Welcome Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Value Creation News
Analysis: A lack of lending hits supply chains
"You can always get money," says Professor Richard Wilding of the Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management, at the Cranfield School of Management, "it depends how much you have to pay for it."
Entrepreneurial suppliers benefit from matchmaking
The US economy is benefitting from a tide of "unexpected" entrepreneurs thanks to a non-profit programme at increasing supplier diversity, it has been claimed.
09:16, 22 Jan, 2010
UK service sector facing ‘tough’ operating conditions
The UK service sector maintained a modest rate of expansion during November in the face of "tough" operating conditions, new research reveals.
09:46, 04 Dec, 2009
'Mega Monday' shoppers rush online
Yesterday (Monday 30th November) was one of the busiest ever days for online shopping in the UK as consumers buy their gifts and shopping on the internet in time for Christmas, according to Visa Europe.
10:05, 01 Dec, 2009
Global business confidence 'surging back'
Business confidence has come "surging back" across the majority of global industries, according to new research.
09:19, 01 Dec, 2009
Streamlining procurement to help BA-Iberia save £360m
Improved procurement and sourcing efficiencies could help BA achieve "synergy" savings of €400m (£360m) after it merges with Spanish airline Iberia.
09:30, 16 Nov, 2009
Surge in Procure 21 health projects ‘politically motivated’
It has been claimed that the value of projects begun under the Procure 21 health framework has increased by almost 100 per cent during the last year in a 'politically motivated' rush to initiate schemes before a change of government.
09:25, 15 Sep, 2009
BP sets sight on further efficiencies
Despite having already saved more than $2bn in the first half of 2009, a halving of profits at oil behemoth BP has meant that the company's executives can't take their eyes of the ball.
09:12, 29 Jul, 2009
The worst of the recession is over, says BCC
The lowest point of the recession has been reached, according to the British Chambers of Commerce, but a recovery is still some way off.
10:58, 07 Jul, 2009
UK economy set to spring back into growth in 2010
Two leading business groups have predicted a spring 2010 recovery for the UK economy, although any upturn would be “small and fragile”.
09:04, 20 Apr, 2009
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