Monday Midday Business Report is your weekly market news briefing.
Check out this week's news and key trends:
• Sulfuric acid prices have exploded
• UCLA economists say ‘No recession ahead.’
• Buyers can expect minimal price erosion for analog chips
• Higher costs for precious metals and plastics will boost connector prices
• A $50/ton containerboard price hike failed to stick in March
• Buyers are paying 38% more for office white papers than in January 2006
• Worldwide demand for corrugated containers could rise 25% by 2011
• Purchasing of aluminum mill products continues to slide
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Managing Material Master Data To Enhance Procurement Efficiency
When material master data is inaccurate, incomplete, redundant, fragmented—or all of the above—procurement and many other functions within a manufacturing organization can not operate with maximum effectiveness and efficiency. This WEBCAST will explore the business case for Material Master Data Management (MMDM) and the critical role that procurement must play in MMDM initiatives to define both data governance and ongoing stewardship of the company’s material master data.
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