Purchasing - August 17, 2006
Features
Chip growth reaches new heights
Strategic sourcing requires knowledge of the best suppliers. This story on the top semiconductor suppliers will help electronics-equipment manufacturers, including cell phone manufacturers, laptop manufacturers, DVD manufacturers and automotive-electronics manufacturers, identify the leading microchip, integrated circuit and other semiconductor manufacturers who can help them with supply chain solutions.
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- Collaboration trumps negotiations
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- Communication key in product development
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- Evolution, innovation are constants
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- What’s in short supply?
- Can oil weather the storm?
- Dow grows mideast plans
- Housing is sputtering
- Manufacturing is strong
- Cell phone sales perked up
- Bio-platic capacity expands
- Aerospace is roaring back
- Plastic compounds surge
- Flash outook bright
- Confidence index up
- Speciality rules could flop
- Machinery is booming
- Leadtime Report
- Leadtimes move out
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- Small parcel news
- SCS sells Jevic unit, focuses on Saia
- The right parcel carrier improves the bottom line
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- Think like your global partners think
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- Buying office supplies online is savings in the bank
- Business Intelligence
- Prices
- PE increases aren't sticking
- Butanol prices stay firm
- Buyers plan to pay more for corrugated containers
- Brace for fan price hikes
- Costs high, inflation slows
- Gas prices slow demand
- Coal prices may crumble
- Asphalt continues to climb
- Mills want tool-steel hikes
- Gold volatility continures
- Expect lower lumber prices
- Steel plate market stiffens
- Boxboard prices higher
- Nonferrous prices are up
- Scale Up: Big Ideas in the Middle Market
- Acquisitions present challenges, benefits for midmarket procurement
- Trends
- Business Intelligence
- Spend consolidation takes another view at Scotts
- CSCMP hosts sourcing conference
- Air export, ground parcel shipments hit highs
- API creates materials management org
- Purchasing execs on the move...
- EU charges Mastercard with price-fixing
- Executive news
- Partner with suppliers to smooth out price fluctuations
- More evidence ocean rates are sinking
- Corrections
- Your Turn
- Pricing dominates discussion
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