• Interline Brands makes the most of the slow economy

  By William Atkinson, January 14, 2010
  MRO 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

• Dell leverages supplier expertise for Green packaging solution

  By David Hannon, January 14, 2010
  When PC giant Dell decided it wanted to make its packaging more environmentally friendly, it wasn't a team of internal packaging experts that came up with the winning solution behind closed doors. It was a supplier that brought Dell its new and out-of-the-box packaging solution. More than a year ago, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell unveiled its "Three Cs of Smarter Packaging" initiative, which sou...  More

• Buyers find creative solutions to inventory challenges

  By William Atkinson, January 14, 2010
  There was a time when suppliers were falling all over themselves to provide any and all products, materials, and other supplies that customers wanted. Such is not the case today in many instances, though, as suppliers cutting back continue to create headaches for procurement professionals. In some cases, leadtimes are being stretched significantly.  More

• Herman Miller puts chemicals suppliers under the microscope

  By Alan R. Earls, January 14, 2010
  Supplier scorecards reflect ratings by both purchasing and engineering. Chemicals may not be the most obvious component of manufacturing at Zeeland, Mich.-based office furniture maker Herman Miller. However, according to purchasing director Drew Schramm, a substantial amount of total purchasing spend goes to polymers and coatings used in the manufacture of its furniture.  More

• SafeLite's procurement team gains global view from acquisition

  By William Atkinson, December 17, 2009
  Merger provides opportunities, not panic for procurement team at glassmaker. Two years ago, Safelite AutoGlass in Columbus, Ohio was acquired by U.K.-based Belron, which might lead some purchasing directors to be concerned about their organizations.  More

• Five steps take Byrne Tool & Die to improved procurement

  By William Atkinson, November 19, 2009
  In some companies, procurement is involved as part of an overall company strategy to streamline operations, expected to take steps to streamline its own processes. In other companies, procurement actually assists a company in streamlining overall operations. At Byrne Tool & Die, procurement's work has helped the entire company run more smoothly.  More

• Goodyear rolls suppliers further back into product development

  By David Hannon, November 19, 2009
  When mark purtilar took over as CPO at Goodyear Tire & Rubber two years ago, one of the C-level executives he built a quick relationship with was Jean-Claude Kihn, the tiremaker's new chief technology officer (CTO). After just a few conversations, it was clear the two men are of the same mind when it comes to suppliers.  More

• Catalent Pharma's procurement team makes it on its own

  By William Atkinson, November 19, 2009
  Being a procurement department in a division of a larger corporation has advantages such as being able to leverage spend with the other divisions, sharing technology and infrastructure as well as best practices. However, if and when a division is spun off on its own, things can become challenging for the new standalone procurement department.  More

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