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E-auction participants strive for fair, ethical events
It has to be fair for it to work. It's that simple. In a series of recent interviews with a host of e-auction service providers and "power users," the conclusion was clear: the effectiveness of e-auctions from all perspectives depends on how fair and up-front the events are. The days of buyers and suppliers participating in e-auction events simply to gain market pricing information are rapidl...

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• Pump maker lowers cost sourcing in China
• Metals buyers earn $4,000 less
• Independents expect recovery in second half 2003
• Trend spotting
• Buyers in the CPI earn more than their peers
• Price hike will succeed if supply is squeezed
• Brazilian paper maker puts focus on suppliers
• Tightness creates headaches

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