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Capital investment outlook dims

April 2, 2013 Comments Off

Fewer executives are planning to make a capital investment in their business during the coming months, with investment expectations among Australian businesses fading in the lead-up to the middle of the year. Amid a broad drop-off in business expectations for the June 2013 quarter, Dun & Bradstreet’s National Business Expectations Survey shows the outlook [...]

MUA takes aim at business group

March 26, 2013 Comments Off

Thousands of MUA members around Australia are rallying outside the offices of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI).

Governments throw another $30m at car industry

March 21, 2013 Comments Off

Australian automotive suppliers will have another opportunity to boost their competitiveness in global supply chains and domestic markets through the $30 million joint Australian, Victorian and South Australian Government’s Automotive New Markets Program (ANMP). Applications for Round 2 grants open today. Federal Minister for Industry and Innovation Greg Combet said ANMP grants provide financial assistance [...]

Just one week left to nominate for supply chain and logistics awards

March 21, 2013 Comments Off

Supply chain and logistics stars have just one week left to submit nominations for the Smart Awards, hosted by Smart Conference & Expo. Entries close this Sunday 24 March at 5pm for the five award categories, which include Manufacturing Supply Chains; Supply Chain Management And Distribution; Transport And Logistics; Procurement; and Event, Humanitarian Or Military [...]

GoScan to go live

March 21, 2013 Comments Off

Officially launching after three years in development, GS1 GoScan is Australia’s first whole-of-industry endorsed iPhone application that enables consumers to know if a food product suits their special dietary needs with the simple scan of a bar code. The application’s functionality assists individuals with allergies, intolerances, special diets (such as vegan, organic, vegetarian, halal or [...]

US recession unlikely: EFIC

March 14, 2013 Comments Off

The US economy is unlikely to fall back into a recession, despite the March 1 sequester, because a revival in the private sector is likely to offset the fiscal drag of public spending cuts, according to EFIC’s latest issue of World Risk Developments. World Risk Developments is a monthly update of worldwide economic and political [...]

Wait and see sentiment permeates the Australian market

March 14, 2013 Comments Off

The latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey results show hiring sentiment for the second quarter of 2013 will remain subdued, as local economic and political uncertainty continues to affect employers. The survey found employers’ hiring intentions in the transport and utilities sector fell four percentage points to a net employment outlook of +11%, above the national [...]