Browsing: Procurement

Skills for Logistics has teamed up with the Scottish Qualification Authority, Skills Development Scotland, and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, to develop both a SVQ Level 3 in Procurement, and an Apprenticeship Framework there

Arriva’s David Loseby will be joining forces with Network Rail’s Jim Carter, to discuss the role of procurement within supply chain finance, at this year’s Supply Chain Finance Summit

UK retailers could increase their profits by 4.8 per cent by better procurement – that amounts to £1.3 billion across the industry

Procurement specialist Prestige Purchasing has warned catering and hospitality operators that they will need to take steps to mitigate the impact of a continued surge in food inflation, which is expected to rise further in 2013 and beyond

Sustainability and corporate social responsibility has dropped to the bottom of the procurement agenda when it comes to choosing a supplier, according to a study by Office Depot. But that is likely to change in a couple of years

The top entries for this year’s Sourcing & Procurement Award were: Travis Perkins, Unilever Supply Chain Company, Vodafone, and Babcock International Group – Marine and Technology Division

The European Commission has set out plans to modernise public procurement within the European Union saying it had become a priority in view of current budgetary constraints