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Poor price visibility leads firms to overspendManufacturers, distributors and retailers will overspend by $415 billion this year on transportation, technology, telecoms and energy. 02 September 2010
Slump in house building slows construction growthReduced growth in house building is weighing down the UK construction sector, which is experiencing a slowdown in expansion for the third consecutive month. 02 September 2010
Automotive suppliers seek cost recovery on raw materialsSuppliers to automotive manufacturers are seeking contractual changes to take account of rising raw material costs. 02 September 2010
SM blog highlights EU buying laws controversyA debate over the value of EU public procurement rules, and whether they should be scrapped, has been raging on the SM website. 02 September 2010
Threat of public spending cuts slows manufacturing growthUK manufacturing is growing at its slowest rate in nine months, according to the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index. 01 September 2010
HP in multimillion dollar settlement with US governmentComputer manufacturer HP has agreed to pay $55 million to settle a US Department of Justice investigation into the alleged incorrect billing of the governments procurement agency. 01 September 2010
Parts shortage hampers electronics supply chainA shortage of finished components has led to congestion in the electronic manufacturing industry supply chain, according to research firm iSuppli. 01 September 2010
Eurozone suffers retail sales slideRetail sales in the eurozone fell slightly last month after a bumper summer boosted by good weather and the World Cup football tournament. 01 September 2010
Collington's joint spend planWhitehall departments will be made to use a collaborative procurement model, according to John Collington, the new head of procurement at the Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group. 31 August 2010
Veolia battles councilsVeolia Environnement has criticised attempts by British councillors to ban it from tendering for local authority contracts because of its light railway work linking Israel to East Jerusalem's disputed territories. 31 August 2010
M&S drives down road costsMarks & Spencer says it is finding efficiency savings to absorb the rapid increase in international transport costs that have arisen since the end of the recession. 31 August 2010
Prepare to be made to measureIf buyers are to examine their supply chains for ways to cut carbon emissions they need clear targets and the means to measure them, finds Lindsay Clark 31 August 2010
Sunoco outsources indirect purchasing to IBMSunoco, the petroleum manufacturer which supplies Nascar motor racing, is set to hand over indirect procurement to global service firm IBM as part of a wide reaching outsourcing deal. 30 August 2010
Experienced buyers sought to fill SA purchasing jobsEmployers are placing greater importance on skills and experience when searching for buyers as the market for purchasing jobs in South Africa recovers from the recession. 29 August 2010
Fire control room procurement slammed in radio broadcastA total of £200 million has been spent on a project to replace 46 regional fire control rooms with nine new centres which is yet to get off the ground. 28 August 2010
Boeing Dreamliner jets delayed by lack of Rolls-Royce enginesUS aerospace firm Boeing has been forced to further delay its Dreamliner aircraft programme because it is awaiting the supply of engines from Rolls-Royce. 27 August 2010
Beef farmers need immediate support from UK buyersFarmers unions have warned buyers in the beef supply chain that the long-term sustainability of UK production is threatened by continuing low prices. 27 August 2010
MoD urged to explain how it can afford TridentDefence technology suppliers have asked Prime Minister David Cameron to make clear how the UK plans to fund the replacement of the Trident nuclear missile system. 27 August 2010
Xchanging assures investors of its financial healthProcurement outsourcing company Xchanging has said rumours that its finances lack strength are baseless. 27 August 2010
Suppliers are key to promoting health in the UKThe fruit and vegetable industry believes improved supplier relationships could help increase the consumption of its products in the UK. 26 August 2010
Taylor says Collington has 'a really difficult challenge' at WhitehallDeparting commercial director at the Department for Education Ian Taylor has said John Collington, incoming head of procurement at the Cabinet Office's Efficiency and Reform Group, has a tough job ahead. 26 August 2010
Police forces failing to pay vendors on timeA number of police forces in the UK are failing to pay their suppliers promptly, according to a business group. 26 August 2010
Zimbabwe and Swaziland lag behind in procurement reformSwaziland and Zimbabwe risk trailing behind when common procurement systems are introduced among the 19 members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa. 26 August 2010
Procurement Scotland saves taxpayers millionsA procurement organisation in Scotland has saved the country's public sector £60 million since spring 2008 and expects to exceed its 2011 goal. 25 August 2010
Seven South African departments face corruption probeThe procurement practices of seven South African government departments have come under scrutiny by the Special Investigating Unit after president Jacob Zuma ordered a probe into allegations of corruption. 25 August 2010

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OJEU debate misses the point
Let’s ask why are so many organisations so bad at running compliant EU procurement processes? Let’s ask why do they take nine, 12 or 18 months to run competitions the legislation allows to be done in about three? 02 September 2010