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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'40/40/20' approach cuts Shell consultancy spendEmploying this concept of where value is delivered to the business has reduced the cost of professional services to the oil and gas firm.
26 April 2012
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Market conditions not the only outsourcing driver, buyers warnedWhile economic conditions may make outsourcing services appear attractive, it needs other enablers to make it successful, a panel of senior buyers believes.
26 April 2012
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Don't forget small suppliers in strategic sourcingOrganisations could make significant savings by ensuring small purchases go through contracted vendors, according to a CPO Agenda webinar.
26 April 2012
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Coca-Cola rewards suppliers for sustainability efforts"We must look beyond minimising our impact and towards collaboration with our suppliers across our value chain," said Stephen Moorhouse, vice president, supply chain at Coca-Cola Enterprises.
23 April 2012
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Sharing information key to successful supply chain collaborationBuyers and suppliers are on the same page when it comes to what they want from their partners.
28 March 2012
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Don't let suppliers become the untouchables, urges the Yorkshire MafiaSenior purchasers have encouraged buyers to continually challenge the business about vendor selection, and push suppliers to build credibility with procurement.
20 March 2012
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McDonald's awards sustainable suppliersThe fast-food chain particularly praised one of its vendors for supporting an orphanage through a Canadian charity.
19 March 2012
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McLaren takes pole position in sustainable procurement"We're always looking for new ways to reduce weight, improve efficiency, streamline systems and refine manufacturing processes," Martin Whitmarsh, team principal at McLaren Mercedes.
17 March 2012
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get on and do itNorland provides facilities management for buildings including Wembley Stadium, the Royal Hospital Chelsea and Greater London Authority. Rebecca Ellinor speaks to procurement director Rachel Lee about how she runs its purchasing operation.
15 March 2012
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Don't ignore smaller consultancies, buyers told"There is a massively rich and diverse range of SME consultancies not getting the same access to the market," chief executive of Management Consultancies Association.
15 March 2012
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Has UK public sector gone ''framework crazy''?"Everybody seems to want to create frameworks for everything under the sun," Eddie Regan, senior procurement consultant, BIP Solutions.
14 March 2012
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Contract renegotiation to save taxpayer £200 millionThe UK government has reduced the amount it will pay a major IT provider over the next five years.
14 March 2012
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Procurement the 'face of Red Bull Racing' to suppliersCharles Bamlett, head of procurement at Red Bull Racing: "Aerospace have got months and years to make parts, we have days."
08 March 2012
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Economist tells Scottish MPs of procurement failingsMargaret Cuthbert criticised the purchasing process for the Forth Replacement Crossing arguing that smaller Scottish businesses were shut out.
08 March 2012
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Buyers told to cut out illegally sourced wood risk"We're firing off a warning shot that there is one year to go before the regulation becomes law" the Timber Trade Federation says buyers should prepare now for the European Timber Regulation or face criminal charges.
08 March 2012
