, Lindsay Clark finds http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/rapport-matters-at-all-levels/ 141112 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:05:00 GMT 20101123000500 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:15:00 GMT 20101122121500 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:17:57 GMT 201011230991757 Paul Snell News Business change Central government Purchasing 2010 Lindsay Clark News focus Buyers have voted for the privatisation of Royal Mail in the SM 100 poll. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/buyers-say-privatising-royal-mail-would-benefit-procurement/ 141150 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:03:00 GMT 20101123000300 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:29:11 GMT 20101122152911 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:34:33 GMT 2010112510103433 Angeline Albert News SM 100 Risk & continuity Business change Central government Purchasing Images 2010 Illustrations Royalty free photos Buyers need to review due diligence in the construction sector as the administration of Rok sends a wave of financial stress through the sector. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/rok-comes-tumbling-down/ 141130 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:02:00 GMT 20101123000200 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 14:22:34 GMT 20101122142234 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:03:21 GMT 2010112412120321 News SRM Risk & continuity Recession & economic downturn Business change Purchasing Supply chain Images 2010 Royalty free photos Some government departments' administration costs, which include procurement operations, will be slashed by more than was announced by Chancellor George Osborne. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/deeper-cuts-forecast-for-public-sector-purchasing/ 141113 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:01:00 GMT 20101123000100 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:15:25 GMT 20101122121525 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 11:15:14 GMT 2010112411111514 News Public sector Risk & continuity Recession & economic downturn Business change Central government Purchasing Images 2010 Royalty free photos The UK government hopes to improve value for money by opening up all spending of more than £25,000 to external scrutiny from today. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/uk-government-releases-spending-data-of-public-bodies/ 140958 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101119013000 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:26:47 GMT 20101119112647 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:39:13 GMT 2010112510103913 News Public sector Business change 2010 The Scottish and Welsh governments plan to boost collaborative buying in the public sector. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/joint-procurement-to-rise-in-wales-and-scotland/ 140955 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20101119003000 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:07:13 GMT 20101119110713 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:47:36 GMT 2010112211114736 Rebecca Ellinor News Public sector Business change 2010 Plans to make the government's procurement functions the 'greenest ever' by next December have been published by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/government-procurement-to-go-greener/ 140654 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101116010000 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:32:25 GMT 20101116103225 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:17:17 GMT 2010111712121717 News Public sector Sustainability Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 There has been a dramatic fall in the amount spent on company meetings during 2010 compared with last year, a survey has found. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/business-meeting-budgets-fall-dramatically-this-year/ 140643 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101116000000 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 09:38:21 GMT 20101116093821 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 10:52:15 GMT 2010111710105215 News Technology SRM Business change International Purchasing 2010 Retail giant Marks & Spencer is set to save an additional £25 million-a-year from its logistics budget by transforming the way it operates its supply chain http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/ms-aims-to-save-more-cash-more-quickly/ 140357 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20101112003000 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:04:03 GMT 20101112100403 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:24:05 GMT 2010111511112405 News SRM Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 What should be considered before purchasing a cloud computing service? Victoria Rolton explains http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/break-through-the-cloud/ 139317 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:02:00 GMT 20101111000200 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:13:11 GMT 20101108171311 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:51:05 GMT 2010110911115105 Analysis Features Technology Business change Ed's choice technology 2010 When buying consultancy services, purchasing teams should never ask stakeholders what they want, a former procurement director at BT has said. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/dont-ask-stakeholders-what-they-want-buyers-told/ 140233 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101111000000 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:57:28 GMT 20101111105728 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:15:45 GMT 2010111210101545 News Business change Purchasing 2010 Premier Foods has cut supplier numbers by 11 per cent over a single quarter as part of a bid to boost efficiency. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/premier-slices-back-vendors/ 139295 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:00:00 GMT 20101109040000 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 16:16:40 GMT 20101108161640 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 11:54:34 GMT 2010111011115434 News SRM Business change Purchasing Supply chain Ed's choice purchasing 2010 Lindsay Clark The government in the UK is unrealistic in its hope that cuts to top-tier suppliers will not filter down to smaller vendors, according to a survey of buyers. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/buyers-believe-public-cuts-to-large-suppliers-will-filter-down/ 139801 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 02:00:00 GMT 20101109020000 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 10:43:54 GMT 20101109104354 Wed, 10 Nov 2010 10:58:10 GMT 2010111010105810 News Outsourcing Risk & continuity Business change Central government Purchasing 2010 Lindsay Clark Scotland has proved there is no need for a mandate to enforce centralised buying. Angeline Albert asks what the rest of the UK can learn from its gains http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/centralised-but-not-mandated/ 139902 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101109010000 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 11:31:09 GMT 20101109113109 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:26:19 GMT 2010110912122619 Paul Snell News Public sector Outsourcing Business change Central government Purchasing Home page picture story 2010 News focus Purchasers can become the "go-to" people for solving environmental problems in their businesses because of their broad visibility of the supply base. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/starbucks-director-buyers-at-centre-of-green-drive/ 139227 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101105013000 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:54:52 GMT 20101105115452 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:24:02 GMT 201011081532402 Paul Snell News Sustainability Business change International 2010 The parliamentary spending watchdog, chaired by Margaret Hodge (pictured), has voiced concerns that government cuts will be made, not by greater efficiency, but by reducing front-line services. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/pac-voices-concern-over-efficiencies-in-government/ 139058 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101104013000 Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:22:59 GMT 20101104112259 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 11:26:33 GMT 2010110511112633 News Public sector Business change 2010 Growth of UK manufacturing production accelerated steeply in October, according to the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI). http://www.supplymanagement.com/resources/pmi-reports/manufacturing-posts-stronger-growth-figures/ 138764 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101101010000 Mon, 01 Nov 2010 11:25:24 GMT 20101101112524 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 11:35:10 GMT 2010110211113510 News Risk & continuity Business change Resources PMI reports Purchasing Supply chain 2010 Our business has a long-winded and low-threshold sign-off process. How can I convince bosses this can be done faster and more efficiently, while retaining oversight and control? http://www.supplymanagement.com/resources/q-and-a/2010/streamline-decision-making/ 138152 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101028000000 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:06:57 GMT 20101025150657 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:14:17 GMT 201010251531417 Paul Snell Business change Resources Q&A Purchasing 2010 A modern approach to category management is needed for UK public sector bodies to achieve comprehensive spending review cuts, according to consultancy Positive Purchasing. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/public-sector-needs-fresh-take-on-category-management/ 138479 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101028000000 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 09:59:07 GMT 20101028095907 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 12:07:43 GMT 2010102912120743 Paul Snell News Public sector Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing 2010 by Naomi Stanford Economist, £12.99 4 out of 5 http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/reviews/2010/organisation-culture-getting-it-right/ 138142 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101028000000 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 14:49:31 GMT 20101025144931 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:08:36 GMT 201101181310836 Naouel Zenaidi Analysis Business change Purchasing Reviews 2010 The UK government will take a "smarter approach" to the procurement of major infrastructure to improve value for money, according to a policy document. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/infrastructure-plan-says-wasteful-procurement-increases-costs/ 138388 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:00:00 GMT 20101027020000 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:15:21 GMT 20101027111521 Thu, 28 Oct 2010 13:24:56 GMT 201010281312456 Paul Snell News Public sector SRM Business change 2010 After last week's announcement of the spending review, Steve Bagshaw spoke to John Collington, head of procurement for the Efficiency and Reform Group at the Cabinet Office, about the effects of the review on the procurement profession. http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/interviews/2010/what-the-spending-review-means-for-procurement/ 138167 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101025000000 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:52:37 GMT 20101025155237 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:23:10 GMT 2010102711112310 Analysis Interviews Features Public sector Business change Local government Central government Purchasing Steve Bagshaw Ed's choice analysis Ed's choice purchasing Ed's choice public sector Ed's choice business change Ed's choice supply chain 2010 A new framework agreement for police vehicles will save £3.4 million a year, according to the National Policing Improvement Agency. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/police-vehicle-deal-cuts-cost/ 137898 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101022013000 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:29:23 GMT 20101022102923 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:35:49 GMT 201010250993549 News Public sector Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 Central government buyers will not know the full effects of the spending review - including job losses - for a few weeks. Individual departments are producing business plans which will include the shape of their procurement teams, and until these are finalised uncertainty remains http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/buyers-face-uncertain-future/ 137897 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101022010000 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 10:16:48 GMT 20101022101648 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 10:11:35 GMT 2010112510101135 Lindsay Clark News Public sector Business change 2010 Three London local authorities are considering merging their procurement teams as part of a move to save up to £100 million a year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/councils-in-capital-look-to-merge-procurement/ 138085 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101022000000 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:34:25 GMT 20101025103425 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:54:25 GMT 2010102511115425 News Public sector SRM Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 The Dow Chemical Company is to establish a centre in Northern Ireland focused on making its supply chain capability "world class". http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/belfast-chosen-for-dow-supply-chain-centre/ 137789 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101021010000 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 10:47:27 GMT 20101021104727 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:00:52 GMT 201010221310052 News SRM Business change International Purchasing Supply chain 2010 CIPS CEO David Noble has warned that Sir Philip Green's vision for public sector procurement will need strong leadership and buy-in to make it a reality http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/noble-responds-to-green-criticism-of-public-procurement/ 137276 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101014010000 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:46:48 GMT 20101014114648 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:31:00 GMT 2010101512123100 News Public sector Business change Purchasing CIPS chief executive David Noble tells Paul Snell about steering the institute on a bold, creative and international path http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/interviews/2010/a-global-profile/ 136911 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101014000000 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:47:34 GMT 20101011174734 Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:37:49 GMT 2010122310103749 Paul Snell Analysis Interviews Features Business change International Paul Snell 2010 Procurement Scotland, the buying agency for the Scottish government, expects to save £1.85 million a year on a courier contract for the public sector. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/scotland-eyes-185m-savings-in-courier-deal/ 137156 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101013010000 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:37:59 GMT 20101013123759 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:39:25 GMT 201010250993925 News Public sector Business change 2010 Cost cutting remains the priority for CPOs even though they want to concentrate on value for money, research from Aberdeen Group has found. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/cpos-forced-to-focus-on-cost-cuts/ 137145 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20101013003000 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 12:12:47 GMT 20101013121247 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:31:07 GMT 2010101411113107 News Business change International Purchasing 2010 The quality of government procurement data has been condemned by Arcadia Group owner Sir Philip Green in his report on public sector efficiency, published yesterday. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/spend-data-in-central-government-is-shocking/ 136958 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101012013000 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:54:35 GMT 20101012105435 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 11:55:09 GMT 2010101311115509 News Public sector Technology Business change 2010 Lindsay Clark The key ingredient to a successful transformation project whether in procurement or the business more widely is people. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/people-are-crucial-to-transformation-success/ 136891 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:04:00 GMT 20101012000400 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:15:51 GMT 20101011171551 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:35:30 GMT 2010101310103530 News Business change Purchasing Rebecca Ellinor Ed's choice business change Intro purchasing Intro business change 2010 Procurement professionals say their teams can engage stakeholders almost all or most of the time, according to the SM100 survey. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/purchasers-hold-keys-to-business-engagement/ 136845 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20101012000000 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:10:30 GMT 20101011141030 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:06:52 GMT 201211081750652 Hannah Whittaker News SM 100 Business change Purchasing Images 2010 Illustrations Topshop owner Sir Philip Green has discovered a staggering level of wasteful spending in government in his external efficiency review. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/green-slams-wasteful-whitehall-procurement/ 136831 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20101011010000 Mon, 11 Oct 2010 11:11:01 GMT 20101011111101 Tue, 12 Oct 2010 10:11:03 GMT 2010101210101103 News Public sector Technology Travel Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 Ariba's sourcing services and business process outsourcing operations are to be bought by Accenture in a deal worth $51 million. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/accenture-pays-51-million-for-part-of-ariba/ 136726 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:00:00 GMT 20101008130000 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:53:08 GMT 20101008125308 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 10:50:27 GMT 2010101310105027 News Outsourcing Technology Business change International 2010 Lindsay Clark Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has stepped up the government's programme of renegotiating supplier deals during a meeting yesterday with 30 of its biggest suppliers. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/what-maude-told-30-of-the-governments-largest-vendors/ 136240 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20101001013000 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:06:26 GMT 20101001100626 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 11:50:01 GMT 2010100411115001 News Public sector SRM Business change 2010 The National Nuclear Laboratory's procurement team aims to save £500,000 on the company's bottom line before the end of this financial year, a conference heard this week. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/nuclear-labs-targets-500k-savings/ 136159 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100930010000 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:49:36 GMT 20100930104936 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:53:14 GMT 2010100110105314 Aaron Davies News Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 Technology services firm Logica has become the latest supplier to sign an agreement with the UK government consenting to reduce costs. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/logica-agrees-to-cut-costs-on-government-deals/ 136166 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20100930003000 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 11:11:57 GMT 20100930111157 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 10:39:20 GMT 2010100110103920 News Public sector Technology SRM Business change 2010 Lindsay Clark Premier Foods and British Sugar have taken an impressive journey together to achieve a model relationship. Rebecca Ellinor finds out how http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/case-studies/icing-on-the-cake/ 135736 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:10:00 GMT 20100930001000 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 15:58:25 GMT 20100924155825 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:08:12 GMT 2011021412120812 Analysis Features SRM Business change Case studies Purchasing Rebecca Ellinor Ed's choice analysis Ed's choice SRM 2010 CIPS SM Awards The purchasing function has played a central role and achieved sensational results in Allied Bakeries' carbon reduction initiative http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/case-studies/on-a-carbon-cutting-roll/ 135757 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100930000000 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:36:00 GMT 20100924173600 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:56:32 GMT 2011021411115632 Paul Snell Analysis Features Sustainability Business change Case studies Supply chain 2010 CIPS SM Awards BDR Thermea's new procurement function has achieved dynamic results despite tough economic times and a company merger http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/case-studies/pumping-out-value/ 135753 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100930000000 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:13:57 GMT 20100924171357 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:06:34 GMT 2011021412120634 Analysis Features Business change Case studies Purchasing 2010 Lindsay Clark CIPS SM Awards From boosting professionalism to revamping capital procurement, Ian Bolger has transformed Thames Water's supply chain function http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/case-studies/talent-in-full-spate/ 135764 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100930000000 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:15:40 GMT 20100924181540 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:53:25 GMT 2011021411115325 Paul Snell Analysis Features Business change Case studies 2010 CIPS SM Awards Stephen Harratt has demonstrated impressive skills in his work on a project to review mental health rehabilitation services http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/case-studies/tonic-for-health-hub/ 135763 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100930000000 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 18:02:06 GMT 20100924180206 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:54:13 GMT 2011021411115413 Paul Snell Analysis Features Public sector Business change Case studies Purchasing Paul Snell 2010 CIPS SM Awards NATS is among the first companies in the UK to be awarded certification in collaborative business partnering. Rebecca Ellinor finds out more http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/case-studies/2010/ready-for-take-off/ 135897 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100930000000 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 15:51:23 GMT 20100927155123 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:27:14 GMT 201009280992714 Paul Snell Analysis Features SRM Business change Case studies Purchasing Rebecca Ellinor 2010 A transformation at the Co-op has seen its procurement function become a high performer with an excellent internal reputation http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/case-studies/check-out-the-change/ 135755 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100930000000 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:24:23 GMT 20100924172423 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:07:14 GMT 2011021412120714 Paul Snell Analysis Features Business change Case studies Paul Snell 2010 CIPS SM Awards Purchasing departments are set to see a wave of outsourcing as they struggle to focus on higher-value activities within their organisation. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/procurement-to-outsource-more/ 136063 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100929010000 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:01:39 GMT 20100929100139 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:58:59 GMT 2010093010105859 News Outsourcing Business change International Purchasing 2010 Procurement's lack of popularity among stakeholders is caused by a poor choice of language, organisational hierarchy and a tendency to hide behind the rulebook. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/language-barrier-costs-procurement-support/ 135748 Sun, 26 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100926000000 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:00:16 GMT 20100924170016 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:42:02 GMT 2010092811114202 News Public sector Business change 2010 Buyers managing indirect procurement have been told to see themselves as internal consultants focused on influencing stakeholders instead of simply offering cost savings. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/consultancy-message-for-indirects-purchasers/ 135691 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100924010000 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:58:03 GMT 20100924105803 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:18:43 GMT 201009280991843 Paul Snell News Business change 2010 Sainsbury's has a new head of procurement following the departure of David Brooks who has joined the finance operation. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/new-cpo-takes-helm-at-sainsburys/ 135673 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20100924003000 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 09:48:51 GMT 20100924094851 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:30:13 GMT 201009280993013 Paul Snell News Business change 2010 In his opening speech to today's CIPS Conference 2010, Sir Richard Needham, Dyson international and commercial director, told delegates you need the right management around innovative people to make creative ideas come to life. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/dyson-chief-opens-cips-conference-2010/ 135608 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20100923013000 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:34:56 GMT 20100923153456 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:02:46 GMT 2010092410100246 News Risk & continuity Business change International Purchasing 2010 Lindsay Clark Scrap employee appraisals, lose the rules, don't boss your staff about and instead let them run the show. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/timpson-urges-firms-to-ditch-staff-appraisals/ 135587 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20100923003000 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:03:34 GMT 20100923140334 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 10:25:08 GMT 2010092410102508 Paul Snell News Business change Purchasing 2010 Government raises targets for using suppliers that meet black economic empowerment criteria. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/south-africa-miners-charter-sets-supply-goals/ 135468 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100922010000 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 09:56:58 GMT 20100922095658 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:34:00 GMT 201009231643400 Paul Snell News SRM Business change International 2010 Southern Africa Premier Foods scooped the top prize in the CIPS Supply Management Awards 2010. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/sweet-success-for-winners/ 134685 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 03:00:00 GMT 20100914030000 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 18:38:01 GMT 20100913183801 Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:57:28 GMT 2011011110105728 Paul Snell News Public sector Low cost sourcing SRM Business change Purchasing Supply chain Ed's choice SRM 2010 The individual winners in this year's awards have something in common their ability to build relationships and credibility with stakeholders. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/honours-for-best-professionals/ 134396 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100909010000 Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:31:14 GMT 20100909103114 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:09:49 GMT 2011021412120949 Paul Snell News Public sector Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 CIPS SM Awards The pharmaceuticals industry is becoming increasingly likely to outsource supply chain and distribution operations, according to research from Accenture. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/outsourcing-key-to-pharmaceutical-supply-chain-success/ 133943 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100903010000 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:27:04 GMT 20100903112704 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:30:41 GMT 2010090711113041 News Low cost sourcing Outsourcing Business change International Supply chain Lindsay Clark Suppliers to automotive manufacturers are seeking contractual changes to take account of rising raw material costs. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/automotive-suppliers-seek-cost-recovery-on-raw-materials/ 133812 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100902010000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:26:25 GMT 20100902112625 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:44:57 GMT 2010090312124457 News Risk & continuity Business change International Purchasing 2010 A debate over the value of EU public procurement rules, and whether they should be scrapped, has been raging on the SM website. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/sm-blog-highlights-eu-buying-laws-controversy/ 133801 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20100902003000 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 10:24:03 GMT 20100902102403 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:26:07 GMT 2010090311112607 News Public sector Business change 2010 Recruitment may be on ice for much of the UK public sector, but elsewhere the situation is starting to thaw. Paul Snell reports on what looks to be an interesting year ahead for buyers http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/2010/the-state-of-the-procurement-job-market/ 133521 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:04:00 GMT 20100902000400 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:21:19 GMT 20100827132119 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:04:56 GMT 201009010990456 Paul Snell Analysis Careers Features Recession & economic downturn Business change 2010 The fruit and vegetable industry believes improved supplier relationships could help increase the consumption of its products in the UK. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/suppliers-are-key-to-promoting-health-in-the-uk/ 133423 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT 20100826020000 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:18:58 GMT 20100826111858 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:00:53 GMT 201008271310053 Paul Snell News Public sector SRM Business change 2010 Businesses are not preparing well for the procurement of consultancy services, research firm Orbys believes. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/firms-inconsistent-on-consultancy-procurement/ 133328 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100825010000 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 12:23:59 GMT 20100825122359 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:30:18 GMT 2010082612123018 News Risk & continuity Business change 2010 The UK government is asking the public to vote on savings ideas posted by public sector staff with a view to implementing those with the most potential. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/best-spending-challenge-ideas-to-be-put-into-action/ 132807 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT 20100819020000 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:20:48 GMT 20100819112048 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:06:12 GMT 2010082012120612 News Public sector Business change Purchasing Ed's choice public sector Ed's choice business change 2010 The number of UK firms going out of business dropped by more than 30 per cent in July, compared with the same month last year. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/sme-failure-rate-falls/ 132688 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20100818013000 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:09:08 GMT 20100818110908 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:47:06 GMT 2010081912124706 Sarah Campbell News Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing 2010 A transformation project to overhaul procurement processes at Virgin Holidays has raised the profile of purchasing among senior management. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/virgin-holidays-buyers-bask-in-warmth-of-a-better-reputation/ 132395 Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:05:00 GMT 20100814000500 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 16:40:51 GMT 20100813164051 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 10:31:46 GMT 2010081710103146 Sarah Campbell News SRM Business change 2010 Margaret Thatcher's former procurement chief at the Ministry of Defence has been appointed to lead a new Defence Reform Unit. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/peter-levene-to-advise-on-mod-restructuring/ 132355 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20100813013000 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:08:36 GMT 20100813120836 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:09:25 GMT 2010081612120925 Sarah Campbell News Public sector Business change Purchasing 2010 Traditional means of reducing costs may not be enough to produce sustainable savings, the IT analyst said. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/get-radical-on-it-procurement-gartner-advises-governments/ 132254 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100812010000 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:28:38 GMT 20100812092838 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:35:35 GMT 2010081311113535 Sarah Campbell News Public sector Technology Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 Procurement teams need to work more closely with marketing to help construction and chemicals firms cope with uncertainty in the cost of raw materials. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/ongoing-forecasting-key-to-overcoming-raw-material-price-volatility/ 132279 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20100812003000 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:57:42 GMT 20100812115742 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:34:30 GMT 2010081310103430 Sarah Campbell News Risk & continuity Business change International 2010 Lindsay Clark The engineering and technology firm has signed an outsourcing deal with SourceRight Solutions to manage the contracting of temporary staff employment agencies. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/siemens-outsources-temp-worker-recruitment/ 132163 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT 20100811020000 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:17:59 GMT 20100810171759 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:01:29 GMT 2010081212120129 Sarah Campbell News Outsourcing SRM Business change 2010 Lindsay Clark The financial services company has reduced the average time it takes to pay its suppliers by seven days but is still paying late according to its latest corporate responsibility report. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/provident-financial-improves-payment-times/ 132165 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20100811003000 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:33:01 GMT 20100810173301 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:32:19 GMT 201008120993219 Sarah Campbell News SRM Risk & continuity Business change Supply chain 2010 UK local authorities could soon become suppliers as well as buyers of energy. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/locally-produced-green-energy-to-be-sold-to-national-grid/ 132129 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20100810013000 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 11:59:51 GMT 20100810115951 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 12:27:08 GMT 2010081112122708 News Public sector Sustainability Business change Ed's choice sustainability Ed's choice business change 2010 Lindsay Clark The water company has appointed Padraic White after his predecessor was dismissed following an investigation into procurement practice. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/padraic-white-to-be-interim-chairman-of-ni-water/ 132050 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT 20100809020000 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:52:11 GMT 20100809115211 Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:12:37 GMT 201008110991237 News Careers People Business change 2010 The number of companies in England and Wales declared insolvent fell by 19.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2010 compared with a year ago. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/drop-in-insolvencies-but-legal-experts-braced-for-trouble-ahead/ 132045 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20100809003000 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:17:28 GMT 20100809111728 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 10:48:05 GMT 2010081010104805 Sarah Campbell News Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 The rail infrastructure company looks likely to make sustainable a quarter of its spending on seven key materials by 2014. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/sustainable-procurement-on-track-at-network-rail/ 131920 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100806010000 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:08:51 GMT 20100806110851 Mon, 09 Aug 2010 11:28:03 GMT 2010080911112803 Sarah Campbell News Sustainability Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010 We would like to encourage innovation among our suppliers, developing new products and services together. What is the best way to achieve this and what are the potential pitfalls? Senior buyer, Southampton http://www.supplymanagement.com/resources/q-and-a/2010/speculate-to-innovate/ 131598 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100805000000 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:49:54 GMT 20100802224954 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 09:28:44 GMT 201008030992844 SRM Business change Resources Q&A Supply chain 2010 Buyers at retail giant DSG international have helped the firm return to profit by doubling annual indirect savings. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/dsgi-buyers-help-lift-profits/ 131592 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 05:00:00 GMT 20100803050000 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:08:08 GMT 20100802220808 Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:59:25 GMT 2010080411115925 Sarah Campbell News Business change Purchasing 2010 Lindsay Clark The engineering firm has appealed directly to UK business secretary Vince Cable to reach a decision quickly on government help for the firm. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/sheffield-forgemasters-asks-for-speedy-funding-decision/ 131445 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20100802003000 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:20:19 GMT 20100730172019 Mon, 02 Aug 2010 22:13:11 GMT 2010080222101311 News Public sector Business change 2010 Lindsay Clark The UK government has approved the completion of a tendering process for suppliers to build transmission systems for wind farms. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/wind-farm-connection-tender-process-given-green-light/ 131415 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20100730013000 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:28:51 GMT 20100730122851 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:19:19 GMT 2010080510101919 News Public sector Business change Ed's choice business change 2010 Lindsay Clark UK firms paid their bills three days faster between April and June of 2010 than in the same period last year, Experian's Late Payment Index shows. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/biggest-and-smallest-companies-get-better-at-paying-up/ 131298 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20100729013000 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:43:42 GMT 20100729094342 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:10:31 GMT 2010073012121031 Sarah Campbell News Risk & continuity Business change Supply chain 2010 The government's national procurement body for the fire service has hit back at claims that its setup and running costs were nearly double the total savings it has made. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/firebuy-defends-its-costs-in-glare-of-nao-criticism/ 130979 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20100726013000 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:17:03 GMT 20100723171703 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:36:39 GMT 2010072711113639 Sarah Campbell News Public sector Risk & continuity Business change 2010 Lindsay Clark Business travel buyers are increasingly using Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn and blogs to keep abreast of the latest industry information, according to research. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/social-media-becomes-purchasing-tool-for-travel-buyers/ 130916 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMT 20100723020000 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 10:27:11 GMT 20100723102711 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 10:19:58 GMT 2010080510101958 News Technology Travel Business change Purchasing Ed's choice travel 2010 Buyers are increasingly outsourcing the administration of employee perks such as health services and this trend is expected to continue, according to research firm Everest. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/benefits-outsourcing-on-the-increase/ 130907 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100723010000 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:54:46 GMT 20100723095446 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:19:01 GMT 2010072611111901 Sarah Campbell News Outsourcing Business change International 2010 Lindsay Clark EADS has announced a project to enable aerospace and aviation suppliers and clients to share supply chain data using a web-based system. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/aerospace-supply-chain-to-share-data-online/ 130845 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100722000000 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 12:05:43 GMT 20100722120543 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:49:05 GMT 201007231644905 News Technology SRM Business change International Supply chain 2010 Lindsay Clark Switching your sourcing to the world's third largest economy can save you 30 per cent. But getting in there is no easy matter, say Mitch Cosani and Charles Avery http://www.supplymanagement.com/analysis/features/2010/cracking-china/ 130395 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100722000000 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:15:22 GMT 20100716151522 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:26:12 GMT 201007161532612 Analysis Features Sustainability Low cost sourcing Outsourcing Business change International Purchasing Supply chain 2010 We have dealt with suppliers on an informal basis for more than six years. I have recommended to the company we sign formal deals with them. How can I do this without harming our relationship? Purchasing manager, Cheshire http://www.supplymanagement.com/resources/q-and-a/2010/its-time-to-pop-the-question/ 130397 Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT 20100722000000 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:33:53 GMT 20100716153353 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:25:11 GMT 201008131532511 Paul Snell SRM Business change Resources Q&A Supply chain 2010 As central government is told to make yet further savings, Lindsay Clark hears about how one department is changing the procurement culture. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/home-office-steps-to-change/ 130609 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:08:00 GMT 20100720000800 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:08:12 GMT 20100719170812 Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:03:20 GMT 2010072112120320 Sarah Campbell News Public sector SRM Business change Central government Ed's choice public sector Ed's choice business change Ed's choice SRM 2010 Lindsay Clark News focus The online grocery retailer is promoting its supply chain quality as a selling point as part of its planned stock exchange flotation. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/ocado-floats-on-supply-chain-reputation/ 130493 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:00:00 GMT 20100719010000 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:11:32 GMT 20100719111132 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 08:57:27 GMT 201007200885727 News Business change Supply chain 2010 Lindsay Clark Growth in demand for business process and IT outsourcing has slowed in the past quarter, according to research from consultants EquaTerra. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/outsourcing-growth-on-the-wane/ 130420 Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:05:00 GMT 20100718000500 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:16:34 GMT 20100716171634 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:33:47 GMT 201007200993347 News Outsourcing Technology Business change Ed's choice outsourcing 2010 Lindsay Clark Aerospace and defence companies across the world say pressure to reduce costs is the prime reason to contract out engineering services during the next three years. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/aerospace-engineering-to-be-sourced-externally-in-efficiency-drive/ 130240 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:30:00 GMT 20100715003000 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:36:59 GMT 20100715103659 Fri, 16 Jul 2010 10:29:48 GMT 2010071610102948 Sarah Campbell News Business change Supply chain 2010 Most purchasers plan to expand offshoring activities aggressively in India in the next two years, but are also setting their sights on the Philippines, China, Malaysia, Mexico and Brazil. http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2010/buyers-set-offshoring-sights-on-india-other-parts-of-asia-and-latin-america/ 129958 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:30:00 GMT 20100712013000 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 12:04:31 GMT 20100712120431 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:24:25 GMT 2010071311112425 Sarah Campbell News Outsourcing Technology Risk & continuity Business change Purchasing Supply chain 2010