Unilever boosts open innovation programme
Source : Procurement Leaders
Consumer-goods giant Unilever has launched an online open innovation system to help it achieve its goal of doubling revenues while reducing its environmental impact.
Source : Procurement Leaders
Consumer-goods giant Unilever has launched an online open innovation system to help it achieve its goal of doubling revenues while reducing its environmental impact.
Source : Procurement Leaders
A major sourcing event is set to kick off on the 28th March in Taipei City as the Chinese government looks to help local businesses overcome the difficulties they have faced from the global economic slowdown.
Source : Procurement Leaders
Moves to improve the oversight of US drug supply chains has been welcomed by industry groups.
Allan Coukell, director of medical programmes at the Pew Health Group, said that the introduction of a bipartisan discussion draft on US drug safety would bring the county one step closer to closing gaps in oversight of the US pharmaceutical supply.
Source : Procurement Leaders
The UK government has initiated a plan designed to recycle precious metals, including gold and platinum, estimated to be worth millions of pounds a year.
The UK Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman said that, currently, millions of pounds a year are being wasted as consumer goods such as laptops containing precious metals are dumped in landfill sites.
Source : Procurement Leaders
The East Japan Earthquake, which occurred a year ago, has prompted “extensive discussion” about supply chain resilience, a new report reveals.
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HeidelbergCement, the German cement maker, has reported higher profits for 2011, helped by its efficiency programme which produced larger than expected cost savings.
Through the “FOX 2013” programme Heidelberg cut $240m more off its annual costs than it planned and was achieved despite substantial increases in energy prices and a significant drop in price for C02 emission certificates.
Workers say they were terminated after stopping work on protest, but company says pay is at going rate
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There will be a growing focus on cost reductions through implementation of initiatives such as indirect procurement, new research predicts
More than half of Fortune 1000 executives are focused on cost reduction strategies for delivering earnings and funding growth in 2012, according to the recent survey commissioned by Procurian and conducted by Harris Interactive.
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Facilities management service delivery is reaching “turning point” as traditional models fail to meet client requirements, experts have warned.
A new poll of 130 facilities managers found that companies are frustrated by the limitations of outsourcing on a lowest cost single service model - which is the most common procurement route today.