Strategic Sourcing
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China Boosts World Steel Output
Source: www.industryweek.com Date: 18 hours 29 seconds ago.
World steel output rose 13.1% in October from the level of output a year earlier, driven largely by production in China, the World Steel Association said on Nov. 20. More
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Manchester Tool & Die Receives ISO 9001:2008 Registration
Source: www.fandmmag.com Date: 18 hours 4 minutes 50 seconds ago.
MTD provides steel fabricating and production machining services, and supplies tube end forming equipment and tooling to a variety of industries, with machines ranging from 3/16 in to 3 in OD capacities. More
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Materials handling: MHIA forecasts growth in materials handling equipment new orders in 2010
Source: Modern Materials Handling Date: 11-20-2009 00:00:00 GMT
Materials handling equipment orders are forecasted to grow 2.0% to 3.5% in 2010, according to the latest Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing Forecast (MHIA) released by Material Handling Industry of America (MHIA). More
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Meetings Management Hot Topic at CPO Summit
Source: blog.starcite.com Date: 21 hours 15 minutes 10 seconds ago.
This week I attended Aberdeen's annual Chief Procurement Officer Summit in Boston and the weather was perfect, though I spent my whole two days there indoors at the new Seaport Hotel and Conference Center. The summit is a must-attend event for procurement executives –– everybody from chief More
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Benioff says the old software business model is dead. So what's new?
Source: blog.kinaxis.com Date: 23 hours 41 seconds ago.
I am attending Dreamforce 09 in San Fran and trying not to get too caught up with the hype. And I don't really have the expertise to "get" a lot of the technology stuff behind the "cloud" anyway. But it is really great to hear Marc Benioff, the CEO of salesforce.com, make fun of the current More
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Power tool battery-recycling program offers participants discounts toward new battery purchases
Source: www.plantservices.com Date: 11-20-2009 08:00:56 GMT
DeWalt announces a national battery-recycling program that will take place at DeWalt s 82 service centers nationwide throughout the months of October and November. More
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Bringing Down the House
Source: www.evolvingexcellence.com Date: 11-20-2009 07:12:18 GMT
By Kevin Meyer A while back I described a conversation, albeit one-sided, that I had with my mother in-law regarding desired features in a home. As is usually the case, I took the contrarian but obviously correct position (ahem!) that... More
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Looking toward Strategic Sourcing to Alleviate the Ravagesof the Recession
Source: Supply Chain Management Review Date: 11-19-2009 20:15:30 GMT
Few industries know better the pain of a lack of consumer confidence like retail. Even with statistics telling us the recovery is under way, retailers are cautious, and they should be. In addition to circling the wagons, however, there is an opportunity here to redesign the retail sourcing More
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The Costco/Coca-Cola Standoff: The Risk For Costco
Source: www.purchasingcourses.com Date: 11-19-2009 14:15:57 GMT
A sentiment among those in the room was disbelief. Many folks said that they expected consumers to remain loyal to Coke products and go elsewhere to buy them. More
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Driving Supply Chain Transformation Through the Chief Supply Chain Officer
Source: www.supplychainbrain.com Date: 05-27-2009 04:53:32 GMT
SupplyChainBrain is the most widely used online resource for supply chain management information, over 25 million visitors! More
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On Twitter and in the Workplace, It’s Power to the Connectors
Source: www.supplychainnetwork.com Date: 11-19-2009 10:56:44 GMT
From Harvard Business: In the World According to Twitter, giving away access to information rewards the giver by building followers. The more followers, the More
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IFS launches Advanced Planning Board giving customers high level of control over manufacturing resources
Source: www.logisticsit.com Date: 11-19-2009 10:43:12 GMT
IFS has announced the first live customer, Völkl- a German ski manufacturer, and the general availability of its Advanced Planning Board (APB) – a powerful new dashboard tool to give customers a high level of visibility and control over resource allocatio More
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Alleviate the Pain of Obsolescence
Source: www.controldesign.com Date: 11-19-2009 08:00:59 GMT
"Functional obsolescence occurs when equipment no longer functions as it did when new, failure rates increase, spare parts are unavailable or expensive, a manufacturer no longer supports it, or there's no longer internal support available." More
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Has the Sun Shone on Solar for Electrical Distributors?
Source: electricaltrends.blogspot.com Date: 11-19-2009 01:39:00 GMT
Electrical distributors have been hearing about solar, and other renewable energies, for a couple of years. Most have avoided the market and at the same time, many solar manufacturers have shied away from distributors, preferring instead to sell direct or via dealers.
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Boston Store parent gains new credit pact (at bizjournals.com)
Source: milwaukee.bizjournals.com Date: 11-19-2009 00:05:17 GMT
said it has received commitments from lenders for a $675 million, 3.5-year senior secured asset-based credit facility that will replace the company’s existing $800 million asset-based revolving credit facility scheduled to mature in March 2011. More
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SmartTurn on-demand warehouse management is integrated with NetSuite's SuiteCloud platform
Source: Manufacturing Business Technology Date: 11-19-2009 00:00:00 GMT
Integrated with NetSuite's native inventory management system, SmartTurn enables wholesale distributors and eCommerce businesses to increase shipment and inventory accuracy while reducing inventory-related labor and carry costs, the company says. More
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ONSET LISTED AS PERFORMANCE MONITORING PROVIDER FOR CALIFORNIA SOLAR INTIATIVE PROGRAM
Date: 11-18-2009 15:52:39 GMT
BOURNE, MA, November 18, 2009 — Onset (http://www.onsetcomp.com), the world’s leading supplier of data loggers, today announced that the company has been listed on the California Energy Commission’s list of Performance Monitoring and Reporting Service (PMRS) providers. More
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Europe Gets Down to Business
Source: www.rfidjournal.com Date: 11-18-2009 20:39:27 GMT
RFID Journal is your source for timely, objective news and information about RFID (radio frequency identification) and its many business applications - RFID tags, RFID Technology, RFID P&G, RFID Wal-Mart, etc. More
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Journey to China's Industrial Heartland
Source: www.supplychains.com Date: 11-18-2009 19:00:00 GMT
Journey to China's Industrial Heartland by : Why Wuhan? The engine of the Wuhan thoroughfare is steel, supplied primarily More
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Nov 18, 2009 Webcast: Data Best Practices for Spend Analysis
Source: www.bettermanagement.com Date: 11-18-2009 19:00:00 GMT
This webcast focuses on the business drivers and organizational objectives of spend analysis, as well as best practices for establishing performance indicators and metrics to manage the efficiencies and realize the desired cost savings. More
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