Purchasing - March 15, 2007

Purchasing involvement in design at Sun Microsystems is not new, but it has evolved over the years. Fifteen years ago, buyers involved in design would try to steer engineers toward standard parts and to suppliers that had already been qualified. Since then, the role of purchasing in design has been enhanced.

• Features
• Knock. Knock.
• Purchasing in Design
• Time-to-market is key
• It's not just about cost
• Supplier Management
• How to improve supplier performance
• Supply Chain Management
• Diebold's new cash machine

• News and Departments
• Economy + Supply
• Dell shuffles SCM execs
• NEC to cut capex spending
• Rely more on fabless
• Schneider goes to china
• India to subsidize chip plants
• Dow declares force majeure
• Equipment ratio rises
• India designs more ICS
• Copper glut ahead?
• Sanyo to sell chip unit
• Praxair expands capacity
• Greenspan gets bearish
• In short supply
• Server shipments increase
• RFID spending slows
• Leadtime Report
• Leadtimes shrink
• Logistics
• Midmarket firm improves freight tracking, productivity with tools
• Business Intelligence
• Logistics software news
• My Turn
• How to get the most from suppliers
• Office
• Business Intelligence  
• The right fit for faxes
• Players
• Dennis Mitzner, purchasing agent, LA-CO Industries Inc.
• Prices
• NAND flash also slides
• Pet price has softened
• Oil at $50–$60 until 2030
• Minor metals explode
• Caustic will rebound
• Dow tests polycarbonate
• OXO alcohols boosted
• Firms see DRAM dip
• Dual-core processors cut
• Retailers reorganize
• Uranium prices rise again
• LCD tags to increase
• Connectors of all kinds concern buyers
• Wood pulp increased
• Strategies + Tactics
• UTC general procurement presents Key Supplier of the Year awards
• Trends
• PDA shipments post strong growth
• Suit charges Intel paid Dell
• Power-management chips in demand, tags fall
• Switch makers cut leadtimes through process improvements
• Honeywell to expand research center
• Spansion takes the lead in NOR
• Business Intelligence
• Demand remains strong for lithium cells
• Distribution Briefs