Purchasing - September 21, 2006

Intel Corp. is doing something about rising health care costs. And, at the same time, it is demonstrating how departments with different goals can work together for the good of the company. In the U.S., health care costs for companies are climbing faster than the rate of inflation. This year, companies can expect to see increases of about 9.

• Electronics and Technology Edition
• Electronics Leadtimes
• More leadtimes stretch
• Electronics Trends
• Cell phone shipment rise
• Avnet opens new business unitfor high brightness products
• TI unveils new cell phone chip
• Lithium-ion cell problem identified
• AMD opens research center in China for microprocessors
• Chip makers boost R&D spending
• Tags to rise for computer LCDs
• Arrow focuses on consumer electronics in Asia-Pacific
• Brace for price hikes for cooling fans due to higher metals costs
• PC shipments rise
• Distribution Briefs

• Electronics and Technology News
• Electronics Trends
• iNEMI to develop medical component guidelines
• Business Intelligence
• NOR’s fortunes rise, while NAND’s sink as tags fall

• Features
• Supply Chain Manager of the Year: Steve Darendinger Champion of change
• How HP measures supplier performance and compliance
• Top Connector Suppliers
• Connector industry grows despite higher material costs

• News and Departments
• A merger of purchasing and technology
• Economy + Supply
• KKR BUYS INTO SOFTWARE
• NEW CHIPSETS AVAILABLE
• ASIA TO REMAIN CHIP HUB
• AUTOMOTIVE EMS UP
• NEMA: CONDITIONS WEAKEN
• OUTSOURCING CAMERAS
• FUJITSU SENDS MORE TO U.S.
• EMULEX BUYS SIERRA LOGIC
• BASF CAPACITY FOR EU ONLY
• MORE AIR CAPACITY TO CHINA
• COMING SOON: NXP CHIPS
• CONSUMER PRICES RISE
• PASSPORTS WILL USE CHIPS
• TOSHIBA TO MAKE ZUNE
• PANASONIC BATTERIES RECALLED
• Logisitcs
• Business Intelligence
• Logistics
• Boeing predicts big growth for air cargo
• ConAgra uses optimization tools in bidding its truckload spend
• Demand for 3PL services remains strong
• Air freight
• My Turn
• Collaboration is key to his success
• Office
• Business Intelligence
• On-demand streamlinesprinting processes
• Web-based printing by the numbers
• New Canon color printer-copiers
• Players
• Sidney Johnson, vice president of global supply management, Delphi Corp.
• Prices
• OIL SLIDE COULD BE OVER
• NOTEBOOKS ARE CHEAPER
• AMD CHIP PRICES MAY RISE
• GASOLINE IS SLIDING, FOR NOW
• PENTIUM 4 IS COSTLIER
• 4G LICENSES COULD DIP
• NAND CHIPS PLUMMET
• PRICE FIXING ALLEGED
• BeCu COULD BE COSTLIER
• LCD PANELS WILL REBOUND
• NEW VISTA IS PRICED
• SILVER STAYS COSTLY
• Printed circuit boards are a worry for many buyers
• LIGHTING IS MORE EXPENSIVE
• What's up in price?
• COPPER MAY TARNISH
• Products
• Space Savers
• On Principle
• Standalone or Two by Two
• Speaking Out
• Supply chain success requires collaboration
• Strategies + Tactics
• Purchasing can offer shelters from Chapter 11 storms
• Your Turn
• RoHS continues to concern