• Procurement leaders prep for new executive roles

  Susan Avery, February 1, 2010
  Accenture study paints portrait of CPO  More

• ISM members vote to allow salespeople

  Dave Hannon, January 25, 2010
  Bylaw change enacted removing restriction against salespeople as members.  More

• MetLife creates CPO position

  Susan Avery, January 7, 2010
  John M. Vazquez fills new procurement role  More

• Introducing suppliers and engineers can produce a host of benefits

  By Glyn Davis, December 17, 2009
  The year was 1990 and the automotive business was about to scale up to 12–17 million units annually. I was the purchasing supervisor of a successful international company specializing in electrical, electromechanical and electronics design and manufacturing. I spent the majority of my time working with the engineering group on specification revisions to lower cost and establish more effic...  More

• One way to get a raise: Take a course

  By Tom Stundza, December 17, 2009
  In case there was ever any doubt, Purchasing's most recent salary survey shows that more education equals more money. In fact, buyers with college degrees earn almost $35,000 a year more than those without a degree. Adding a master's degree is good for an additional $22,000-plus. Continuing education, whether for a degree or to upgrade skills, pays off, especially in an economy where specialize...  More

• Spotlight shines on key suppliers

  November 19, 2009
  Rockwell Collins Rockwell Collins, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based developer of communication and aviation electronic technology for commercial and governmental applications, has a wide-ranging supplier-awards program that recognizes small businesses, companies with Lean practices and commodities suppliers who have demonstrated excellence.  More

• Rx for innovation: Purchasing specialists

  By James Carbone, November 19, 2009
  In one way, supplier management in the electronics industry is similar to the medical profession. In medicine, there are specialists with an in-depth knowledge of an illness or a part of the body. In supplier management there are also specialists with in-depth expertise in a specific electronics commodity.  More

• New supply chain exec at U.S. Steel

  November 5, 2009
  Lukac promoted to VP, supply chain  More

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