Purchasing - June 12, 2008

Praising suppliers for their "world-class performance" and "sustained exceptional" commitment, Intel Corp. selected 13 companies to receive its most prestigious supplier award, the Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement (SCQI) Award for 2007. Intel is only one of many companies recognizing the greater contributions of suppliers to their business success.

• Electronics Edition
• Electronics Distribution
• More electronics distributors will focus on LED lighting
• Electronics Trends
• DRAM market hits bottom; analysts predict prices will rise
• Expect lower prices, smaller packages for standard logic
• EMS industry grew 17% in 2007
• Electronics Briefs
• SIA fights against bogus electronic components
• Electronics Industry Business Intelligence
• Converge seeks quality certifications worldwide
• Green Purchasing
• RoHS cost: $32 billion and counting

• Features
• Industrial Distribution 2008
• Purchasing takes a new look at distribution
• Passives
• Suppliers to increase capacitor production
• Professional Development
• Purchasing hot spots: Where the jobs are
• Welcome to the C-suite: Procurement execs gain access to the highest levels of their companies, and make the most of it.
• Supply Risk Management
• Katrina: A tough teacher for the chemicals supply chain

• Metals
• Metals Industry Business Intelligence
• Metals Chips
• Alumina
• Alcoa gets 40% share of Vietnamese joint venture
• Copper
• U.S. Geo Survey says the last large copper deposit is in Afghanistan
• LME copper prices are expected to ease, but full-year averages will be high
• World copper supply surplus expected to grow to 85,000 metric tons
• Metal Parts
• Metal parts purchasing slows as durables stall
• Steel
• Steel mill execs see 2008 as another strong year for suppliers
• Nippon Steel introduces new wide-flange beam to U.S.
• Steel Plate and Beams
• With scrap steel costs setting records, buyers say steel price spike isn't over

• News and Departments
• Black Belt Negotiators
• Black Belt Negotiators: Spring price gives bounce to cost-cutting effort
• Chemicals
• Chemicals Industry Business Intelligence
• Chemical buying conference comes to Boston
• Correction
• Chemical buyers, manufacturers look for new ways to offset higher rubber costs
• Corporate Travel
• Corporate-card data is a powerful tool when negotiating with travel suppliers
• Economy + Supply
• Big Four Foundries Dominate Chipmaking
• Samsung Sees Increased DRAM Demand
• Cray to Use Intel Processors in Supercomputer
• SMIC Exits DRAM Business
• 1Q Chip Sales Increased
• Economy + Supply: Short-term buying plans slip even further
• Survey: Buyers Say Business is Sputtering
• Automotive Plants in the U.S. Hit the Skids
• Gold Demand Down in 1Q
• Ethanol Debate Rages
• Diesel Prices Drive Refineries to Increase Production
• Potash Supply to Stay Tight
• ISM Buyers' Poll: Growth to come
• Logistics
• Vesuvius makes the most of its 3PL implementation
• Logistics Market Business Intelligence
• Freight buyers renegotiate as truckers see demand slump continuing
• Railroads maintain pricing power despite lower volumes
• MRO + Distribution
• MRO Briefs
• New p-card program provides clear picture of indirect spend
• The spotlight is on teamwork at Stanley Supply & Services event
• Business Intelligence
• My Turn
• The view from the top: Insight on life in the C-suite
• Office
• Corporate Express grows Green strategies
• Office Products Business Intelligence
• Ten tips to preventing p-card fraud
• Trim the fat on IT costs
• Prices
• Coal Prices Stay Up
• DRAM Prices Fall in 1Q
• Hynix Pushes DRAM Prices Higher in 2Q
• NAND Prices Fall
• Aluminum Prices May Slip
• Steel Prices Up on BRICs
• Prices: Freight, energy and metals remain major buyer concerns
• Zinc Prices will Shoot Up
• Tin Prices Pass $11/lb
• Credit Suisse: Copper Prices will be Higher this Year
• Freight Costs to Rise
• Credit Suisse: Oil Prices will be $120 '08
• Bulk Freight Rates Spike
• Toyota Agrees to 30% Steel Price Increase
• Scale Up: Big Ideas in the Middle Market
• Midmarket EMS provider partners with distributors
• Speaking Out
• Your role in balanced supplier relationships
• Trends
• Strategic Sourcing Business Intelligence
• Food buyers have trouble swallowing rising costs
• Airlines increase surcharges, cut the perks
• 10 tips to better China sourcing