Browsing: Procurement Mandate

**Africa:** Afreximbank unveils a $3 billion revolving fund to finance intra-African refined petroleum imports, aiming to boost local refining capacity,…

**Lagos:** The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Chain Management of Nigeria warns government neglect of procurement rules enables resource…

**Europe**: Medium-sized European manufacturers lead globally by embracing exceptional transparency and collaborative data sharing in supply chains, outperforming peers in…

**United States:** The US economy is at risk of a severe recession following an anticipated 80% drop in trade with…

**Global:** Porsche is grappling with declining demand in China and US tariff-induced margin pressures, revising 2025 forecasts downward. The firm…

**Brussels**: The EU’s Deforestation Regulation, effective from December 2025, imposes strict traceability and sourcing rules on paper products, impacting print…

**Global:** The harbour management software market is projected to grow from US$ 1.6 billion in 2024 to US$ 3.3 billion…

**USA:** Daily Harvest adopts Tive’s advanced temperature and location tracking technology to monitor frozen vegan goods across complex third-party logistics…

**Bengaluru**: Bosch has unveiled Supply Chain Studio, a cloud-based platform aimed at streamlining India’s fragmented logistics with solutions for transport,…

**Likely USA-based: **This article outlines the importance of service level agreements (SLAs) in vendor contract management, highlighting the role of…

**United States**: Albertsons, a leading US food and drug retailer, has told suppliers it will not accept tariff-related cost increases…

**Global:** The smartphone market grew by 1% in Q1 2025 with Samsung leading at 20% share. Apple rose to 18%,…

**Fiji**: Facing global supply constraints, Fiji’s Health Ministry continues monthly procurement of essential intravenous fluids to prevent shortages, employing conservation…

**Canada**: The Canadian construction sector is struggling with supply chain disruptions affecting the development of student residences. Material shortages and…

**Global business context:** CFOs are shifting from reactive to proactive vendor risk management by embedding due diligence during onboarding, leveraging…