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Major programme unveiled


An ambitious scheme to spread CIPS’s influence among unqualified purchasers was launched at the conference. The corporate partnership programme (CPP) will provide a mixture of certification, training and networking to large companies looking to ramp up their purchasing expertise.
Reuters Business Insight


Software firms’ alliance


Construction software companies Ramesys and RCS have teamed up to offer their combined range of financial management and procurement packages. The products include Ramesys’s web portal Xchange, which links contractors with builders’ merchants.
Car firm embraces Europe


BMW looks set to use more European suppliers for its Rover plant, which could mean cutting the number of UK suppliers. The car manufacturer, which started using euros for its supplier contracts last year, said it expected some suppliers either to transfer production from British plants to factories inside the eurozone, or to cut their links with Rover.
Cash for aircraft makers


The minister for competitiveness has announced a £3 million investment to encourage UK civil aircraft manufacturers and suppliers to develop environmentally friendly technology.
‘Take time installing IT’
The supply chain manager for a major US electronics manufacturer has warned firms to “go slow” when introducing IT communications solutions, writes Elizabeth Bellamy.
Supply is key to success


The key to the success of UK manufacturing is the development of strategic relationships across the supply chain, according to Nick Scheele, the chairman of carmaker Ford of Europe. Speaking at the Manufacturing Institute in Manchester last week, Scheele said that responsiveness could only be delivered by a “cradle to the grave” approach to supply chains.
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CAs: a bright performance
According to the AAT’s Assessment Manager, many of June’s CA candidates’ sparkled
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