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Digi-Key signs deal with Alpha & Omega
Digi-Key and Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS) have signed a global distribution agreement. Read more>>

Allied to carry Eaton products
Allied Electronics has signed an agreement to distribute Eaton’s industrial control and automation products. Read more>>

NEW! Managing Supply Chain Risk Just posted on www.purchasing.com, a special video report supply chain risk management. Craig Brown, Director of Materials at Intel, John Paterson, IBM's Chief Procurement Officer, along with Eric Johnson of Dartmouth's Tuck School of Business, discuss supply chain risk management. Click here to view the video.

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PURCHASING'S 2007 SALARY SURVEY >> Click here for the results >> Compare the new report to the 2006 Salary Survey Commodities Council podcasts: What buyers should look for during the credit crunch The difficulties in the financial markets are causing buyers to check their suppliers’ finances more closely, since the credit crunch could restrict companies’ ability to get the financing they need to buy materials and service their customers. Here are suggestions from members of the Purchasing Commodities Council on what buyers should look for in the general economy as they plan their purchasing strategies. Click here to listen to all their views and their advice on what buyers should look for. How to get a return on Green purchasing Just posted on www.purchasing.com, a special video report on Green purchasing activities at IBM, Herman Miller and GE—and how those companies are getting a return on their investment. While their sense of good corporate citizenship initially prompted their environmentally friendly purchasing activities, each of the companies has also found solid business justifications for their efforts. Hear how each approaches Green purchasing and how their efforts support their overall financial goals. Click here to view the video.  Design collaboration helps P&G succeed with massive product conversion Purchasing's Senior Editor Susan Avery talks with David Zint, Director, Global Packaging Purchases, Procter & Gamble on procurement's role in the company's massive, eight-month conversion of its North American laundry detergent lines to 2X concentrated—or 50% compacted—versions. Click here to view the video.

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