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The chemicals industry has been urged to improve its supply chain knowledge and efficiencies or miss out on innovation, eventually losing competitiveness.
Lincolnshire County Council has appointed its first corporate procurement manager to drive efficiencies and progress towards targets set in the government’s national procurement strategy.
1 February 2005, Glasgow
Network Rail has denied reports that it plans to bring track renewal in-house after a similar strategy for maintenance made savings.
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (Pasa) is set to take on more procurement responsibility following the results of a major review announced last Thursday.
Hospitals in North Wales will use only locally sourced beef under a £120,000-a-year deal unveiled last week.
Scarborough Borough Council could find itself £3.1 million out of pocket after a damning audit report revealed “unfair and unlawful” contracts were awarded in its management of a major coastal protection scheme.
Robin Higgins is looking at supplier rationalisation following his appointment as procurement and contracts officer at Canterbury Christ Church University College.
A proposed purchasing initiative for housing associations could slash the national cost of repairing Britain's social accommodation by up to £1.5 billion a year.