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Supply chain complexity a restraint to Boeing profitability
Global - July 29, 2010
A report by the Financial Times claims that Boeing profitability will be
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UK PM Cameron discusses procurement in India
Global - July 29, 2010
UK Prime Minister David Cameron is in India for discussions with the country's leaders
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Indian outsourcers in recruitment boom
India - July 29, 2010
Technology outsourcing companies in India are rapidly upscaling their workforces as the
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Supplier Market: Business Insurance
July 29, 2010
This supplier market report investigates the business insurance market in Europe.
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The Measures that Matter: Procurement and the Business Aligned
July 12, 2010
Our new Executive Research tackles organisational alignment, examining the challenges f
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Where maverick spend goes too far
July 30, 2010
Procurement is a high risk function, where high volumes of transactions and heavy expendit
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Powering the green revolution
July 27, 2010
Not only has the recession slowed economic growth but it has also stalled environmental de
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Radio frequency identification in fish stock to net big savings
July 23, 2010
An experiment in the North Sea has successfully brought modern warehouse management techni
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What skills does a successful category manager need?
July 22, 2010
The procurement function has dramatically changed from its previous role of purchasing and
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Procurement failing to set the benchmark
July 17, 2010
Back in 2008 research by the Procurement Leaders Network revealed that as many as 95% of C
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