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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Sunday, October 12, 2008
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Retail boost in Eurozone 
Strong manufacturing expansion and a recovery in the retail sector are signalled in the latest figures from procurement leaders in the Eurozone countries. Analysts NTC Economics say the figures, based on information gathered from companies throughout Europe, show industrial production in the region continued to expand at an annual rate of almost 4 per cent in March.
16:44, 01 May, 2007
Procurement takes a strategic approach
Procurement is now a “relatively mature” function in which proving it can save money has become less important, a conference heard.
17:40, 01 May, 2007
McKinsey study points to people as key assets
Well-trained people are far more important to successful procurement than technology, a study by consultants McKinsey and the Supply Management Institute in Germany has revealed. By Mark Whitehead.
17:26, 01 May, 2007
HSBC has received approval for local incorporation from the China Banking Regulatory Commission
It means that the banking group is one of the first foreign banks to be approved to set up a wholly foreign-owned bank in the Chinese market.
17:23, 01 May, 2007
Fulfilling the Eastern Promise
The China Sourcing Summit - aptly tagged “Seeing is Believing” - brought together 250 sourcing professionals from Europe and the rest of the world to discuss and share their thoughts on the China sourcing phenomenon. Organised by the Supply Management Institute and the German Chamber for Trade and Industry in Shanghai, the event signified the ongoing collaboration between Western businesses and Chinese economies.
17:52, 01 May, 2007
Aberdeen survey says saving money is the key
Procurement leaders must join forceswith finance chiefs to produce savings figures, according to a report by a leading research organisation. The US-based Aberdeen Group says “tangible cost savings” are “by far the most important value metric” revealed by a survey of senior procurement executives.
17:44, 01 May, 2007
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