This topic includes articles on companies and organisations transforming the way they carry out purchasing and supply.
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E-procurement surges as portal hits £1 billion transactionsProcserve 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.
23 May 2013
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Five propositions to get the attention of the CEOProcurement professionals need to address the issues that keep chief executives awake at night to increase their corporate standing, the CIPS Middle East Conference heard.
22 May 2013
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Successful procurement transformations need sense of urgencyIt'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.
01 May 2013
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Highways Agency merges procurement and commercial divisionsThe shake-up aims to build collaborative working relationships with suppliers while reducing costs.
30 April 2013
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Auto firms collaborate to cut riskManufacturers 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.
25 April 2013
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Royal Mail delivers advice on fleet spendIf 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.
24 April 2013
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DMG Media to unlock 'creative genius' of its purchasersBuyers 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".
23 April 2013
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Strategic sourcing not the answer to procurement transformation"Let's stop talking about strategic sourcing, and let's talk about better buying," Paul Alexander, director of indirect procurement at BP told purchasers.
19 April 2013
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Rolls-Royce deploys the power of Thor in procurementNaming a purchasing transformation project after the Norse god has changed perceptions at the engineering company, according to a senior buyers.
19 April 2013
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Willing workforce crucial to change managementEnsuring 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.
28 February 2013
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Siemens to save €3 billion with procurement overhaulThe changes will be led by CPO Barbara Kux, who will leave the company when her contract expires in December 2013.
29 November 2012
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Balfour Beatty cuts procurement staff in restructureThe Construction Services UK division is merging its six operating businesses into one from January 2013 and streamlining procurement in the process.
31 October 2012
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Manchester Airport Group acts as matchmaker to big and small suppliersSupply chain director Steve Tanner hopes to reduce the number of vendors his team have to manage by making the introductions.
07 September 2012
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'Effective procurement' key to £100m savings at Direct LineFollowing a drop in profits, the company plans to close one of its sites, cut almost 900 jobs and use effective procurement to make savings.
07 September 2012
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Vivendi plans procurement efficiencies after profits fallThe 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.
05 September 2012
