Procurement Gains Status as a Result of the Great Recession
Region: United StatesMore than 70 percent of purchasing functions now report directly to boards of directors and more than a quarter report directly to chief executive officers, according to the 2010 Global Chief Procurement Officer Su... more
Views: 829Clock goes ahead one hour in Bangladesh
Region: Bangladesh[Note from GroundReport: This article needs more sourcing] To save the electricity & to use maximum daylight, Bangladesh moves the clock one hour from today (Friday). That means Bangladesh would virtuall... more
Views: 1926EU may increase Savings Guarantee
Region: Ireland
Ireland (GroundReport) - According to reports, the finance minister of Ireland has said the European Union is mulling increasing government guarantees for private savings in banks across the 27-nation bloc. Irish ... more
Views: 1123Cooking with... Solar Power?
Region: United States
We live in the Southwest and use our solar cookers year-round. Our large one works best when cooking meat, potatoes, stews and items that require a longer cooking time at a higher temperature. We don’t ea... more
Views: 1093e-LYNXX Again Named One of Top Procurement Firms in North America
Region: PennsylvaniaFor the fourth consecutive year, e-LYNXX Corporation has been named one of the top 100 procurement firms in the United States and Canada by editors of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. &ldquo... more
Views: 716Make Procurement a Priority to Achieve Significant Cost Reductions in 2012
Region: United StatesA wise New Year’s resolution is to assess how more can be done with existing resources. This is certainly true as organizations continue to look for ways to squeeze every penny out of every dollar. One proven way of ... more
Views: 1449Michael Granger Named to e-LYNXX Corporation Board of Directors
Region: United StatesMichael Granger of Chicago, Illinois, has been named to the board of directors of e-LYNXX Corporation, a leader in procurement innovation and management in the United States and Canada. “Michael’s expe... more
Views: 1045No U.S. Housing Bubble – Just Poor Financial Judgment
Region: United StatesOn March 28, 2008, The Wall Street Journal published a piece by Michael M. Phillips on the destructive behavior of an alarming number of disgruntled homeowners that have found themselves in the final throes of foreclosure ... more
Views: 1835Daylight Savings Time Savings Disputed
Region: United StatesNow that spring has come we Americans have mostly moved our clocks forward with the change to Daylight Savings Time (DST). Some lawmakers and others have advocated year-round DST in order to save energy. The Wa... more
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