This topic features articles on supplier relations and how procurement and supply professionals deal with vendors. It includes how to build relationships and partnerships, measure performance and encourage innovation from vendors.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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John Lewis recycles more than half its wasteThe John Lewis Partnership diverted more than half its operational waste from landfill last financial year, an increase of 49 per cent on the previous year.
25 August 2010
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Rio Tinto adopts online expense management systemGlobal mining giant Rio Tinto hopes to cut costs and boost compliance by using internet-based software to manage expenses filed by 20,000 staff.
24 August 2010
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European road transport costs soarEuropean road transport prices rose by 13.5 per cent in the second quarter of this year, research from consultancy firm Capgemini has found.
24 August 2010
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Major cement producer to expand in southern AfricaCement buyers in southern Africa could benefit from falling prices and greater security of supply with the opening of a plant by Ohorongo Cement in January 2011.
24 August 2010
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Insolvencies leap for government vendorsPublic spending cuts have begun to threaten the viability of UK government suppliers, research has found.
23 August 2010
