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Archive for December, 2008

Purchasing management symposium

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

How to control the purchasing cost and risk, protect the profit for the organization under the situation of economic crisis worldwide? Organized by “Purchasing Today” magazine, JustLink Consulting and Purchaser Saloon, The Purchasing Management Symposium is arranged early 2009 on Jan10 at Shanghai World Financial Center. Purchasing experts from well-known multinational companies will discuss the different […]

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Tips of vendor demos

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Customer-site vendor demos are a great way for customers to vet products and the company, how do you get the most out of a vendor demo? Stephen Guth’s new article “Getting the Most Out of Vendor Demos” on The Vendor Management Office Blog shows you some basic guidelines to ensure that the time is well […]

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Wal-Mart to require RFID tagging from Chinese suppliers

Monday, December 8th, 2008

From RFID News: “Retail behemoth Wal-Mart will require its Chinese suppliers to use RFID tagging to label shipments as of January 2009. Stricter requirements began to be introduced in October of this year, but by next year, the standards will effect all of Wal-Mart’s more than 1,000 Chinese suppliers. RFID tagging is expected to cost […]

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