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Xerox introduces color printer for workgroups that doesn't break budget, November 19, 2009Xerox Corp. has added a new color laser printer for workgroups to its line. The Phaser 6140 produces color documents with 600 × 600 × 4 dpi (dots per inch) resolution with Xerox Emulsion Aggregate High Gloss toner. The company includes with the new printer additional tools that manage color. More
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Office Briefs, November 19, 2009The group purchasing organization Corporate United has added agreements that provide more services to its members. Now, Lyreco is supplying members with a global office products offering through OfficeMax and Cintas Document Management is providing members document shredding services. "By adding Lyreco's global offering to our existing OfficeMax agreement, we will be able to serve the internati... More
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Business IntelligenceBy Susan Avery, November 19, 200910.7% Increase in sales of power transmission products in August 2009 Source: Power Transmission Distributors Association WHAT IT MEANS: Compared to the previous month, MRO buyers are starting to purchase motors, bearings and belts from U.S. manufacturers. 23% Buyers who expect an increase in price for electric motors (1–30 HP) Source: www. More
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Hotel industry pulse index edges upSusan Avery, November 18, 2009October reading improves on September More
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Sales of power transmission products continue to climbSusan Avery, November 16, 2009Demand for bearings and gears is up for second consecutive month More
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Hotel room rates to drop again in 2010Tom Stundza, November 10, 2009Another year of too many rooms, too few guests More
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New snafu in Oracle-Sun mergerTom Stundza, November 10, 2009Europe objects despite U. S. approval More
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Kaman Industrial Technologies to open facility in MilwaukeeSusan Avery, November 9, 2009MRO distributor doubles rubber product output More
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Demand for chemical management services to growSusan Avery, October 28, 2009Survey results show purchasing takes lead on chemical outsourcing initiatives More
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Advito forecasts slow, fragile recovery in business travelSusan Avery, October 26, 2009Travel buyers: Negotiate now, before opportunity vanishes More
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Airline passengers will decline through 2010Tom Stundza, October 26, 2009Business fares to rise as carriers cut capacity More
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Corporate travel spending to grow in 2010Susan Avery, October 21, 2009NBTA reveals results of new survey on travel costs More
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Grainger acquires Imperial SuppliesSusan Avery, October 15, 2009Industrial distributor expands into fleet maintenance More
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Smart Sourcing Summit: Print costs are out of controlTom Stundza, October 15, 2009Purchasing and IT need to pull buying from office managers More
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International Switchgear turns onto MRO cost controlBy William Atkinson, October 15, 2009As more companies look to manage their costs, the indirect and MRO spend areas are getting a much closer look than ever before. While the total dollar amount may not be as large as the direct materials spend, the lack of consolidation can provide good opportunity for spend management ROI. One company reaping the benefits of MRO controls is Alpharetta, Ga. More
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Stressed bulk packagers stay afloat by offering cost savingsBy Gordon Graff, October 15, 2009The bulk packaging industry has faced two formidable hurdles in the past year: the global recession, which is still potent even if slowly easing, plus wild gyrations of plastic resin prices. While bulk packaging as a whole has been negatively impacted by these conditions, some segments of the business have found ways to cope with them, and even prosper from them. More
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Travel Cost Inflation Continues, October 15, 2009American Express Global Advisory Services predicts that the cost of an average domestic business trip will increase 1.2% next year to $1,080. American Express thinks U.S. airlines will be able to raise fares by 2–8%, as they continue reducing capacity to match demand. But, hotels will lower room rates by 1–6% nationwide because of their fixed supply. More
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MRO purchasing professionals: Price not as important as service By Susan Avery, October 15, 2009MRO purchasing is not all about price. MRO buyers consider product availability, on-time delivery and other criteria as they select the suppliers that provide their companies with maintenance, repair and operations goods and services. So say the MRO buyers interviewed recently by Purchasing when asked whether the role of price in the supplier selection decision and the way they measure supplier... More
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Purchasing professionals meet, innovate at OfficeMax IMAGINE2009 eventBy Susan Avery, October 15, 2009"There are patterns to successful ideas," Dan Heath, author of the best-selling book Made-to-Stick, told attendees of the IMAGINE2009 executive forum held in Dallas recently. "There seems to be an art to designing and communicating ideas." Heath spelled out traits of successful ideas for those at the event, which was sponsored by OfficeMax and hosted by Purchasing: simple, unexpected, concrete,... More
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Office Products Business Intelligence, October 15, 20096% Decline in MFP sales in 2Q09 vs. 2Q08 Source: IDC Research WHAT IT MEANS: According to IDC, "the MFP market is weathering the current economic downturn better than its single function counterparts." The hardcopy peripherals market declined 21% in the second quarter. 40% Hardcopy peripheral market share held by Hewlett-Packard Source: IDC Research WHAT IT MEANS: HP remains the far leader with... More
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