Apple’s Supplier Responsibility Progress Report 2012 Highlights from the report: In 2011, Apple conducted 229 audits throughout the supply chain — an 80 percent increase over 2010 — including more than 100 first-time audits. This year Apple added more detailed and specialized audits that focus on safety and the environment. Apple-designed training programs have educated […]
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2012 APICS International Conference & Expo
2012 APICS International Conference & Expo This year’s APICS conference will take place in Denver on October 14-16. Here we will examine strategies for aligning the entire supply network around a single goal and significantly improving performance. APICS 2012 will attract more than 1500 attendees from 39 different countries, offering a range of learning and […]
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, December 2011
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, December 2011 National report (USA), released by ISM on January 3 2012. The report was issued on January 3 by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The PMI registered 53.9 percent, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from November’s reading […]
HAPPY NEW 2012
HAPPY NEW 2012 The i-Procure.com team wishes you a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, November 2011
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, November 2011 National report (USA), released by ISM on December 1 2011. The report was issued on December 1 by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The PMI registered 52.7 percent, an increase of 1.9 percentage points from October’s reading […]
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business, September 2011
Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, September 2011 National report (USA), released by ISM on October 3 2011. Economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in September for the 26th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 28th consecutive month, say the nation’s supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. The […]
Lean Principles in procurement
Lean Principles in procurement In the August 2011 issue of Inside Supply Management, Lisa Arnseth (Senior writer) is writing about about how Lean process methodologies are part of the global procurement leadership culture at Capital One Financial Corporation. Here we have compiled some of the highlights from her article “Transforming Traditional Lean Principles”. Implementing lean […]