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		<title>Have I missed something?</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/have-i-missed-something/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 10:25:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Trevor Black</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fraud & corruption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public sector]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purchasing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[francis maude]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trevor Black is concerned details of "tough contract negotiations" and procurement fraud is damaging the perception of public purchasing.]]></description>
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		<title>Making the most of your people</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/making-the-most-of-your-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Woodham</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Supply chain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Business plans are dependent on the people implementing them so organisations must take time to understand the capabilities required, says Tom Woodham.]]></description>
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		<title>African adventure</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/african-adventure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 10:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Leach</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Purchasing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Southern Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adam Leach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIPS Pan African Conference]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There is a big appetite for robust procurement policies and procedures in Africa, finds Adam Leach.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Be a predictor&#8217;, purchasers told</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/be-a-predictor-purchasers-told/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/be-a-predictor-purchasers-told/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 09:47:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Ellinor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Careers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purchasing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Institute for Supply Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ISM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[J Shipman gold medal award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Cavinato]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norbert Ore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Ellinor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The winner of the highest award issued by the US purchasing institute, the ISM, has urged buyers to identify trends and interpret what they mean for stakeholders to add value.]]></description>
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		<title>How will the Middle East deal with its procurement challenges?</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/how-will-the-middle-east-deal-with-its-procurement-challenges/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 10:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Snell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Purchasing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CIPS Middle East Conference]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Doha]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dubai]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paul Snell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qatar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The demands on buyers in the region will be huge, but there are significant opportunities on offer as a result.]]></description>
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		<title>Saving graces</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/saving-graces/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/saving-graces/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rebecca Ellinor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CPOs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Pitman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lord Ad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rebecca Ellinor]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.supplymanagement.com/?p=5760</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s been a flurry of CPO appointments announced in the past month. Businesses hiring new purchasing chiefs include Philips, Diageo, Chrysler and KPN. After having already faced four years of economic restraint, purchasing heads at companies operating in the US and Europe will have to be even more creative in finding ways to cut costs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Time to tear up  the travel policy?</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/time-to-tear-up-%e2%80%a8the-travel-policy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul Snell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Purchasing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paul Snell]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A contributor to a recent study into the future of corporate travel suggested one of the major sources of stress exists because providers “are not incentivised to make life any easier for passengers”. The same criticism could levelled at some business travel processes and policies. They are in place for the company’s benefit, not the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team spirit</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/team-spirit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/team-spirit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Russell Turley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stakeholder]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[EMEA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Norland  Managed Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russell Turley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[supply chain]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.supplymanagement.com/?p=5764</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From frosty beginnings, Russell Turley now has a close relationship with procurement, where ideas and best practice are shared for the good of all.]]></description>
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		<title>Time versus travel</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/time-versus-travel/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/time-versus-travel/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stefan Stern</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[First person]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business travel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stefan Stern]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.supplymanagement.com/?p=5771</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With limitations put on business travel due to pressure of cost and the environment, should we use our resources, including our time, more wisely?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Watch your mouth</title>
		<link>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/watch-your-mouth/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.supplymanagement.com/2012/05/watch-your-mouth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 06:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Mayers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Soapbox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SRM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supply chain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bedside manner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mike Mayers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The head of business processes at  NHS Stockport thinks buyers should  consider their bedside manner.]]></description>
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