Purchasing - June 6, 2002

Editor's note: Robert M. Monczka Ph.D. is the Director of Strategic Supply Chain Strategy Research at the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies (CAPS). James P. Morgan is Editorial Director Emeritus for PURCHASING Magazine. Their commentary is based on findings from the CAPS Project 10X (description below), which Monczka is leading.

• CPI Edition
• Business Survey
• Sellers grab the upper hand
• Chemforecast
• Producers see healthy growth
• Food and Beverage
• New capacity erodes 2002 citric acid prices
• P&G leaps on the Net

• Departments
• Buylines
• New ergonomics plan raises industry hackles
• Agencies lax in controlling credit card fraud and abuse
• GAO slams DOD's ability to manage its technology buys
• Inside Purchasing
• The word from ISM: Hold on to your seats
• Leadtimes
• Worm has turned for leads
• Logistics
• What's Hot
• Transportation tech helps companies buy and sell globally
• Product Update
• As demand bobs along, suppliers eye steel tags

• Features
• Buylines
• Global purchasing sharpens Schneider's competitive edge
• Price and delivery dominate buyers' steel, resin concerns
• Management
• Cessna aims to drive SCM to its very core

• Metals
• What's Hot
• Aluminum
• Mavens see recovery
• Business Survey
• Buyers boost sourcing action
• Metals Distribution
• CEO: Customer service is focus of Integris Metals
• Steel Plates and Shapes
• Bottom line on heavier steel
• Steelmaking
• Nucor tests new technology for thin-gauge sheet steel

• News
• Economy
• How Supply Managers See Business
• Tip Sheet
• Key Metrics and Supply Alert
• Transaction Prices
• Purchasing transaction price survey results
• Price index turns south