- 29
- JAN
- 2010
Kraft faces graft to avoid meltdown
Author: Maggie Slowik - Categories: Risk, Procurement Strategy
As culture clashes come, this, in the business world at least, is as big as they get. Kraft's fiercely resisted (at least for a time) acquisition of Cadbury has seen one of the driving forces of the corporate world across the Atlantic join forces with a company that remains, for many, quintessentially English. more
- 21
- JAN
- 2010
Google limping in the battlefield of China
Author: Amy Huntley - Categories: Global Sourcing, Risk, Technology & Apps
In its latest move, Google appears to be defying the Chinese government by declaring it will stop self-censoring its search engine and could leave the world's largest internet market after email accounts of human rights activists were hacked into. more
- 18
- JAN
- 2010
Vietnam looms large as Asian giants come under threat
Author: Michelle Perkins - Categories: Global Sourcing, Risk
As labour costs continue to spiral in both India and China, a number of South Asian countries appear well placed to capitalise – and Vietnam is at the head of the queue. more
- 15
- JAN
- 2010
Procurement buys-in to SIM in effort to supply stability
Author: Michelle Perkins - Categories: Global Sourcing, Risk
Supplier information management (SIM) - three little words that could make a big difference in procurement over the next decade. more
