McDonald's ends ‘confusion’ over Olympic food sourcing
Source : Procurement Leaders
McDonald’s has been seeking to reassure British farmers that it is committed to sourcing products from domestic producers.
Chrysler 'gives teeth' to supplier diversity programme
Source : Procurement Leaders
US automotive giant Chrysler has beefed up its minority supplier purchasing programme according to its purchasing chief.
Part of the company’s diversity policy, which was adopted last year, means that a tier-one supplier’s risk of losing business with Chrysler was increased if it doesn’t meet the automaker’s minority purchasing goals.
Software opens up $300bn in corporate spend to US small businesses
Source : Procurement Leaders
Fifteen large US corporations yesterday unveiled a scheme designed to open up their combined $300bn annual spend on goods and services to small businesses.
Siemens makes illegal windmill deal in occupied Western Sahara
Source : Newstime Africa
Auteur : Peter Kenworthy
Procurement fraud allegations haunt China Mobile
Source : Procurement Leaders
China Mobile’s vice president and executive director in charge of procurement has resigned following an ongoing bribery investigation.
Lu Xiangdong, a senior executive at the world’s largest mobile operator by subscribers, stepped down because of his inability to perform his duties “under his current personal circumstances”, according to the Financial Times.