MRO/Indirect Spend
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ACTE plans global education conferenceSusan Avery, March 9, 2010Travel buyers to meet in Chicago in May More
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Grainger recognizes top 25 suppliers with awardsSusan Avery, March 2, 2010Veolia earns first sustainability supplier of the year More
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GetThere introduces tools for mid-sized companiesSusan Avery, March 1, 2010Tools help determine best way to collaborate More
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Kaman Industrial Technologies acquires two distributorsSusan Avery, February 25, 2010Allied Bearings, Fawick join distributor in the southern U.S., Mexico More
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Gexpro forms alliance with PODSSusan Avery, February 17, 2010Electrical distributor provides onsite warehouses for construction sites More
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Staples division launches new businessSusan Avery, February 16, 2010Staples Technology Solutions provides IT products and services More
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Grainger Total MRO Solutions event draws 4,000 MRO buyersBy Susan Avery, February 11, 2010"Tough doesn't begin to describe the challenges you're facing," said Jim Ryan, chairman, president and CEO at Grainger, in his opening remarks to the MRO buyers attending the industrial distributor's Total MRO Solutions National Customer event last month in Orlando, Fla. The two-day event, he said, would be "about learning and networking with people who can help you get your business up and run... More
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Travel procurement professionals ready for cost, compliance challenges of 2010By Susan Avery, February 11, 2010Travel spending is down and it appears it's going to stay that way. Seventy-five percent of readers responding to a new Purchasing survey say their companies are spending less with travel suppliers today than they did one year ago, and 59% expect travel spending will not pick up in 2010. Keeping that spending in check is atop the to-do list for travel procurement professionals this year. More
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Purchasing calls on office supplies distributors for help with managing demandBy Nancy Hitchcock, February 11, 2010Demand management, a strategy office supplies companies have been using for years, is gaining momentum in today's challenging business environment. "What we are finding from the end user, especially in today's economic environment, is that people do want to help their companies save money," says Jim Durkin, executive vice president of North American sales at OfficeMax in Naperville, Ill. More
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Office Products Business IntelligenceFebruary 11, 2010220,000 Metric tons of used toner cartridges collected by Canon Source: Canon U.S.A. WHAT IT MEANS: It's the 20th anniversary of the company's Toner Cartridge Recycling program, a zero-landfill program in which every component of the cartridges are reused, recycled or recovered. 33% Of Toshiba dealers enrolled in the company's Printer Parts Optimization Program Source: Toshiba America Business ... More
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Airgas rejects Air Products' offerSusan Avery, February 10, 2010Industrial distributor reaches decision after review More
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Purchasing's role managing print growsSusan Avery, February 9, 2010Q/A with OfficeMax explains trend More
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Packaging and logistics firm files Chapter 11Dave Hannon, February 8, 2010Tennessee-based Wurzburg reorganizes after difficult year More
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Air Products makes offer to acquire AirgasSusan Avery, February 5, 2010Industrial gas distributor rejects requests to discuss deal More
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American Express Business Travel launches new serviceSusan Avery, February 4, 2010Offering aims to help companies with smaller travel budgets More
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Amadeus and Concur form allianceSusan Avery, February 3, 2010New tool takes travel procurement from booking to expense reconciliation More
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Grainger Total MRO Solutions event draws 4,000 MRO buyersSusan Avery, January 21, 2010Industrial distributor provides training, networking opportunities at customer event More
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Economy begins recovery, MRO buyers told at Grainger eventSusan Avery, January 18, 2010More than 2,000 customers get news on economy, industrial distribution industry More
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Business IntelligenceJanuary 14, 201030% Cost savings generated by managed print services Source: InfoTrends WHAT IT MEANS: Results of a new study of financial services, healthcare and legal organizations show that respondents who already invested in document assessment/managed print services report savings as a result of engaging in these services. More
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Interline Brands makes the most of the slow economyBy William Atkinson, January 14, 2010MRO distributor uses down time to bolster procurement best practices. Like many companies, Interline Brands of Jacksonville, Fla., felt the effects of a slow economy in the past year. But the MRO distributor's procurement organization has put the time to good use and revamped and strengthened its internal procurement processes. The idea, according to Milton Koutavas, purchasing manager/facilities manager in the corporate purchasing department, is that, once the e... More
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