Best practice case studies in maintenance, repair and operations for the MRO buyer in purchasing, procurement, and supply chain management.
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Airgas opens facility in Louisiana
Susan Avery, March 16, 2010Distributor provides packaged gases and hardgoods More -
Staples unveils new website
Susan Avery, March 15, 2010There's more to staplesadvantage.com than office products More -
Procurement as consultant: How Xerox manages travel and meetings spending
By Susan Avery, March 11, 2010It turns out this recession has been more challenging for travel procurement professionals than other economic downturns they have may experienced. Companies slashed budgets and travel services suppliers took the brunt of the blow. Buyers also are trying to handle a negative perception of travel—and meetings. More -
Procurement helps lead companies through downturn in travel spending
By Susan Avery, March 11, 2010In an interview with Purchasing, Frank Schnur, vice president for advisory services focusing on innovation at American Express Business Travel in New York, looks at how procurement's role in managing travel spending is evolving. Schnur has more than 20 years' experience working in the travel industry. More -
MRO purchasing in 2020
By Susan Avery, March 11, 2010Technology. Collaboration. Integrated supply. MRO buying has changed a lot in the past 10 years. Where is it all heading? Here's a look at what the next 10 years could bring. Acknowledging that there's still work to be done, MRO purchasing professionals have made great strides toward taking a more strategic approach to the maintenance, repair and operations buy. Processes that were once paper-based are now automated, freeing up time so that purchasers can focus on developing sourcing strategy. More -
Office Products Business Intelligence
March 11, 201030% Increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in the last century Source: Earth Trends WHAT IT MEANS: Growth in carbon dioxide emissions tracks closely the growth in gross domestic product. Countries with growing GDP have growing emissions. 380 Gallons of oil saved with every ton of recycled office paper used Source: www. More -
Green offices are growing
March 11, 2010One of the major venues in the move toward environmentally friendly products is the office. Recycled paper and other Green office products were among the early achievements in the environmental movement—and their use is growing. For example, OfficeMax has had success selling paper with higher recycled content (50% and 100% post consumer content). More -
Spending to increase on disaster data recovery solutions
Dave Hannon, March 9, 2010Recovery of data post-disaster is clearly a growing concern More
News from the Web
Vasanta Selects Manhattan Associates to Support Supply Chain Strategy
Source: www.globenewswire.com
Date: 03-03-2010 13:30:00 GMT6 Procurement Actions that Can Boost Your Business
Source: Supply Chain Management Review
Date: 03-01-2010 00:00:00 GMTGENUINE PARTS CO Files SEC form 10-K, Annual Report (EDGAR Online)
Source: biz.yahoo.com
Date: 02-26-2010 16:40:24 GMTKaman To Acquire Allied Bearings Supply of Oklahoma - Zibb.com
Source: Comtex
Date: 02-25-2010 09:00:00 GMT
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MRO & MORE
December 9, 2009
When is a crowbar not a crobar?
If you regularly read my blogs, you are aware of my opinion on market baskets. Yet...
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CAREER TURNS
October 6, 2009
The value of customer service representatives in the buyer-supplier relationship
This can’t be! According to this article Purchasing’s September...
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Back to School
September 24, 2009
Purchasing renews its focus on the indirect spend
Managing indirect spend is fashionable again! Services are the new black! And,...
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MRO & MORE
March 4, 2009
In a down economy…Stay pat?
With the current economic downturn, companies are looking for any and all ways to...
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Lenora, we've got a lot of articles about the role procurement plays in managing...
The Editors– 3/11/2010 10:47:01 PM EST
in response to Procurement helps lead companies through downturn in travel spendingThe article is focusing on procurement however, where do you believe the travel...
Lenora Kingston– 3/11/2010 1:42:58 PM EST
in response to Procurement helps lead companies through downturn in travel spendingHello,I have seen this trend growing for more than a decade, yet even selling...
Chris Moore– 3/10/2010 2:30:04 PM EST
in response to Spending to increase on disaster data recovery solutionsThis article about Interline highlights the problems encountered by this company....
Rocky Colavito– 2/27/2010 6:19:02 PM EST
in response to Interline Brands makes the most of the slow economy
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John Bradshaw talks about global procurement at Godiva
Hear about: Taking a lead role in sourcing payroll, benefits and other services; partnering with internal customers and turning challenges of working for a mid-sized business into opportunities.
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Success Stories from the Trenches: Collaborative Design Series - Polaris
Purchasing Senior Editor Susan Avery interviews Dave Dickirson, Director of Powertrain Purchasing for Polaris Industries on the company's close design collaboration with fuel system supplier Bosch.
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