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Supply chain: sales & operations planning

Effective and dedicated sales and operations planning (S&OP) is a crucial aspect of any successful business.

Petra secures loan for diamond mine expansion

London-listed Petra Diamonds has announced that the IFC has agreed to a $25 million loan to expand Petra’s Finsch Diamond Mine in South Africa.

Ballast Nedam to construct biomass power plant

Dutch construction and engineering company Ballast Nedam is to be part of a consortium that will build a new biomass power plant in the port of Delfzijl in the Netherlands later

Amazon to create 900 UK jobs

Online retailing giant Amazon has announced that more than 900 new permanent and temporary jobs will be created over the next five years with the opening of its new customer ser

Elbit Systems wins $62 million contract

Israel’s Elbit Systems has won a contract worth $62 million to upgrade the Korean Air Force’s C-130 transport aircraft.

Alan M. Clegg

Alan M. Clegg, founder and executive chairman of Red Crescent Resources Ltd, talks trust, global warming, and the danger of assumption.

IT projects doomed to fail

Three quarters of respondents to a new survey believe their IT projects are doomed to fail from the very beginning.

Finance: Taxes

Greg Crabtree shares his ideas on how to simplify the overcomplicated US tax system, for the benefit of entrepreneurs and the economy as a whole.

How the perception of corruption deters foreign companies in China ÔÇô but shouldnÔÇÖt

Rather than categorising a different business approach as malpractice, make an effort to understand China’s complex, diverse philosophy and culture

Xstrata Alloys

Upturn in European O&G deals

After a poor showing in the second quarter of 2013, there were signs of renewed M&A activity in the third

Cut freight costs with intermodal transportation

Intermodal transportation is becoming increasing popular in the United States, with the price of road fuel likely to stay high for some time, and new government road safety regu

Out of sight not out of mind

As globalization increasingly becomes a reality, organizations need good visibility, communication and understanding of their extended supply chain to overcome challenges and ul