Welcome Saturday, March 20, 2010
Supply Chain Management (SCM) News
Poor procurement costs UK public sector £15bn a year
The UK public sector is "squandering" at least £25bn a year because of poorly managed procurement and outsourcing processes, new research claims.
US faces rare earth supply chain 'crisis'
The US is facing an "impending crisis" in the supply of rare earth elements, a consortium of firms has claimed.
08:56, 19 Mar, 2010
Canada-based group patches up supply chain for 11 hospitals
Champlain Health Supply Services (CHSS), a newly formed shared service organisation that provides integrated supply chain services to 11 hospitals in the greater Ottawa area, has implemented technology to increase efficiencies for its participating hospitals.
09:08, 17 Mar, 2010
Asia Pacific to fire up defence procurement bonanza
A growing need to source modern technologies to replace ageing equipment is leading to a spike in the procurement of land defence systems in the Asia Pacific region, new research reveals.
08:54, 16 Mar, 2010
Firm calls for better tracking in US food supply chain
Recent food recalls in the US due to possible salmonella contamination underscores the importance of better tracking within the food supply chain, it has been claimed.
08:59, 15 Mar, 2010
China's car firms gear up for Western logistics model
China's car companies are poised to adopt a Western outsourced model of logistics to cope with booming volumes and more demanding consumers, it has been claimed.
10:31, 12 Mar, 2010
Provident Capital Ventures acquires GSCS
Provident Capital Ventures has acquired and recapitalised Global Supply Chain Solutions, a Texas-based company which offers supply chain and materials management services to the electronic manufacturing industry.
08:57, 12 Mar, 2010
Analysis: Relationships key to handling logistics spend
In early 2010, logistics is a one way market. The price of fuel is rising, sustainability is being forced higher up the agenda and the indicators point to this area of spend growing out of its recessionary doldrums. This leaves procurement with some difficult decisions to make.
09:15, 11 Mar, 2010
BP Exploration inks new supply chain deal
Advanced Supply Chain International (ASCI) and BP Exploration (Alaska) (BPXA) have signed a new contract for supply chain management services, it was announced yesterday.
08:49, 11 Mar, 2010
Optimisation project boosts military bridging firm's order capacity
WFEL, a private equity-owned tactical military bridging specialist, has completed a project to increase its order capacity without incurring capital expenditure.
08:48, 10 Mar, 2010
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