Browsing: Sourcing and procurement

UK manufacturing has another strong month in January, according to the Purchasing Manager’s Index, produced by Markit for the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply

The Purchasing Managers’ Index for manufacturing rose to a sixteen year high in December as strong export growth pushed rates of expansion in output and new orders to the highest since May

The UK service sector continued to expand during November, supported by a further increase in new business, the latest CIPS/Markit business activity index reveals

UK manufacturing hit a 16 year high in November, according to the Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index

Achilles has re-launched THEMiS, a specialist web-based procurement decision support package aimed at utilities, public sector and private organisations in the UK and Ireland

Former Asda distribution director David Gibbons has launched “The Logistics People” with the promise of an innovative approach to workforce procurement

UK manufacturing growth accelerated for the first time in seven months in October, the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers Index reveals

Some 65 per cent of procurement and supply chain leaders feel the economy is showing clear signs of recovery from the recession, according to Capgemini’s 2010 Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey

Logistics outsourcing has increased in the past year, but spending on third party logistics services overall has decreased, according to the 15th annual third party logistics study

In August the UK service sector grew at its lowest rate in sixteen months, but a double dip recession remains unlikely, according to the Markit/CIPS purchasing manager’s index for August