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Buyers have different requirements for distributors
Global - February 8, 2010
There are tactical buyers who focus on finding parts at the best possible price, often
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Defence procurement to be become campaign point in run up elections
United Kingdom - February 8, 2010
Excerpts from a speech to be given today by UK opposition defence spokesman Liam Fox ha
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US manufacturing sees radical shift
United States - February 5, 2010
US manufacturing is currently undergoing a drastic restructuring as business owners are
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Latest strategy
Country Risk: Indonesia
February 8, 2010
The latest Country Risk report looks at the challenges facing, and opportunities in, so
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Country Risk: Vietnam
February 1, 2010
Our latest Country Risk report looks at the operational risks and challenges in Vietnam
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Seeing suppliers as allies the key to demand management battle
February 3, 2010
It would be easy to assume that the mere mention of demand management would be enough to b
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Lock up your data – software security under scrutiny
February 2, 2010
This weekend the Sunday Times reported that MI5 claimed the Chinese government "represents
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Demand management could raise question of credibility
February 1, 2010
If any trend provided evidence of procurement's changing role, then it's demand management
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Kraft faces graft to avoid meltdown
January 29, 2010
As culture clashes come, this, in the business world at least, is as big as they get. Kraf
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Google limping in the battlefield of China
January 21, 2010
In its latest move, Google appears to be defying the Chinese government by declaring it wi
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