Purchasing - September 11, 2008
Features
2008 Medal of Professional Excellence: P&G is king of collaboration
For building close and productive relationships internally and with suppliers, and for delivering savings of $1 billion-plus annually, P&G wins the Purchasing Medal of Professional Excellence. If only William Procter and James Gamble could see the company they started now!
- Electronics Edition
- E-Sourcing
- 5 Tips for better reverse auctions
- Electronics Distribution
- Audit your independent electronics distributor
- Electronics Trends
- U.S. calls for duty dispute panel
- Processor shipments rise; revenue falls
- Demand for contract manufacturing to slow
- High materials costs mean stable prices for switches
- Production cuts mean fewer price declines for liquid crystal displays
- Molex CEO to keynote NEDA Executive Conference
- SIA reports 5.4% increase in chip sales in the first half of 2008
- Electronics Distribution Briefs
- Electronics Briefs
- Electronics Business Intelligence
- Top Connector Suppliers
- Connector suppliers explore ways to reduce costs
- Features
- HP's purchasing organization looks beyond price
- 2008 Medal of Professional Excellence
- 2008 Medal of Professional Excellence: P&G takes personal approach to global indirect purchasing
- Corporate Travel
- NBTA 2008 presents an opportunity for travel procurement to make a difference
- Software
- The next step in procure-to-pay
- Supplier Measurement
- Chemical buyers use product and process metrics to evaluate suppliers
- Metals
- Metals Chips
- Metals Industry Business Intelligence
- Alloying Metals
- Molybdenum prices expected to rise 10% this year
- Aluminum
- Alcoa die-casting process gets innovation award from Nissan
- For the second year, industrial firms aren't buying extruded shapes
- Aluminum Market
- U.S. demand slips, prices rise Buyers ask why
- Base Metals
- Copper, aluminum prices will stay elevated through 2009
- Market Research
- Metals industry merger deals have dropped in value
- Scrap
- Alcoa names top 10 suppliers
- Steel
- ArcelorMittal to build Mexico mill, buy U.S. coke plant
- Sheet steel prices have peaked; analysts see price declines ahead
- News and Departments
- Black Belt Negotiators
- Black Belt Negotiators: Resin supplier gets tough
- Chemicals
- Ethanol capacity plans find their way back to the drawing boards
- Glycerin market in 2008 is a tale of two grades: Crude vs. refined
- Chemicals Business Intelligence
- Economy + Supply
- IMF: No World Recession
- Economy + Supply
- Mexican Border Stays Open
- Truck Ranks Thinned Due to Bankruptcies
- Nickel Equilibrium Hinted
- US Steel, USW Ink Labor Pact
- China's Demand For Commodities Stay Strong
- Chips: U.S., EU at Odds
- Corrugated Box Demand has Slipped
- TV Firms to Outsource More
- Panels: Slow U.S. Growth
- Metalworking Demand Still Shaky
- Intel Unveils New Processor
- Housing Starts Down in July
- YRC Expands In China
- Mittal Buys Iron Mine
- IT Spending to Jump 8% This Year
- Logistics
- Move to Green causes port distress
- Logistics Business Intelligence
- Special Report: Port problems could stall U.S. economic growth
- MRO + Distribution
- Fastenal adds vending technology to inventory management tools
- MRO/Indirect Business Intelligence
- My Turn
- Congratulations to P&G
- Office
- Xerox releases new drag-and-drop disc duplicator
- Shoplet gives buyers alternative source for office products
- Lawson releases new digital signature software
- Software as a service gain acceptance in past 18 months
- HP releases new laptop for business travelers
- Office Products + Technology Business Intelligence
- Prices
- Further Oil Price Slide Seen
- Opec to Cut Output
- Nand Prices Collapsing
- Gold Bugs Less Bullish
- Iron Ore Prices Squeeze Chinese Mills
- Natural gas prices may be Down
- Steel Price Increases Withdrawn
- Moly Averages $30/lb
- Producer Prices Up
- Tin Supply Limited
- Prices
- New High for Potash Prices
- Costs are Boosting Passive Prices
- Commodity Bubble Isn't Over
- Trends
- Toyota considers exporting trucks from the U.S.
- Strategic Sourcing Business Intelligence
- Bell Canada fast-tracks move to procurement transformation
- Chrysler CPO wants "fierce" collaboration with automaker's supply base
- JDA software to buy i2 Technologies
- American Express fosters creative thinking in development of supply chain tools
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