Purchasing and Procurement News
Improved manufacturing conditions in March boost RBC PMI to highest level so far this year
Job creation at four-month high last month while the rate of input price inflation eased since February
Phoenix awards bus contract to New Flyer
Contract covers 120 40-foot low-floor compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy-duty buses
All-new 2014 Chevy Impala rolls off Oshawa, Ont., assembly line
2014 Chevrolet Impala will be built at Oshawa, Ont., and Detroit-Hamtramck, Mich., assembly plants
Resolute Forest Products releases 2012 annual report
Report includes overview of 2012 sustainability performance
2014 Chevrolet Camaro set to relaunch iconic Z/28 nameplate
Sports coupe is bidding farewell to Canadian production line at top of its game
An education in procurement—Jan/Feb print edition
Each edition, PurchasingB2B profiles a member of Canada’s procurement and supply chain management community.
The real economic driver—Jan/Feb print edition
Resources are not being allocated efficiently—a metaphor for what’s wrong with the Canadian economy
Transport minister asks for review of possible ethics breach at bridge agency
First time government has said publicly it's taking action from Charbonneau commission on Quebec contract corruption
Domtar to acquire Xerox’s US and Canadian paper business
Domtar will market and distribute Xerox-branded paper and print media
Federal budget ‘sends important signal’ to manufacturers: CME
Features several key programs aimed at giving manufacturing firms booster shot
Subaru presents Goodyear with top supplier award
Goodyear achieves 100-percent on-time delivery, reaches quality assurance minimum allowable parts per million rating
Ford brings together suppliers, small businesses
Matchmaking summit designed to help grow Michigan economy
Smiths Detection Supplies radiation detectors to be used by Canadian Border Security
RadSeeker to be deployed at major points of entry to combat radiological, nuclear threats
Federal contracting watchdog digs deeper, finds more cooked deals
Investigation shows evidence of contract splitting, unfair evaluations and dubious contract amendments
Airbus, Indonesian airline sign $24B contract; plane maker’s largest
Lion Air is buying 169 A320s and 65 A321 jets, with first planes set to be delivered in 2014
Samsung reveals new iPhone challenger, keeping heat on Apple
The Galaxy S 4 smart phone features a 5-inch screen on a body slightly smaller than its predecessor
BC firm gets $2M deal for naval mine detecting equipment
International Submarine Engineering supplying two vehicles used to map seafloor



