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Strategic Sourcing

Purchasing’s strategic sourcing channel covers best practices and innovations in strategic sourcing and global sourcing case studies, purchasing, procurement, and supply chain management. Specific coverage includes: procure-to-pay, procurement management, global sourcing, sourcing for lean Six Sigma organizations, procurement services, outsourcing procurement, supplier management, supplier performance, and spend management for direct materials and indirect materials.

Purchasing 2007 Salary Survey: Purchasing salaries continue their Climb
By Susan Avery, 12/13/2007
Compensation for purchasing professionals continues to rise, a sure sign of top management's commitment and support for the jobs they do. More

A “new” wireless communications giant created
By Tom Stundza - 05/07/2008
WiMax is a joint venture between Sprint Nextel and Clearwire More
ISM predicts economic growth this year
By Purchasing Staff - 04/09/2008
Day 2 keynote provides benchmark economic outlook. More
Number of bankruptcies climbing in the U.S.
By Tom Stundza - 05/06/2008
Analyst sees 1.1 million filings in 2008. More
China not the only low-cost country
By Staff - 05/05/2008
Turkey and other countries may also offer low-cost country advantages More
Sustainability should be a supplier metric, Schramm says
By Purchasing Staff - 05/05/2008
Purchasing must explain value to suppliers More
Forecasting called critical for strategic planning
By Staff - 05/05/2008
Producer Price Index, leading indicators market conditions are all tools. More
How to outsmart sales in negotiations
By Staff - 05/05/2008
Salesforces use back-door questions to gain leverage. More
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Back to School
Richard G. Weissman, C.P.M,
May 7, 2008
(Anti)Social Networking?
I do not have a MySpace account nor anything posted on Facebook. Both of my kids are ...
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Back to School
Richard G. Weissman, C.P.M,
April 30, 2008
APICS Seminar 1
I had the good fortune this week of speaking at this year's APICS Seminar 1 in Marlbo...
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Lessons from the Road, a global sourcing blog
Michael Higgs, President, Road Warrior Consulting,
April 30, 2008
Quality vs. Supply Chain: A Love/Hate/Love Relationship
You know I love to hate the Quality Department, not because they are bad people or th...
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Back to School
Richard G. Weissman, C.P.M,
April 23, 2008
Unanticipated Demand
It is an unusually warm (almost 80 degrees) afternoon on Boston's North Shore, s...
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See how big organised networks involved in counterfeit trade in North America. A repo...
counterfeit investigation - 4/12/2008 12:22:39 AM PT
in response to Procurement professionals define role in combating counterfeit parts

As this article says, people are becoming able to do work from wherever they live and...
Jason B. - 4/11/2008 8:57:30 PM PT
in response to Nortel pushes the outsourcing envelope

Outsourcing has so many benefits: 1) Cost Savings 2) Time Zone Benefits 3) Quick T...
tinasilvee - 4/10/2008 2:17:12 AM PT
in response to Nortel pushes the outsourcing envelope

Feels so exciting and encouraging to know that there're some people are working towar...
Jenny Wang - 4/8/2008 3:59:49 AM PT
in response to How+Why you should be buying Services

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Purchasing Magazine Commodities Council interview: Ron Bishop, founder of the Bishop Report on Connectors

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SPEND VISIBILITY: The secret to achieving MAXIMUM VALUE from ePurchasing

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	How to Calculate Total Cost
	Pioneer Your Sourcing Vision: How to Lead the Charge
	To be truly GREAT at eProcurement, you need to break down a few walls
	Small meetings: HUGE expense: Procurement Best Practices for a Hidden Spend Category
	STRATEGIC SOURCING: Which path are you on? (and how to get on the right one)

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	SPEND VISIBILITY: The secret to achieving MAXIMUM VALUE from ePurchasing
	INVESTING in Procurement Technologies? Get it right the first time!
	Managing Material Master Data to Enhance Procurement Efficiency
	How to Calculate Total Cost
	Pioneer Your Sourcing Vision: How to Lead the Charge

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	Purchasing manager’s Survival Guide
	Green Buying: How procurement is managing environmental demands
	How the aerospace industry buys
	Medal of Excellence
	Supply Chain Manager of the Year
	Black Belt Negotiators
	Logistics Outsourcing and 3PL Resource Center
	World Tour
	Today's Pricing Fact Buyers paid on average $445 per troy ounce for palladium for the first four months of 2008.
	Purchasing Challenge's Archive
	Salary Survey

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