Purchasing articles from July 2003

Purchasing archives from July 2003

Supplies of ethylene and derivatives will be disrupted by high sustained natural gas prices in the U.S. (Tip Sheet).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Supplies of ethylene and derivatives will be disrupted by high sustained natural gas prices in the U.S. Many U.S. plants are based on gas feedstocks and lack capability to switch to heavier hydrocarbon streams. Those plants are rapidly becoming...

Outsourcing logistics makes sense if you need to gain access to capital, global markets or new technology tools. (Tip Sheet).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Outsourcing logistics makes sense if you need to gain access to capital, global markets or new technology tools. A new report from Georgia Tech's Logistics Institute lists eight appropriate reasons to outsource and six inappropriate reasons....

Outsourcing to developing countries is accelerating. (Tip Sheet).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Outsourcing to developing countries is accelerating. Example, at Lucent Technologies, "Eighty percent of what we build (internally and through contract manufacturers) is now built in low-cost regions, the opposite of what it was just 18 months...

Shops offering machining services in the U.S. are feeling a huge impact from the outsourcing trend. (Tip Sheet).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Shops offering machining services in the U.S. are feeling a huge impact from the outsourcing trend. The two owners of New England Prototype laid off all of its employees due to lack of work. "We are living from one week to another," says Leo...

Fine out what it takes to be recognized as the very best. (Tip Sheet).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Fine out what it takes to be recognized as the very best. In September, PURCHASING will announce the 2003 winner of its coveted Medal of Professional Excellence. Stories on past winners are compiled in The Book of Winners 2nd Edition. Order...

Purchasing magazine's forward demand indicator.
July 17, 2003... 62.7 Offusion index, less than 50 = falling, more than 50 = rising LAST TWELVE MONTHS Industrial buyers are clearly anticipating more growth in second half 2003. With stockpiles as lean as they are, that translates into bigger...

Growth eludes two-thirds of manufacturers.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
July 17, 2003... Growth eludes two-thirds of manufacturers Up Down Same Index Trend Business Activity Indexes * National 36% 29% 35% 53.2 [Down] Northeast *** ...

National average electricity price will be 9Cents per kilowatt-hour this summer, forecasts the Energy Information Administration. (Prices).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... National average electricity price will be 9Cents per kilowatt-hour this summer, forecasts the Energy Information Administration. The expected price increase is partly attributed to elevated natural gas prices, which have climbed as inventories...

U.S. government has ruled that the South Korean government illegally subsidized memory chipmaker Hynix Semiconductor. (Prices).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... U.S. government has ruled that the South Korean government illegally subsidized memory chipmaker Hynix Semiconductor. Commerce has retaliated by imposing 44.7% tariffs on Hynix memory chips. U.S.-based competitor Micron brought the original...

Depressed zinc prices could rise over the next 18 months. (Prices).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Depressed zinc prices could rise over the next 18 months--if the supply/demand picture becomes better balanced. That's the view of Noel Masson, CEO of metals exploration firm ZincOx. Even with demand down lately, production has risen, so world...

Demand in the North American market for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips has remained stable. (Prices).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Demand in the North American market for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips has remained stable. This has thwarted attempts by some chipmakers to boost spot-market price tags. Upshot: Late-June delivery prices for DDR 32x8 chips were...

2002 global wireless local area network (WLAN) equipment purchases. (Prices).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... 2002 global wireless local area network (WLAN) equipment purchases of 19.5 million units exceeded the forecast of 15.5 million units. However, revenues failed to reach the $2.1 billion forecast because of falling equipment prices. "The wireless...

Natural rubber prices are rising. (Prices).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Natural rubber prices are rising. Malaysian spot-market prices have risen from an average 830/kilogram in 2002 to a mid-year 2003 average of 98[cents], with July futures averaging $1.02/kg. "There has been wide anticipation that rubber prices...

Price expectations, 90-days. (Prices).(various commodities)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
July 17, 2003... Price expectations, 90-days COMMODITY DIFFUSION CATEGORY PERIOD UP DOWN SAME INDEX Energy June 30% 18% 52% 55.6 Inorganic chemicals ...

For the first time in 10 months, the consensus forecast for GDP growth in 2003 has risen rather than fallen. (Economy).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... For the first time in 10 months, the consensus forecast for GOP growth in 2003 has risen rather than fallen. According to Blue Chip Economic Indicators, the consensus growth forecast inched up to 2.4% in June due mostly to the tax cut enacted...

Growth in the Economic Cycle Research Institute's Weekly Leading Indicator (WLI) hit a four-year high. (Economy).
July 17, 2003... Growth in the Economic Cycle Research Institute's Weekly Leading Indicator (WLI) hit a four-year high in the week ending June 20-due mostly to a rise in mortgage applications and a decline in jobless claims. ECRI warns, however, that while the...

Economists are keeping a wary eye on natural gas. (Economy).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Economists are keeping a wary eye on natural gas. A particularly hot summer, according to Global Insight, could lead to a "significant supply shortfall, intense competition among buyers, and with that competition, significant price spikes."...

Economic prospects are certainly brightening, but there is still plenty of reason for caution. (Economy).
July 17, 2003... Economic prospects are certainly brightening, but there is still plenty of reason for caution, according to David Rosenberg, chief North American economist for Merrill Lynch. "...the economy is heading into round 13 of Fed rate cuts, round...

Buyers paying higher prices for plastic resins in the May-June timeframe were under performing the marketplace. (Economy).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Buyers paying higher prices for plastic resins in the May-June timeframe were under performing the marketplace, according to PURCHASING magazine's June 2003 Business Survey. Whereas 55% of resins buyers paid higher prices in March-April and 5%...

Tracking the economy. (Economy).
July 17, 2003... Tracking the economy LATEST PREVIOUS YEAR % CHG VS. INDICATOR PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD AGO YEAR AGO Industrial production (92=100) May 109.6 ...

Newark InOne[SM] offers you more products, more services, more ways to lower your total cost: the #1 small-quantity distributor of electronic components and test equipment in North America. (Advertisement).(Company Profile)
July 17, 2003... Whether you're part of a small business or a global giant, saving time and money are likely your everyday priorities. At Newark InOne, we're committed to maximizing your workday, offering you one source for the broadest range of electronics,...

Energy-driven index is highest ever. (Transaction Prices).(Raw materials costs)
July 17, 2003... It's no mirage: Raw materials costs are high. Prodded by the recent explosion in energy costs, PURCHASING magazine's Industrial Supplies Price Index rose to a record-high 151.8 in June from an adjusted 150.0 in May. The wood pulp component in...

Innovative solutions. Bottom-line results. (Advertisement).(Kaman Industrial Technologies)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
July 17, 2003... Kaman Industrial Technologies is North America's premier provider of power transmission (and related) products and services. With our culture of innovation, rugged self-reliance and pioneering spirit, we've earned a well-deserved reputation as...

Company profile: Roadway Express, Inc. (Advertisement).(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
July 17, 2003... Robert L. Stull President Roadway Express, Inc., is a leading less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carrier offering fast and consistent transit times in regional, national, and international markets along with electronic information...

Company Profile: Omega Engineering, Inc. (Advertisement).(Company Profile)
July 17, 2003... Omega Engineering, Inc. One Omega Drive Stamford, CT 06907-0047 Ph: 203-359-1660 Fax: 203-359-7700 Email: info@omega.com Web Site: www.omega.com Exceeding Your Expectations Since its inception in 1962, OMEGA...

Lucent-one year later. (Inside Purchasing).(Lucent Technologies)
July 17, 2003... Last year, we awarded the PURCHASING magazine Medal of Professional Excellence to Lucent Technologies--one of our tougher calls because Lucent was losing money and getting battered on Wall Street. We felt Lucent's Supply Networks deserved the...

Cost-cutting solutions from SKF...The Knowledge Engineering Company. (Advertisement).
July 17, 2003... In the nearly 100 years since SKF invented the first self aligning ball bearing, SKF has leveraged its unique knowledge base to carve out its position as the world's premier resource for bearings and bearing technology. Responding to the...

What's hot.(copper)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Purchases of copper and brass mill products from processing distributors, so far, are only slightly better this year than in 2002. That was when the full-year total of 350 million lb was the smallest amount bought since the 316 million lb in...

Buyers now source fewer tons than in the go-go years. (Tool Steel Market).
July 17, 2003... Wilson Tool International of White Bear Lake, Minn., is the largest single independent purchaser of cold-worked tool steel stock in the U.S. It is the world's largest independent manufacturer of tooling systems for punch presses, press brakes...

Company Profile: International Steel Group revitalizes industry. (Advertisement).
July 17, 2003... The International Steel Group (ISG), the nation's newest and fastest growing integrated steel manufacturer, is breaking all the rules of the traditional steel business. ISG is setting new standards in labor-management relations, capital...

Irrational exuberance and the U.S. steel industry. (Metals Perspective).
July 17, 2003... The steel industry is consolidating. Competition for market share has been brutal, and it has been difficult for any one company to see benefit from production restraint. Now that there are fewer, more efficient steelmakers--some of them large...

What can America's largest family-owned metals service center bring you that others can't? (Advertisement).
July 17, 2003... Tons. For more than 80 years, O'Neal has been meeting the metals needs of manufacturers and fabricators in virtually every way. We listen and respond. We anticipate. And we do whatever it takes to get the job done. That carries a lot of weight...

Boeing flies to composites. (Aluminum).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Just days after Alcoa unveiled a marketing program aimed at cutting the cost and weight of metallic aircraft components by 20% during the next 20 years, Boeing announced it was switching from aerospace aluminum to advanced composite materials...

Steelmaker, GM end fight. (Quality).(AK Steel)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... AK Steel and General Motors, its largest customer, have ended a court fight over who pays for quality inspections of automotive-grade steel shipments. Detroit-based GM, the world's largest automaker, and Middletown, Ohio-based AK Steel...

Dow Corning buys silicon metal firm. (Acquisition News).(Simcala)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Dow Corning has acquired Simcala, one of the largest producers of silicon metal in the U.S. for $30 million. Dow Corning, a venture of Dow Chemical Co. and Corning, markets diverse silicon-based products. It says the acquisition of one of its...

Reliance buys Precision Strip. (Acquisition News).(Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., the Los Angeles-based processing distributorship conglomerate, is buying Precision Strip of Minster, Ohio, a metals processing company with eight locations in the Midwest and the Southeast. Precision Strip...

Nonferrous center changes hands. (Acquisition News).(Copper & Brass Sales has acquired the assets of MCR-Metal Center Rochester)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Copper & Brass Sales of Detroit, a unit of ThyssenKrupp Materials North America has acquired the assets of MCR-Metal Center Rochester in Rochester, N.Y., a processing distributor of aluminum, copper, brass and stainless steel mill products. MCR...

Stockpiles will take 3-4 years to erode. (Copper).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Increased copper mining and slack demand is slowing the erosion of huge stocks of the metal despite some producers' continued restraint on output, says Bloomsbury Mineral Economics of London in its latest report on the copper market. Global...

Hoeganaes develops new ferrous material. (Technology).(Ancormix FIGS)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Up to twice the "green strength" of standard steel metal powder parts can be achieved with a new ferrous technology introduced by Hoeganaes Corp. The powder material system, Ancormix FIGS, is designed to help prevent cracks during parts making...

Norilsk metal boosts nickel supply. (Nickel).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Russia's Norilsk Nickel has decided to release 24,000 tons of metal into a market showing the first signs of weakening stainless steel demand. The move will erase any near-term tightness in nickel supply and rule out a sharp spike in pricing,...

Tale of two markets: purchasing is active everywhere but U.S.; supplies are ample and prices soft. Nickel, however, could create some problems. (Stainless Steel).
July 17, 2003... While the stainless steel market is torrid elsewhere in the world, it's downright chilly in the U.S. "Sales of stainless steel products and nickel-based alloy products still are lagging," reports Sharon McElwee, purchasing manager at...

Company profile: Integris Metals. (Advertisement).(Company Profile)
July 17, 2003... As keen competitors over the years, both Reynolds Aluminum Supply Company (RASCO) and Vincent Metal Goods/Atlas Ideal Metals compiled many successful years in the metals distribution industry. In fact, their corporate lineages date back to 1914...

Company profile: Gallatin Steel profile. (Advertisement).(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
July 17, 2003... Gallatin Steel, a market mill specializing in hot-rolled products, manufactures steel based on customer needs. A partnership between Dofasco and Gerdau AmeriSteel, Gallatin Steel is ideally located on the banks of the Ohio River in Ghent, KY....

Metalworking is somewhat shaky. (Exclusive Business Data).(metals prices down, few analysts see rebound until 2004)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Metals prices are down and expected to fall lower this summer, so some buyers plan to increase purchases of steel, aluminum and copper--but only those who need materials to refill depleted in-house inventories. Warfare in Iraq caused...

Catalog distributors weather the downturn. (Electronics Distribution).
July 17, 2003... Catalog distributors, which specialize in small orders, have fared better than large broad-line electronics distributors during the industry downturn. Distributors like Digi-Key, Allied, Newark InOne have suffered declining sales, but...

Fifty years as the world's source for electromechanical switches...and still at the forefront of innovation. (Advertisement).
July 17, 2003... Company Overview NKK Switches has been improving the functionality and dependability of switches for every major market in the world since 1951. The company now offers 80 different switch families and more than 3 million part options....

Resistor networks market to grow despite falling tags. (Passives).
July 17, 2003... The market for resistor networks will grow over the next several years as computer and cell phone manufacturers opt to use networks rather than discrete resistors to reduce placement costs on boards. The good news for buyers is that despite...

SIA says recovery is under way. (Semiconductor Outlook).(Semiconductor Industry Association)
July 17, 2003... Despite sluggish demand and falling prices in the first half, the semiconductor market will grow 10.1% to $154.9 billion in 2003, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. In its mid-year report, the SIA says the industry will...

Exide Technologies accelerates supply chain. (Case Study).
July 17, 2003... When it comes to making improvements, some companies have the luxury of time. While it makes competitive sense for them to get started early, they realize that, as long as they begin to make some improvements and stay with the efforts, they can...

ebm Industries, Inc.: the world's leading supplier of fans and blowers for engineered air moving solutions. (Advertisement).
July 17, 2003... ebm Industries offers the most comprehensive array of high-quality air moving devices in the world. All ebm products are engineered to optimize air flow characteristics, power consumption, noise and package size. ebm application engineers are...

TTI acquires Capsco. (Electronics Distribution).(Capsco Materials Management)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... TTI, a passives, interconnect and electro mechanical component distributor, has acquired Capsco Materials Management for an undisclosed sum. Capsco is a regional distributor of passives serving the West Coast and Mexico. TTI said it...

Matsushita mulls new plasma plant. (Displays).(Matsushita Electric Industrial and Toray Industries are considering building a fourth plasma display plant)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Matsushita Electric Industrial and Toray Industries are considering building a fourth plasma display plant because of booming demand. The plant would cost about $400 million. Demand is growing for plasma displays used in flat panel...

China is tops in electronic exports to the U.S. (Global Sourcing).(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... China has become the largest single exporter of high-tech goods ,including components and equipment to the U.S. according to a new study. The finding reflects the fact that a growing number of U.S. technology companies have moved manufacturing...

Some tags rise. (Electronics Transaction Prices).
July 17, 2003... Overall electronics prices are stable, but a growing percentage of buyers reported tags are rising, according to PURCHASING magazine's monthly survey of prices and business conditions. Fifty-eight percent of purchasers surveyed said prices...

Company profile: Graybar. (Advertisement).(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
July 17, 2003... Corporate Headquarters 34 N. Meramec Avenue St. Louis, MO 63105 1-800-GRAYBAR (7a.m. - 5p.m. CT) www.graybar.com CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Robert A. Reynolds, Jr. COMPANY PROFILE ...

DRAMs: tighter supply higher prices; a lack of investment in new equipment and fabs and emerging applications for DRAM will tighten supply over the next year. (Memory ICS).
July 17, 2003... It's easy to see why the DRAM industry has declined since the mid 1990s. The industry has always been tied to the computer industry. When PC sales were growing 20% per year, DRAM manufacturers' sales also grew. In fact, DRAM sales grew at an...

Leggett & Platt sees sourcing savings: the highly diversified manufacturer consolidates metals, energy and other buying across 350 plants under a new chief purchasing officer. (Strategic Sourcing).
July 17, 2003... Leggett & Platt manufacturing facilities have operated independently of each other since 1883. A plant in Georgia that produces retail store fixtures and displays had little to do with a site in Mississippi that makes furniture components....

Strategic sourcing: you already know the obvious benefits; but did you know that one company, with its industry-leading supplier relationship management solution, can give you all of those benefits--with immediate payback? (Advertisement).
July 17, 2003... Anyone who has ever tried to simultaneously reduce an organization's overall spend while increasing its bottom line understands, perhaps painfully, why the impact of procurement on a company's overall profitability is becoming such a hot topic....

Company profile: Menlo Worldwide. (Advertisement).(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
July 17, 2003... John Williford President and Chief Executive Officer Menlo Worldwide's goal is to help customers achieve operational excellence across the global supply chain. Even as supply chains become longer and more complex, companies are recognizing...

Software keeps an eye on purchasing: this year's guide focuses on software for spend analysis and management. (Software Buyers Guide).
July 17, 2003... To consolidate purchasing with a few, key suppliers, implement strategic sourcing and significantly reduce costs--all best practices--a buying operation first needs to have a handle on company spending activities. The following listing of...

No paper, all productivity for AP and procurement systems. (Advertisement).
July 17, 2003... The Internet has revolutionized online buying, but online payment lags far behind. A Federal Reserve study shows more than 80 percent of business-to-business payments nationwide are still made by check, despite check writings known...

Software reveals buying from too many suppliers: and helps companies like Merrill Lynch meet such goals as consolidating spending and cutting costs. (Software Buyers Guide).(An objective of purchasing at Merrill Lynch is to rationalize the supplier base )
July 17, 2003... Purchasing of indirect goods and services. at Merrill Lynch and many other companies was largely unchecked in the late 1990s. Most companies were taking in enough revenue to more than cover expenses. Management gave little thought to...

Company profile: Moai Technologies. (Advertisement).(Company Profile)(Advertisement)
July 17, 2003... Founded in 1996, Moai Technologies, Inc. provides integrated, end-to-end e-Sourcing technology tools, hosted solutions, and consulting services that address the needs of buying organizations. Moai's e-Sourcing solutions combine the conventional...

Brown outlines Ford's steps to supplier success under TVM. (Supply Strategy).(Ford Motor Co.)
July 17, 2003... Ford Motor Co. expects to save $350 billion this year through its Team Value Management (TVM) supplier management initiative, according to Tony Brown, vice president of Ford's Global Purchasing group. Brown recently outlined Ford's progress in...

Complex systems demand integrated approaches. (Op Ed: Cost Reduction).(Integrated Cost Reduction)(Column)
July 17, 2003... The secret of effective cost reduction lies with integration of the tools. Where only a year ago most business attention seemed to be centered on expansion, production efficiency, and marketing prowess, today's senior executives are focused...

Impact your bottom line by partnering with a distributor. (Advertisement).(Advertisement)
July 17, 2003... Increasing profitability in manufacturing has never been more challenging - or more essential. From rising energy prices to the cost of raw materials, manufacturers face increasing cost pressure on almost all fronts. And many times, purchasing...

DaimlerChrysler promotes Sidlik. (Who's News).(Thomas W. Sidlik to assume responsibility for the company's Global Procurement and Supply organization)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Thomas W. Sidlik is going global. Daimler-Chrysler recently announced that Sidlik will assume responsibility for the company's Global Procurement and Supply organization, succeeding Gary C. Valade, who will retire at the end of the year. Sidlik...

Textron names new supply chain VP. (Who's News).( Peter Riley )(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... Textron named Peter Riley as vice, president, Supply Chain, reporting to Textron Chief Operating Officer Steven Loranger. In a related move, Edward Orzetti, who previously oversaw Textron's supply chain and Six Sigma efforts as vice president...

NPMA elects officers. (Who's News).(Newspaper Purchasing Management Association)(Brief Article)
July 17, 2003... At its 46th annual conference on April 2630, the Newspaper Purchasing Management Association elected a new slate of officers for 2003-2004: president Rory Mackison, purchasing manager (PM) for Lancaster Newspapers; president-elect Moya Valdez,...

Change aims to end battle. (Murray's Law).(purchase offer and buyers response forms )
July 17, 2003... For a half-century, businesses, their lawyers and court have struggled with cases involving the battle of the forms. The old law was unfair. A buyer would send a purchase order to which a seller would respond with an acknowledgment form, which,...

High natural gas prices create downstream woes. (Grassroots Report).
July 17, 2003... Most pricing problems for buyers surveyed by PURCHASING in June centered on natural gas--either the skyrocketing cost of the fuel itself or the prices of products dependent on natural gas as a component of their manufacturing processes. ...

Calendar.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
July 17, 2003... MRO buyer conference heads to New Orleans The MRO Group of the Institute for Supply Management is holding its sixth annual conference at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans on Sept. 30 through Oct. 1, 2003. MRO buyers headline this year's...

Correction.(Correction Notice)
July 17, 2003... In the May 1 edition (p. 18), Larry Brandt was incorrectiy referred to as a principal partner of Strong Tool Co. He should have been identified as a principal partner of Calumet Distribution Group, which bought the steel mill distribution...

How do offshore suppliers treat workers? Better find out. (Social Responsibility).
July 17, 2003... Time was a couple of decades ago that the only concerns procurement professionals had relating to the concept of social responsibility was whether the parts they purchased generated much in the way of pollution. All that has changed. Now,...

Institute for Supply Management[TM]. (Advertisement).
July 17, 2003... Institute for Supply Management[TM] Founded in 1915, the Institute for Supply Management[TM] (ISM) is the largest supply management association in the world as well as one of the most respected. ISM's mission is to lead the supply...

Stop tweaking the process, start thinking strategic. (Proactive Outsourcing).
July 17, 2003... Even though outsourcing as a supply strategy has grown briskly in recent years, its future remains a big unknown. That's a flat-out assertion of Robert M. Monczka, Ph.D. and director of Strategic Supply Chain Strategy Research at the Center for...

Sussek's world class metrology lab really measures up. (Advertisement).(Sussek Machine Corp)
July 17, 2003... What is it that makes Sussek Machine Corporation a leading contract machining company? Is it the impressive array of world class technology that surrounds you as you walk through its 100,000+ square foot facility? Could it be the special care...

A powerful partner. A comprehensive program. (Advertisement).
July 17, 2003... The Staples advantage at work takes you beyond bottom-line savings with a comprehensive, highly customizable procurement program for office and technology supplies. You'll have an experienced, dedicated partner to help design a program that...

With new postage meters buyers can stamp out costs. (Mailroom Equipment).
July 17, 2003... Information--whether it's about a paper jam in a folder inserter or a delivery confirmation--helps improve productivity and reduce costs of a company mailroom operation. New products from suppliers Pitney Bowes, Neopost and Francotyp-Postalia...

Toshiba America Business Solutions: document imaging solutions for maximizing business performance and reducing costs. (Advertisement).(Advertisement)
July 17, 2003... You tire endlessly to select the right e-procurement and supply chain management system for your company in an effort to automate and streamline paper-based processes and improve business and bottom-line performance. But did you know that...

What's hot.(Transportation management systems are discussed )
July 17, 2003... Inbound logistics is beginning to get the technology it deserves. A recent report from ARC Advisory Services in Dedham, Mass. found that a growing number of companies are beginning to put more emphasis on their inbound transportation when...

The Harley Triangle: where freight inefficiency disappears. (Logistics Optimization).
July 17, 2003... The Harley Triangle. No, it's not a mysterious region where motorcycles disappear. In fact, the Harley Triangle is where a good number of motorcycles appear (on assembly lines) and only freight inefficiency disappears. Harley-Davidson has...

Company profile: BAX Global. (Advertisement).(Company Profile)
July 17, 2003... Joey Carnes President, BAX Global, Inc. Vision Statement. We will be a leading global provider of quality, integrated transportation and supply chain solutions that enable world trade. Quality Policy. Through commitment...

3PL performance metrics: Michelin keeps it simple. (Outsourcing Logistics).(Michelin North America)
July 17, 2003... Outsourcing logistics to a third-partly logistics provider (3PL) is a big step and most organizations taking that step want to ensure that they are tracking the performance of that provider adequately. But developing metrics for evaluating 3PL...