Purchasing

Purchasing 2007 Salary Survey: Purchasing salaries continue their Climb
Compensation for purchasing professionals continues to rise, a sure sign of top management's commitment and support for the jobs they do.

• ConAgra Foods takes fresh approach to travel spend
• Electronics buyers use fewer independent distributors
• How buyers handle obsolete parts
• Sourcing offshore aluminum: No big savings expected in 2008
• How to: Monitor Supplier Performance
• Vodafone flexes its purchasing muscles
• E-procurement software supports business strategies
• Chemical buyers and suppliers work Green from different angles

Chemicals Chemicals Biofuel bonanza could create specialty chemical foutainhead Business Intelligence Carbon black demand expands global supply Chem News Electronics Edition Electronics Distribution Distributors need a plan for counterfeit parts Electronics Trends Consumer electronics will drive chip industry growth in 2008 Business Intelligence Distribution Briefs Safety first for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries Mubadala invests in AMD ASIC demand up, prices down in '08 Hard-disk-drive price decline slows Sourcing Strategy How buyers handle obsolete parts Top Independent Distributors Electronics buyers use fewer independent distributors Logistics Logistics Restoration Hardware optimizes ocean freight bid online Business Intelligence Modal shifts from rail to truckload on the rise Iron ore dynamics put ocean freight rates in flux Ocean container rates to increase in 2008 Metals Business Intelligence Metals Chips Gold Use Gold Use: World Gold Council is looking for new applications Precious Metals Precious metals prices are in a bull run; mavens expect buyers to pay more in '08 Salary Survey Metals buyers lag behind other specialists Sourcing Offshore Aluminum Sourcing offshore aluminum: No big savings expected in 2008 Steel Steel: SCS lets Central Steel & Wire make high-quality surface flat-rolled Steel: Blount Boats uses Denman & Davis to process plate for ferry boats Steel: ThyssenKrupp starts building carbon, stainless mill in Alabama Titanium Titanium: Boeing inks $900 million supply agreement with RTI Metals

MRO + Distribution MRO + Distribution E-auction tool determines MRO supplier pricing strategy at Lilly Business Intelligence Purchasing and payables pros top agenda at NAPP 2008 conference News and Departments Black Belt Negotiators 'If your MRO prices are the best, prove it' CPO Views Inspiration from 5,909 miles away Economy + Supply Economy + Supply Stronger Dollar Forecast Business Reforms Work Book-to-Bill Ratio Low Nickel Demand will Grow Builders' Confidence Low Ethanol Pipeline Studied Coreboard Capacity Expands New Container Plant to Open Copper Demand Up Next Fuel: Biobutanol Air Travel To Improve Economy Takes Center Stage More Molybdenum Coming Logistics UPS, FedEx to Increase Rates 4.9% MRO + Distribution MRO Briefs My Turn Purchasing salaries are on the rise Prices Prices Zinc Could Get Cheaper Zircon will Cost More Fraser Boosts Paper Prices Cup Stock Prices Could Rise Kaolin to get pricier Steel Sheet Prices May Rise Supercalendered Paper Prices to Rise 10% PP Resins Get More Expensive Sugar Prices will Increase Dow Boosts Acrylates Polystyrene Prices Rise Uranium Prices Near Record Dow Raises Glycol Prices Scale Up: Big Ideas in the Middle Market Bell thinks outside the box Speaking Out Tailor catalogs to capture savings Office Office Supplier consolidation key to contract compliance Business Intelligence Commercial real estate is getting cheaper Product Briefs Trends Trends Business Intelligence Clorox sees benefits of treating suppliers like employees Pfizer outlines best practices for retaining procurement talent Oil prices won't drop on increased supply anytime soon Chilean copper group increases price forecast Buyers say leadtimes lengthen; overseas materials a big problem Energy demand from emerging markets to drive coal use Procurement brings Green initiatives to life at Kaiser Permanente