Purchasing and Procurement
New pressures, changing priorities for procurement leaders: research
Budgets, staff remain flat as procurement leaders search for ways to support profitable growth
Quebec giving $1B in support to buyers of Bombardier CSeries
Interest-bearing loans will represent up to 10% of the value.
KBR lands contract with Shell Canada Energy
Project will use carbon capture and storage technologies to reduce CO2 emissions
CAE gets contract worth $215M for training equipment, services
Military contracts had total value of $130-million; commercial deals worth $85-million
Porsche goes plug-in
With the second generation of the Panamera, Porsche is introducing the world’s first plug-in hybrid to the luxury class.
Fed budget endorses job creation plan linked to future military purchases
Report's author recommended leverage $490 billion in defence spending over the next 20 years
WABCO wins Daimler Supplier Award for outstanding performance
Company wins its 2012 Daimler Supplier Award in the Electrics/Electronics category
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.
