Purchasing - March 7, 2002

It appears that e-procurement is finally realizing its potential. Across the country, MRO buying operations are using e-procurement tools that streamline internal processes, allowing purchasing to be more strategic. Once free of the paper, buyers are concentrating more on such activities as leveraging MRO purchases and consolidating supply bases.

• CPI Edition
• Benzene
• Gas prices will bump up benzene tags in Q2
• Buyers' News
• Continental scores via chemcentral
• How to choose a contract manufacturer
• CPI Business Data
• Picture brightens
• Chemforecast
• Look for value analysis opportunities
• Sourcing Strategy
• Procurement influence spreads

• Departments
• How good is your department?
• Buylines
• Steel mills push for hikes, but buyers aren't biting yet
• Execs more open to outsourcing purchasing and logistics
• Delphi consolidates supply base for contract labor
• Buyers share best p-card practices online
• Talented purchasing pros are still hard to come by
• Enron fall prompts scrutiny of energy trades, markets
• Inside Purchasing
• Lessons learned from Ford's billion-dollar bet
• Leadtimes
• Balance remains elusive
• Logistics
• Carriers fight harder for YOUR LTL business
• What's Hot
• News
• Supply Insights
• Room for improvement here

• Features
• Managing the MRO Buy
• Technology: A building block for contract compliance
• Sony Buyers Council helps consolidate MRO purchases
• Whirlpool transforms its MRO buy to strategic
• Purchasing Outsourcing
• Focus on core competency

• Metals
• What's Hot
• Copper and Brass Products
• Buyers are prepared to order cautiously in 2002
• Exclusive Business Data
• Buying may be springing to life
• Steel Pipe and Tube
• Buyers see no need to expand purchasing

• News
• Chemical Transaction Prices
• Plastics sellers push list prices
• Purchasing transaction price survey results
• Economy
• How Supply Managers See Business
• Prices
• Factors Affecting Product Cost
• Tip Sheet
• Key Metrics and Supply Alert
• Transaction Prices
• Price index slips
• Purchasing transaction price survey results