Vacuum cleaner maker Dyson is in talks with its UK suppliers this week after its announcement that manufacturing will move to Malaysia.
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Many British companies implement e-commerce solutions with no long-term strategy for how to use them, a new study suggests.
Purchasing will be expected to deliver savings of at least £100 million a year following Royal Bank of Scotland’s takeover of NatWest earlier this month, writes Geraint John.
An American university plans to save $40 million (£24 million) over the next five years through an electronic procurement programme, which is due to commence next month.
Bradford & Bingley’s (B&B) procurement department has been charged with delivering a large slice of the bank’s annual savings target of £30 million.
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The shortage of skilled purchasing and logistics staff means that more than four out of 10 business are expecting recruitment difficulties in these functions, according to a new survey.
Cross-functional training and an emphasis on strategic thinking has helped US firm Bethlehem Steel Corporation (BSC) to cut its annual procurement spend by £109 million.
Photography giant Kodak has changed water suppliers for its 35-acre Harrow site, making an “inset appointment” with water firm Hartlepool - the first for a large user in the south-east and only the seventh nationwide.
Belgian brewer Interbrew is planning “substantial” procurement job losses and a reduction in suppliers following the takeover of British-based Bass Brewers and Whitbread Beer Company, according to an Interbrew UK spokesman.