Purchasing

Managing Risk at Necco
Candy making has been part of New England life since colonial craftsmen began boiling sugar into sweets during the seventeenth century. Today, about 100 tons of granular sugar—plus additional tonnage of liquid sugar and corn syrup—are consumed daily at the huge Revere, Mass., production plant of the New England Confectionery Co.

• Buyers now source fewer tons than in the go-go years
• Where we are on the leaderboard
• Tale of two markets: Purchasing is active everywhere but U.S.
• DRAMs: Tighter Supply Higher Prices
• Leggett & Platt sees sourcing savings
• Bayer builds database for measuring real cost savings
• Standard global buy process cuts costs at NOVA Chemicals
• Slow growth ahead despite fewer economic jitters

CPI Edition What's hot in plastics Bulk Packaging Slow growth ahead despite fewer economic jitters Chemforecast Tags rebound as producers but the brake on supplies Chemical Transaction Prices Polymers dip, but the trend may not last long Cost Management Bayer builds database for measuring real cost savings Exclusive Business Data Margins suffer Food and Beverage Report Managing Risk at Necco MRO Sourcing Strategy Standard global buy process cuts costs at NOVA Chemicals Departments Buylines Brown outlines Ford's steps to supplier success under TVM Who's News High natural gas prices create downstream woes MRO buyer conference heads to New Orleans Correction How do offshore suppliers treat workers? Better find out Stop tweaking the process, start thinking strategic Electronics and Technology News Catalog distributors weather the downturn Resistor networks market to grow despite falling tags SIA says recovery is under way Exide Technologies accelerates supply chain China is tops in electronic exports to the U.S. Matsushita mulls new plasma plant Some tags rise Electronics Leadtimes Electronics leadtimes stretch Inside Purchasing Lucent–one year later Logistics What's Hot The Harley Triangle: Where freight inefficiency disappears 3PL performance metrics: Michelin keeps it simple Office Technologies With new postage meters buyers can stamp out costs Product Update Equipment sales are flat, but innovations are well defined Software News Software Buyer's Guide: Software keeps an eye on purchasing (company listing) Software Buyers Guide: Software reveals buying from too many suppliers

Metals What's Hot Acquisition News Dow Corning buys silicon metal firm Reliance buys Precision Strip Nonferrous center changes hands Aluminum Boeing flies to composites Copper Stockpiles will take 3-4 years to erode Exclusive Business Data Metalworking is somewhat shaky Metals Midyear Scorecard Where we are on the leaderboard Nickel Norilsk metal boosts nickel supply Quality Steelmaker, GM end fight Stainless Steel Tale of two markets: Purchasing is active everywhere but U.S. Technology Hoeganaes develops new ferrous material Tool Steel Market Buyers now source fewer tons than in the go-go years News Economy How Supply Managers See Business Prices Factors Affecting Product Cost Tip Sheet Key Metrics and Supply Alert Transaction Price Forecasts Transaction Price Forecasts Transaction Prices Energy-driven index is highest ever