Purchasing 05/07/1998 Table of Contents

Purchasing - May 07, 1998

AUTOMOTIVE/OEM

Aerospace's appetite for fasteners continues to grow

NEWS

Supply strategy key to future growth at Ford

News

BUYING ENERGY

NEWS

Purchasing to figure big in the power buy

BUYLINES

REGULATION WATCH

DOT moves to eliminate anti-competitive airline practices

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Zymark raises the bar on supplier scorecard goals

CPI Edition

Buyer's News

CARBON BLACK

Prices rise with demand

CHEMFORECAST

Prices will fall as supplies rise

CPI EDITION

CHEMICAL TRANSACTION PRICES

Index stabilizes before moving up

CPI Edition

POLYVINYL CHLORIDE

Prices soft through year-end

PROPYLENE/POLYPROPYLENE

Prices level off for now

Design teams: The Secret Weapon

Design teams bring radical change in product development

APPLIANCES

Teamwork gives Maytag a jump on competition

AUTOMOTIVE

Platform teams pair with suppliers to drive Chrysler to better designs
Harley-Davidson revs up development process

DEFENSE

Electronically-linked teams design the defense systems of the future

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

At Bay Networks--Design is not just for engineering

DISTRIBUTION '98

Who's making buyers happy?
Distributors are an important metals source

CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTION

Distributors evolve intostrategic supply tools

Electronics Distribution

Distributors view contract manufacturers differently

GENERAL LINE

Those adept at cost removal are more likely to flourish

Metals Distribution

Metal service centers search for a new focus

SPECIAL REPORT

Distribution redefines itself

Special Report

One producer's perspective
A role for the Internet?

HOTLINE

Economy

Markets

Prices

INSIDE PURCHASING

Can distribution sell its added value message?

METALS

NEWS

U.S. firms ready for battle over specialty steel imports

News

NEWS

Prices still good, availability tightens

News

SHEET STEEL

A surge in demand nobody saw coming

PRODUCT UPDATE

FASTENERS AND ADHESIVES

Future regs spark moderate hikes now

Fasteners and adhesives

Fastener Quality Act Compliance Guide available
Stable adhesives market sustains small hikes

LATCHES

Prices inch forward due to mixed demand

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Weyerhaeuser

RECYCLING RESOURCES

SUPPLY INSIGHTS

FORECASTS

Sales tags plummet in Q1

Forecasts

Housing stages surprise rally
Confidence dips a bit

The Top 100 Chemical Distributors

Top 100 Metal Service Centers

TRANSPORTATION

INTERMODAL REPORT

Intermodal service gains go unnoticed

Transportation

Intermodal Report

Who's in the pool?

TRANSPORTATION

NEWS

Shippers to pay more for ocean freight from Asia

News

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