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    2. Africa’s trade ties with China in spotlight as Xi visits

      Explore BDlive (Mar 24 2013)

      Africa’s trade ties with China in spotlight as Xi visits ...imary goods and sells us manufactured ones. This was also the essence of colonialism," Mr Sanusi wrote in the Financial Times this month. "Africa is now willingly opening itself up to a new form of imperialism ... We mus... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reuters   IMF   Beijing

    3. Heineken looks to local sourcing to boost African endeavour

      Explore Google FeedBurner (Mar 12 2013) Sourcing , Manufacturing & Automotive

      Heineken looks to local sourcing to boost African endeavour ...xpansion into Africa and Southeast Asia. Local sourcing is expected to be a key part of this. Speaking to the Financial Times, John Dover, general manager of Heineken Ethiopia, said: "As a brewer we are very committed to... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Africa   Financial Times

    4. Heineken looks to local sourcing to boost African endeavour

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Mar 12 2013) Sourcing , Manufacturing & Automotive

      Heineken looks to local sourcing to boost African endeavour ...xpansion into Africa and Southeast Asia. Local sourcing is expected to be a key part of this. Speaking to the Financial Times, John Dover, general manager of Heineken Ethiopia, said: "As a brewer we are very committed to... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Africa   Financial Times

    5. Artificial Intelligence and the Supply Chain

      Explore Enterra Insights (Sep 14 2012) Procurement Technology

      ... of Advanced Technology Services, a manufacturing equipment maintenance company in Peoria, Illinois, told the Financial Times, "People coming out of high school just don't have the skills necessary to work in this indust... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Financial Times   Lora Cecere

    6. Rising protectionist measures warping global sourcing landscape

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Jun 8 2012) Sourcing

      Rising protectionist measures warping global sourcing landscape ...m. I am very concerned to see the sharp rise in trade-restrictive measures in the last few months alone," the Financial Times reports De Gucht as saying. The measures range from non-tariff barriers to restrictions on exp... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   India   Brazil   Mexico

    7. Key Principles to Avoid Business Disruption and Brand Reputation

      Explore Supply Chain Nation (Apr 5 2012)

      ...ve immediately as it battles to clear up a backlog of containers at clogged European terminals.” In addition, Financial Times reported that Maersk had earlier decided to cut capacity on the Asia-North Europe route by 9 p... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Financial Times

    8. Trade war intensifies between China and US

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Mar 13 2012)

      Trade war intensifies between China and US

      After cooling down following a visit by Chinese vice president Xi Jinping to the United States, trade tensions between China and the western world have once again begun to boil over protectionism claims.

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      Mentions:   European Union   Japan   China

    9. P&G in $10bn cost-cutting drive

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Feb 24 2012) Value creation , Retail & CPG/FMCG

      P&G in $10bn cost-cutting drive ...d that a further 4,100 will be lost during the 2013 fiscal year. Bob McDonald, P&G; chief executive, told the Financial Times that, “We realise that we have to do it. The environment necessitates it.” “This should make u... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Reuters   Financial Times

    10. Companies wary of supplier failures

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Jan 27 2012) Risk Management , Supplier Diversity , Supplier Relationship Management

      ...e findings from the latest late payment survey conducted by credit rating agency Experian and reported in the Financial Times, shows the length of time it takes companies to pay their suppliers reduced in Q4 2011. In the... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Financial Times

    11. General Motor consolidates advertising into single $3bn contract

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Jan 25 2012) Manufacturing & Automotive , Marketing & Advertising

      ...d agency would bring "significant efficiencies which translate into cost savings", a GM spokesperson told the Financial Times. They would not, however, disclose the amount of these cost savings. However, the company poin... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   India   Brazil   China

    12. Ikea deterred from India investment by sourcing restrictions

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Jan 23 2012) Sourcing , Retail & CPG/FMCG

      ...al sourcing requirements. Mikael Ohlsson, chief executive of the world's largest furniture retailer, told the Financial Times that India's requirements that foreign single-brand retailers source 30% of their goods from l... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   India   Financial Times

    13. Change in Chinese customs regulations to help streamline global retail supply chains

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Jan 20 2012) Retail & CPG/FMCG , Transport & Logistics

      ...ource increasing levels of sorting functions to so-called "bonded logistics parks" in China. According to the Financial Times report, these tightly guarded warehouse parks give firms far more flexibility to hold goods fo... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Shanghai   China   Financial Times

    14. Apple shines the spotlight on suppliers. Why now?

      Explore Procurement Blog (Jan 16 2012) Procurement Ethics , Supplier Relationship Management

      ...round the world. It's not just procurement and supply chain magazines that are interested in this, so are the Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times, the BBC and most other major newspapers around the world. * Apple shin... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Apple   Financial Times   Tim Cook

    15. Iron ore prices hit high on severe weather

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Jan 13 2012) Metals & Minerals

      ...o see the iron ore price trend up during the first quarter," said Colin Hamilton, analyst at Macquarie to the Financial Times adding "We would however acknowledge that no pick-up at all in end user steel demand in China ... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Australia   Brazil   China

    16. Buoyant BASF targets huge cost savings and doubling profits

      Explore Procurement Leaders Network (Nov 30 2011) Value creation , Manufacturing & Automotive

      ...rozone break-up and cautious clients across Europe. BASF's chief executive, Kurt Bock, said, according to the Financial Times, that Europe would "get its act together at the end of the day" and that the company was not p... (Read Full Article)

      Mentions:   Financial Times

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