Purchasing - September 16, 2004

Today's purchasing professional is much more likely to be a woman than 10 or even five years ago. He/she also is likely to be responsible for spending twice as many dollars as a comparable buying pro of 10 years ago. What's more, today's purchasing professional seems to really like the job he/she is doing and is more likely to have chosen purchasing as a career path than in the past.

• Departments
• Inside Purchasing
• Proud to be a purchasing pro
• Logistics
• Demand increases globally, but shippers remain cost-conscious
• Briefs
• What's Hot
• Office Technologies
• As prices fall, demand for color MFPs picks up
• Professional Profile
• Professional Profile: Dave Clark, vice president of materials, Plexus Corp.

• Electronics and Technology News
• What's Hot
• Capital Equipment
• Copper processing equipment to grow 63%
• Chip equipment demand stabilizes at high levels
• Consumer Electronics
• Expect price erosion for CE chips
• Displays
• Liquid crystal display tags fall as demand weakens
• Distribution
• NEDA seeks part numbers for Pb-free components
• Electronics Leadtimes
• Leadtimes are mixed
• Exclusive Electronics Business Report
• Summer slowdown hits
• Information Technology
• New technology is just one benefit of having a PC standard in place
• Planning to buy PCs?
• Consider life cycle when sourcing PCs
• Procurement: For best results, talk to the folks in IT and HR
• Interconnect
• Speed, density to drive future connector growth
• Memory ICs
• DRAM market grows 20%
• Outsourcing
• Celestica offers "green" services
• Semiconductors
• Chip foundries to post 52% growth in 2004
• Inventories rise, prices to fall

• Features
• Purchasing Strategy
• Motorola leverages its way to lower cost
• Strategic Sourcing
• How Federal Signal buys

• News
• Economy
• How Suppliers See High-Tech Business
• Prices
• Factors Affecting Product Cost
• Supply
• What's Happening in High-Tech Supply Chains
• Tip Sheet
• Key Metrics and Supply Alert