Purchasing - September 17, 2009
Features
A seat at every table: Tyco wins the 2009 Medal of Professional Excellence
On July 30, Tyco International released its third-quarter earnings report for fiscal 2009. The company reported $4.2 billion in revenue for the quarter, and 58 ¢ in earnings per share (EPS). Both numbers were less than the figures reported in the third quarter a year ago—no surprise given the economy—but they were high enough to cheer Chief Executive Officer Ed Breen and at lea...
- Electronics Edition
- Distribution Briefs
- Global switch market to drop 9% in 2009
- Connector prices, leadtimes remain stable for now
- Counterfeiters get smarter
- Business Intelligence
- Silicon wafer shipments rise in second quarter
- LCD prices will fall in fourth quarter
- Electronics Distribution
- Some independent distributors invest in X-ray equipment for parts screening
- Features
- IT sourcing efforts drive value for Tyco—and suppliers
- Supplier diversity spend grows quickly at Tyco
- Purchasing's new frontier: meetings spend
- Scorecard program pushes continuous supplier improvement
- Travel procurement gets a bigger role at Tyco
- P2P helps buyers bank savings
- The view from abroad: A procurement guide to international assignments
- Capacity concerns could be the next chemicals supply challenge
- Tyco drills down into logistics
- News and Departments
- Black Belt Negotiators
- Move that hydraulic-motor inventory
- Chemicals
- Plastic resins prices continue up
- Glycerin demand climbs, with prices poised to follow
- Dow Chemical continues sell-off
- Business Intelligence
- Corporate Travel
- Supplier relationships provide travel buyerswith an edge in negotiations with airlines
- Economy + Supply
- Economy on the Mend
- Board Book-to-Bill Dips
- Paper Business is Flat
- Chip Slide not as Bad
- No Quake Impact on LCDs
- Housing Sales Rebound
- Big Trucks Stalled
- Low Chip Inventories
- Recovery "Here to Stay"
- Consumer Spending Rises
- Reduced Auto Sales Seen
- E-Trucks are Coming
- Fewer Capex Club Members
- Dupont to Boost Solar Panels
- Logistics
- Survey: Americans oppose Mexican trucking program
- TMS tools expand logistics procurement functionality
- LTL market outlook remains unclear
- Business Intelligence
- Former DHL shippers see slight uptick in small parcel rates
- MRO + Distribution
- Distributors show cautious optimism in new survey
- Business Intelligence
- At AEP, buyers eye expanded role, formalize process to manage costs
- My Turn
- Congratulations to Tyco International
- Prices
- Mills Boost Wire Rod
- Thermal Paper Raised
- Hardwood Pulp up, Too
- Nickel Will Rise in 2010
- Uranium Price Meltdown
- $1,000 Gold Forecast
- Softwood Pulp Raised
- Buyers forecast higher prices for most raw materials (National, 90-day price expectations)
- Polyester Increases
- Phosphoric Acid Rises
- Dram Prices Rise
- Chip Price-Fix Probe Ends
- Benzene is Weakening
- OCTG Prices Still Sliding
- Some Nand Stays Flat
- Speaking Out
- Procurement's role in Greening fleets
- Trends
- Cost reduction efforts require more than sacrifice
- Paper demand slump keeps prices low
- Purchasers increase buying plans, but not to build inventories
- Industrial production ticks up for first time this year
- Conference Board index shows continued economic improvement
- Business conditions continue to improve, as prices tick up
- China aims to manage stimulus-fed production capacity
- Most read on Purchasing.com
- Cisco establishes supply chain leadership institute in China
- Suppliers can serve as invaluable source of market information
- Demand for printers, copiers and MFPs falls in first half
- Employees receive lowest raises in three decades
- Business Intelligence
- Methanol supply shifts will reduce prices long-term
- Spending with small business doesn't have to suffer in recession
- ATI Allvac streamlines MRO buying with integrated supplier
- Aluminum prices on the rise, but short-term outlook unclear
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