Purchasing 05/21/1998 Table of Contents

Purchasing - May 21, 1998

BUYLINES

Cheap imports fail to arrive on U.S. shores
Import price index continues to fall
Buyers: Recession, deflation unlikely
Coming Up
Some commodity sectors defy low inflation climate
Survey finds few firms lend real resources to suppliers

GRASS ROOTS REPORT

Business may be good, butbuyers proceed with caution

REGULATION WATCH

Reg changes affect buyers

SUPPLY MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Seven rules for creatingwinning sourcing strategies

Computers, Business Systems and office products

PURCHASING NOTES
New color copier from Canon sports connectivity option
PURCHASING NOTES
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BRIEFS

Compaq introduces notebooks based on Intel's new chip

MARKETPLACE

Demand for digitalperks up industry

TECHNOLOGY SOURCING STRATEGIES

Manage suppliers to improve cycle time

THE NETWORKED OFFICE

Copiers can be connected to a network of desktop PCs

COVER STORY

CONTRACT MANUFACTURING

Cost is the bottom line

Electronics Purchasing

Sager to carry General
PC revenue growth slows
Strong demand, low tags forecast for resistors
What price Celeron? $155
Korean chip companies delay DRAM plants
Healthy forecast for memory modules
Asian financial woes may lower DRAM tags
High-end computers to drive microprocessor growth

ELECTRONIC BUYING CONDITIONS

Order volumes to increase as business improves

Electronic Buying Conditions

Connector tags head up

ELECTRONICS BRIEFS

Hitachi restructures operations

Electronics Briefs

Outsourcing

CMs offer more services to OEMs

HOTLINE

Economy

Markets

Prices

INSIDE PURCHASING

Get out from behind that desk; work with suppliers

Jobscene

This is the time to be searching for opportunities

MRO/DISTRIBUTION

NEWS

New study takes snapshot of demand for integrated supply

News

Warning signals

On the Internet

NEWS

Think of the Internet as a training tool for buyers

News

MasterCard expands onlinebuying throughout company

PRODUCT UPDATE

PROGRAMMABLE CONTROLLERS

Technology advances outpace price increases

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Helio precision products, inc.

ELECTRONICS PURCHASING

Solectron

PURCHASING SOFTWARE NEWS

SUPPLY INSIGHTS

Forecasts

...as consumers go shopping...
...and business spending rallies

TRANSPORTATION

LTL REPORT

New services keep regionals on core carrier rosters

NEWS

How sound is your cargo security plan?

News

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