Purchasing - April 30, 2009
Features
Recession Reaction: Best practices for buying in a recession
There are plenty of positive signs in the economy, including growing consumer confidence and an increase in the number of buyers telling Purchasing that they plan to write more purchase orders in the next three months. But, still, we're in a recession and have been for awhile. How have purchasing professionals been reacting? How should they react? And, do these times call for a radical change i...
- Electronics Edition
- Features
- Distribution 2009
- Distribution 2009: Pricing is the catch as buyers, distributors come together
- Spend Management
- Recession is a good time to grow your p-card programs
- Metals
- News and Departments
- Black Belt Negotiators
- Black Belt Negotiators: How to use shipping schedules to get Lean and save
- Chemicals
- U.S. demand for industrial gases forecasted to rise through 2013
- Sulfuric acid supply glut drives Xstrata to shut Canadian plant
- Plastics prices continue to slump as suppliers cut back capacity
- Praxair makes buys
- Petrochemicals market may have light at the end of the pipeline
- Ethanol producer files chapter 11
- Propylene and polypropylene prices see slight rebound on tight supplies
- Plastic bag producers file dumping complaint
- Chemicals Industry Business Intelligence
- Solutia sells nylon business to investment group
- Benzene prices erupt because of an Asian demand surge
- Ammonia prices climb back up
- Corporate Travel
- New products help corporate travel buyers cope with downturn
- A strategic meetings management program can be competitive edge in down economy
- Economy + Supply
- Shell Halts Wind Power
- Sprint Gets Fuel Cell Funds
- Chemicals Output is Down
- No Quick Rebound Forecasted for Steel Prices
- Banks Hold Back Loans
- New Greenhouse Gas View
- Oracle to Acquire Sun Microsystems
- 'Bear Rally' Explained
- DRAM Capex Spending Cut
- Active Oil Rigs Down 52%
- IT Spending to Fall 3.8%
- Steel Futures are Blah
- A slight pickup in metals buying looks possible (Buyers' 30-day buying plans)
- Expect Fewer Railroad Cars
- Detroit Powers Up
- No Federal Help for Abitibi
- Disk Storage Demand will Fall
- 'Green Shoots' of Recovery
- Aluminum Buys Nudge Up
- iPod Shuffle Costs $22
- Housing Starts Off Sharply
- DHL, UPS Cut Off Talks
- Electronics
- LCD monitor panel prices rise
- Electronics Briefs
- Electronics Industry Business Intelligence
- Expect connector prices to fall
- Top 75 Electronics Distributors: Smaller distributors post sales growth
- Integrated circuit demand will rebound in second half
- Logistics
- Truckload service patterns changing
- Fuel prices expected to stay low
- US Postal Service plans to test the LTL market
- New postal rates take effect in May
- Logistics Market Business Intelligence
- Container traffic continues to slow
- Con-way Freight, TNT establish logistics partnership
- Volumes are down and tensions are up on the rails
- Rail carriers plan upgrades
- MRO + Distribution
- UTC's supply team applies MRO best practices to managing chemicals spend
- MRO Market Business Intelligence
- Purchasing takes lead on chemicals management
- Metals
- CPM Group: Exchange traded funds would boost demand and prices
- Metal Chips
- Metals Industry Business Intelligence
- Steel Bar Report: Demand has fallen off the cliff as prices collapse
- Apple may make unibody iPods
- My Turn
- Supplier collaboration drives power transmission buy
- Office
- Two technologies aim to make printing easier
- Office Technologies Business Intelligence
- Prices
- Machinery Costs Decline
- LCD Monitor Prices Increase
- Short-Term Copper Price Slip
- Postal Rates Up Again
- Buying Surge Ups Rhodium Prices
- Nanya Boosts Chip Prices
- Natgas Slide Forecast
- Acetone Prices Sliding
- Nickel Prices Expected to Slip
- Laptops Getting Cheaper
- Tooling Prices Build
- Airline Taxes May Climb
- Ruthenium Price Nudges Up
- SBQ Steel Bar Prices are Softening
- Wire Rod Prices Down 50%
- Newsprint Prices Sink
- Aluminum Price Hike Expected
- Buyers are concerned that energy inflation is coming
- No Surge in Gasoline Prices Forecasted
- Clean Energy Ups Electricity Costs
- Slippery Rubber Market Ahead
- Long-Term Copper Price Forecast Down
- Products
- New products for buyers
- Scale Up: Big Ideas in the Middle Market
- XOJet grounded in strong strategic sourcing
- Speaking Out
- Speaking Out: How to make effective decisions
- Trends
- Taiwan Memory to partner with Elpida
- DRAM shortages could occur in second half
- Economy shines spotlight on purchasing's role
- Steel plate prices have plunged 50% from mid-2008 peak
- Energy efficiency, cost savings top Green IT concerns
- Economists say recession could end in second half
- Report: procurement outsourcing trends show change in 2008
- NBTA presents corporate sustainability awards
- Procurement training program is alive and thriving at International Paper
- Naphtha prices are moderating as demand slides
- UBS sees crude oil prices averaging $51/barrel this year
- Copper prices may have hit bottom, but trends unclear
- Despite lower jet fuel prices fewer airlines hedging
- Strategic Sourcing Business Intelligence
- Metals service center shakeout may have begun
- Business conditions, buying plans indexes improve in April
- Buyers continue to increase near-shoring as risk management strategy
- Emerging technologies help drive electronics distributors' growth
- Clorox outlines supplier management strategies for tough times
- SIG attendees get tips on procurement outsourcing, Latin America
- Your Turn
- Reality check on outsourcing, credit, logistics and globalization
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