Purchasing articles from May 2005

Purchasing archives from May 2005

Purchasing.com's: forward demand indicator 90-day.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Buyers barely budge on purchasing plans; more economists see second quarter growth slowing. [up arrow] 0.4 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Northeast is weaker than rest of U.S. Up Down Same Index ...

International Monetary Fond has revised the 2005 outlook for the global economy.(tip sheet: KEY METRICS AND SUPPLY ALERT)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... International Monetary Fond has revised the 2005 outlook for the global economy, and it's not pretty. IMF economists now see 4.3% world growth in 2005, down from the 5.1% in 2004. IMF sees the U.S. economy expanding at a 3.6% pace, the...

China has quietly drawn up draft regulations that would impose tight controls on government procurement.(tip sheet: KEY METRICS AND SUPPLY ALERT)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... China has quietly drawn up draft regulations that would impose tight controls on government procurement of foreign software, shrugging off concerns expressed by the U.S. government and international companies. The rules call for software...

BHP Billiton, the world's biggest diversified mining group.(tip sheet: KEY METRICS AND SUPPLY ALERT)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... BHP Billiton, the world's biggest diversified mining group, has settled with key iron ore customers (i.e., steelmakers) in China and Japan for the same 2005 contract price rise of 72% as its two main rivals. The Australian firm backed off from...

The next step in outsourcing will be innovation.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... The next step in outsourcing will be innovation, suggest global analysts who point to accelerated research and development within the global supply chain for high-tech components. Western corporations first farmed out manufacturing two decades...

A slimmed-down and more capitalistic steel industry.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... A slimmed-down and more capitalistic steel industry looks to be one condition of Romania's entry into the European Union in 2007, the European Parliament has decreed. Romania, which the EU declared to be a market economy only last June, must...

Purchasingdata.com's: transportation costs price expectations.(prices: FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCT COST)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... High crude oil prices translate into high gasoline, diesel prices--plus surcharges. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] [up arrow] 60 Buyers' 90-day price expectations Commodities voted most likely to rise in price for March ...

Benchmark grade hot-rolled steel sheet has fallen for seven consecutive months.(prices: FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCT COST)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Benchmark grade hot-rolled steel sheet has fallen for seven consecutive months through April to a cumulative slippage of 23%. Most market mavens now see no plateauing and/or rebounding until autumn. Reason: Demand has fallen off, stocks are...

North American coated paper producers have announced a $60/ton price increase.(prices: FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCT COST)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... North American coated paper producers have announced a $60/ton price increase on coated-free sheet paper. But, there is market skepticism that coated free sheet mills will get the increase, says analyst Stephen Atkinson at BMO Nesbitt Burns,...

Oil tanker companies should continue to get high rates.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Oil tanker companies should continue to get high rates as long as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cartel continues to raise its monthly production quotas to meet global demand, according to research by Hibernia...

Producers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are seeking further price increases.(prices: FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCT COST)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Producers of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) are seeking further price increases for bottle-grade material, since they expect demand to perk up when warmer weather strengthens the plain and flavored waters market. The bottle resin jumped 10...

Suppliers have been struggling to keep prices strong for oriented strand board (OSB).(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Suppliers have been struggling to keep prices strong for oriented strand board (OSB), but mavens say the outlook is softness due to slowing demand and the opening of 500 million square feet of new production capacity. "The current weakness in...

The cost of caustic soda will likely rise about 80% this year.(prices: FACTORS AFFECTING PRODUCT COST)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... The cost of caustic soda will likely rise about 80% this year because of a limited supply from chemical suppliers. So says big buyer Alain Belda, chief executive officer of Alcoa. His firm uses caustic soda to break down bauxite ore into...

Purchasingdata.com's: leadtime Index, all commodities.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... For the 12 months ending April 2005, PURCHASING'S Leadtime Index (1992=100) averaged 28% higher than than the corresponding 12-month period a year earlier. [down arrow] 24.1 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Tracking the economy ...

New orders at U.S. factories are creeping along at 0.2% monthly growth.(economy: HOW SUPPLY MANAGERS SEE BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... New orders at U.S. factories are creeping along at 0.2% monthly growth, according to new Commerce Department data. Wall Street forecasters earlier had projected monthly orders would grow by 0.5% or more. But, modest readouts from the surveys of...

The U.S. trade gap with the world in February of $61 billion was the biggest in history.(economy: HOW SUPPLY MANAGERS SEE BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... The U.S. trade gap with the world in February of $61 billion was the biggest in history and will likely keep growing, say the economists. America imported $161.5 billion in goods and services in the month, up about 1.6% from January, while...

The policy makers at the Federal Reserve Board acknowledge signs of risks for higher inflation ahead.(economy: HOW SUPPLY MANAGERS SEE BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... The policy makers at the Federal Reserve Board acknowledge signs of risks for higher inflation ahead. However, the consensus at Greenspan & Co. is that prices are "well contained." So, the central bankers plan to keep making smallish tightening...

Retail sales rose by a weak 0.3% in March.(economy: HOW SUPPLY MANAGERS SEE BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Retail sales rose by a weak 0.3% in March. The consumer has been the driving force powering the economy in the three years since the 2001 recession as Americans, bolstered by successive rounds of tax cuts and cheap credit, have spent with...

Harley-Davidson has cut its full-year profit growth forecast.(economy: HOW SUPPLY MANAGERS SEE BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Harley-Davidson has cut its full-year profit growth forecast because of lower-than-expected first-quarter motorcycle sales, which essentially were flat compared with the first quarter of 2004. The Wisconsin-based firm has lowered its full-year...

Factory inventories increased by 0.5% in February.(economy: HOW SUPPLY MANAGERS SEE BUSINESS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Factory inventories increased by 0.5% in February, the Commerce Department reports. So, the inventories-to-shipments ratio, an indication of how long it would take to empty stocks at the current pace of shipments, rose to 1.25 months from 1.23...

Purchasingdata.com's: 30-day steel mill products buying plans.(supply: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MARKET)
May 5, 2005... After months of reduced purchasing, steel buyers may resume some sourcing activity. [up arrow] 5.8 [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Forward demand, 30-days COMMODITY DIFFUSION CATEGORY ...

Mittal Steel of Rotterdam took the final step to becoming the world's largest steel maker.(supply: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MARKETS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Mittal Steel of Rotterdam took the final step to becoming the world's largest steel maker in mid-April when shareholders approved the $4.5 billion acquisition of International Steel Group of suburban Cleveland. In the U.S., Mittal already owns...

Weaker-than-expected business conditions.(Brush Engineered Materials Inc`s forecast)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Weaker-than-expected business conditions have slowed demand for specialty beryllium metal products in the telecommunications and computer and automotive electronics markets, says Brush Engineered Materials of Cleveland. Conversely, the firm...

Motor vehicle upholstery and trim will continue to be the largest market.(supply: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MARKETS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Motor vehicle upholstery and trim will continue to be the largest market for coated fabrics, forecasts Freedonia Group. But, protective clothing is becoming a huge market, as well, says the Cleveland-based market researcher. The majority of...

A 10-year tax holiday has touched off more than $600 million worth of major new potash mine expansions.(supply: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MARKETS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... A 10-year tax holiday has touched off more than $600 million worth of major new potash mine expansions in Saskatchewan by Canada's largest fertilizer companies. Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan and Agrium of Calgary are boosting annual production...

Last year's demand for platinum slipped by almost 2%.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Last year's demand for platinum slipped by almost 2% but still was 7.47 million ounces, reports precious metals consultant GFMS in its annual review. Although use of platinum in autocatalysts and glass continued to rise, there was significant...

Leasing accounted for nearly 40% of all new motor-vehicle transactions.(supply: WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MARKETS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Leasing accounted for nearly 40% of all new motor-vehicle transactions six years ago but has faded to half that level more recently due to a flurry of cash rebates and financing deals that made buying more attractive. Now, however, leasing is...

Online poll: @purchasing.com.
May 5, 2005... Have you seen a decline in service levels from your logistics providers as capacity tightens? Unsure 18% No 27% Yes 66% TAKEN MARCH 8, 2005 SOURCE: PURCHASING.COM

Purchasing sets high goals for distribution.(inside purchasing)
May 5, 2005... Each May for as long as I can remember, PURCHASING magazine has devoted an issue to the distribution industry. Every year Jim Morgan, now our editorial director emeritus, surveys PURCHASING readers on their perception of the performance of...

ISM's 90th year blends cutting edge with tradition: new sessions arrive, some canceled features re-emerge.(International Supply Management )
May 5, 2005... The 90th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit being held May 8-11 in San Antonio, Texas brings a variety of new ideas and themes while bringing back some of the best ideas of conferences past. This year's...

Eltek learns e-sourcing from its sales team first.(Eltek ASA)
May 5, 2005... The well-documented boom-to-bust path taken by the telecommunications industry left its survivors extremely concerned with cost control. As a result, sourcing and procurement in that industry has undergone something of a makeover. Case in...

Box makers are being pressed to accept higher costs.(PACKAGING MATERIALS)
May 5, 2005... Corrugated box makers are not happy: Sales are growing, but the rate is slower than expected, which is maintaining downward pressure on salestags and keeping margins tight. Nearly 80% of all nondurable goods are shipped in corrugated...

Forget about a silver bullet.(MUST READ)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
May 5, 2005... Get back to basics. That's the message delivered by Ron Nussle and Jim Morgan in a just released book entitled, "Integrated Cost Reduction." Nussle, a supply chain veteran and managing director of global materials for Lam Research and Morgan,...

APICS unveils CSCP designation.(CERTIFICATION NEWSurcing)(Association for Operations Management)(Certified Supply Chain Professional)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... The Association for Operations Management (APICS) recently unveiled a new industry certification to meet the rapidly changing educational needs in the field of supply chain management. The Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) designation...

Accenture study: overseas sourcing will continue.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... A new study from Accenture's supply chain practice finds that U.S. and European companies plan to increase the amount of goods and services they source from suppliers in lower-cost countries by 85% within the next two to three years. The study,...

Survey finds centralized procurement benefits software buy.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Top-performing companies are centralizing their software procurement function to achieve greater cost reductions, according to a study by benchmarking and consulting firm Best Practices. The survey identifies best practice organizational...

Oracle.(VERSION *.*)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Oracle recently unveiled enhanced strategic sourcing capabilities for Oracle Sourcing, an application for online sourcing, negotiation and collaboration. The new capabilities enable companies to sustain larger return on investment through...

Supply chain and performance management solutions provider Adexa released its Vista graphical user interface service for supply chain and complex business applications.(VERSION *.*)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Supply chain and performance management solutions provider Adexa released its Vista graphical user interface service for supply chain and complex business applications. Vista significantly lowers the total cost of ownership and delivers faster...

diCarta, a provider of enterprise contract management software, and Capgemini U.S. recently struck a global strategic alliance to address the increasing demand for contract management related services and solutions in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical equipment companies.(VERSION *.*)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... diCarta, a provider of enterprise contract management software, and Capgemini U.S. recently struck a global strategic alliance to address the increasing demand for contract management related services and solutions in the life sciences...

iRenaissance supply chain execution and planning applications provider recently released its SCM 5.9 software for enterprise-wide order processing, warehouse and transportation management and collaborative planning and forecasting.(VERSION *.*)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... iRenaissance supply chain execution and planning applications provider recently released its SCM 5.9 software for enterprise-wide order processing, warehouse and transportation management and collaborative planning and forecasting. Focused on...

Steelwedge Software recently released its Steelwedge EPPM suite, for use by manufacturers of complex or configured products for accurately forecasting demand across the enterprise.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Steelwedge Software recently released its Steelwedge EPPM suite, for use by manufacturers of complex or configured products for accurately forecasting demand across the enterprise. EPPM improves the demand plan by intelligently incorporating...

Visa index: business spending to rise 3.4% in 2005.(ECONOMIC TRENDS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Business and government spending, excluding payroll and certain other expenditures, could reach $15 trillion by the end of the year, an increase of 3.4% over 2004, according to the Visa Commercial Consumption Expenditure (CCE) index. Based on...

Sara Lee Corp.(WHO'S NEWS)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Garry S. Berryman has been named the chief procurement officer at Sara Lee Corp. In this new role, Berryman will be responsible for the company's global procurement operations, reporting to L.M. (Theo) de Kool, executive vice president and...

Applied Materials.(WHO'S NEWS)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Applied Materials recently appointed Chris Belden as group vice president and general manager of global operations including all volume manufacturing and materials sourcing. Belden most recently was senior vice president of manufacturing for...

The Dow Chemical Company.(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... The Dow Chemical Company has named George Blitz as its new global vice president of purchasing. Biltz now heads overall purchasing operations at Dow, which includes negotiating prices for raw materials and services, fostering positive supplier...

United Technologies.(WHO'S NEWS)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... United Technologies appointed Kent Brittan chairman of United Technologies International Operations. Succeeding him as vice president, operations under a new structure combining UTC's supply management, quality and manufacturing functions will...

Select Comfort.(WHO'S NEWS)(appointments)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Bed retailer Select Comfort recently named Kathryn Roedel to the position of senior vice president for its global supply chain. Roedel will replace Greg Kliner, senior vice president of operations, who will retire from Select Comfort. Roedel...

Brazing Concepts South of Fairfield, Ohio has been awarded Ford Motor Company 0.1 certification in recognition of superior supply of brazed torque converters, an essential component of Ford automotive transmission assemblies.(KUDOS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Brazing Concepts South of Fairfield, Ohio has been awarded Ford Motor Company 0.1 certification in recognition of superior supply of brazed torque converters, an essential component of Ford automotive transmission assemblies. A member of...

Honeywell's Electronic Materials business has been awarded the Best Quality Award from Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor Business.(KUDOS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Honeywell's Electronic Materials business has been awarded the Best Quality Award from Samsung Electronics' Semiconductor Business. Samsung noted that Honeywell was chosen for the Best Quality Award because of a close customer/supplier...

Nortel named Andrew Corp. its top supplier for 2004, the third such award given to Andrew by a major global customer in the past three months.(KUDOS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Nortel named Andrew Corp. its top supplier for 2004, the third such award given to Andrew by a major global customer in the past three months. The Nortel Supplier of the Year Award was presented to Andrew in recognition of the company's...

Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America.(KUDOS)(top North American suppliers )(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America recently announced awards for its top North American suppliers in 2004. Among the "Superior" awards given out at the ceremony, AK Steel of Middletown, Ohio, Ambrake Corp. of Kentucky, AW North of Durham,...

Schneider National recently earned two customer service awards from Dollar General.(KUDOS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Schneider National recently earned two customer service awards from Dollar General. Schneider was awarded the 2004 inbound Performer of the Year and Inbound Carrier Partner of the Year awards for superior performance in areas such as on-time...

Price picture murky as use, capacity on the rise.
May 5, 2005... Analysts can't agree on the course of the world aluminum market this year. Some analysts believe prices have peaked and that production soon will rise to the same pace as consumption. Others suggest robust demand will create a larger deficit...

American Standard.(PRICE FIXING NEWS)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... American Standard, a maker of air conditioners and plumbing products, said recently it received a subpoena from the Department of Justice over possible antitrust violations by its European affiliates during the past eight years. The antitrust...

Make a wish ... buyers provide their wish list to distributors in purchasing's annual report.
May 5, 2005... The industrial distribution industry appears to be fashioning itself into a force that is much more centralized, controlled and vital. That's the gist of this year's PURCHASING magazine report on the distribution industry. So far, however,...

What' hot.(metals)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Talk about blind optimism: Global first-quarter raw-steel production is ahead of consumption, and other data shows that world shipments of mill products have been declining monthly since October. Still, the steel executives responding to the...

Volatile market conditions create changeable pricing: the first-half cutback in purchasing by automakers has loosened supply and kept inventories high.(SHEET STEEL)
May 5, 2005... The flat-rolled steel market has gone to seed lately. Oversupply has triggered transaction price reductions as much as 20% off last autumn's peak. "Prices continue to retreat from the record peak since inventories are fully replenished, thus...

Buyers are really cranky: buying from service centers will increase, but many supply relationships are strained.
May 5, 2005... Metals buyers have gotten downright short-tempered when discussing their suppliers, who are or will be, seeing more rigorous business parameters from their metalworking clients. Atop that, buyers aren't about to roll over on price increases...

The Chinese curse says: "May you live in interesting times" you do! Distribution link of the metals supply chain has been battered by tight supply, high prices and, now, significant merger and acquisition activity.
May 5, 2005... Forty point five billion dollars! That's what buyers spent with the Top 100 metals service centers in 2004, a 42% increase over the $28.5 billion of 2003. Some of this came from a revived metalworking economy in 2004 that boosted the nation's...

New skills for a new era: leadership skills, strategic vision and political and multicultural savvy are key ingredients for success for today's purchasing executives.
May 5, 2005... As The Toro Co. develops sourcing relationships with low-cost, offshore suppliers, diverse language and cultural training is critical for its buyers. Such skills came in handy during recent telephone negotiations with a new Asian supplier,...

What's hot.(Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. plans to introduce rail fuel surcharge)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... BNSF Railway unveiled plans to implement the industry's first mileage-based rail fuel surcharge in 2006 to replace BNSF's current fuel surcharge, which is assessed as a percentage of a customer's freight transportation bill. The mileage-based...

When it comes to technology, less can be more: knowing when to let the "black box" make the call.
May 5, 2005... Optimization tools. The term itself may tend to attract companies looking for an easy way to streamline their increasingly complicated global logistics network. But more and more, industry experts warn that jumping the gun with technology,...

Freight rate outlook.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
May 5, 2005... Freight Rate Outlook Transportation rate increases continue upward (Transportation services price trend, current month) [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Huge majority of buyers see rates increasing in the next quarter ...

RFID news.(Radio Frequency Identification Device )(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... RFID has the potential to become a powerful medical-surgical supply chain management tool, Ken Perez, vice president of marketing for Omnicell recently told executives at the Supply-Chain World North America 2005 Conference. Perez last year...

The 3PL's role.(third-party logistics )(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... There is some debate on the role a third-party logistics (3PL) provider can play in providing and leveraging optimization technology. For example, Ed Feitzinger of Hewlett-Packard says many 3PLs can bring sophisticated technology to the...

Shippers expect truckload capacity to remain tight.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Shippers expect truckload capacity to remain tight, while LTL capacity will tighten further in the coming year according to a recent survey from Bear Stearns. The survey found 70% of shippers expect truckload capacity to tighten further...

FedEx Freight is opening four new service centers and expanding a fifth facility.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... FedEx Freight is opening four new service centers and expanding a fifth facility as part of its nationwide expansion to meet growing demand. "We are expanding our infrastructure needs considerably to accommodate the growth, which is not just...

The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.2% in February.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted for-hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 2.2% in February. This followed a revised improvement of 5% in January, which was the largest month-to-month increase in several years....

Canadian National Railway and Norfolk Southern Railway have agreed to a new routing protocol.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Canadian National Railway and Norfolk Southern Railway have agreed to a new routing protocol aimed at streamlining the exchange of rail traffic at major gateways. Under the agreement, which will be implemented over the next three months, CN and...

Long-haul driver turnover surged to a record high in the fourth quarter of last year.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Long-haul driver turnover surged to a record high in the fourth quarter of last year, American Trucking Associations reported. ATA's Economics Group said in its Trucking Activity Report that both small and large truckload carriers saw their...

Roadway Express announced today the expansion of its heavyweight airfreight service to include.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Roadway Express announced today the expansion of its heavyweight airfreight service to include northbound service from the U.S. to Canada. Shippers in the U.S. can select next-day, 2nd-day or 3rd-day door-to-door or door-to-airport delivery...

What's hot.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... If you're attending the Institute of Supply Management's annual conference in San Antonio this month, be sure to check out sessions sponsored by the Indirect/MRO Buyers Group, "Supplier Performance and Scorecards for the Indirect Spend" and...

BMW procurement system streamlines the MRO buy: purchasing manages agreements for strategic commodities.(SOURCING STRATEGY)(maintenance, repair and operations)
May 5, 2005... At the BMW Manufacturing Co's Spartanburg, S.C. plant, the purchasing operation has put in place a procurement system that automates maw tactical activities long associated with the indirect materials buy. The system allows the purchasers to...

Members of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors have elected Graybar Chairman.(Robert A. Reynolds Jr.)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Members of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors have elected Graybar Chairman, President and CEO Robert A. Reynolds Jr. chairman-elect of the NAW Board of Directors. Graybar is a leading North American distributor of electrical...

Two distributor members of The United Group have made acquisitions recently.(NASSCO and Dillon Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Two distributor members of The United Group have made acquisitions recently: NASSCO, a distributor of janitorial products and industrial packaging, acquired Dillon Inc., Green Bay, Wis., a distributor of janitorial/sanitary products and...

The Indirect-MRO Buyers Group of the Institute for Supply Management is holding its 8th annual conference.
May 5, 2005... The Indirect-MRO Buyers Group of the Institute for Supply Management is holding its 8th annual conference at the Grand Hyatt Seattle on Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 2005. About 150 purchasing professionals representing more than 90 companies attended...

The Industrial Supply Association plans a series of free regional workshops.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... The Industrial Supply Association plans a series of free regional workshops to help industrial distributors and manufacturer executives learn more about important issues impacting their businesses. John Buckley, executive vice president, ISA,...

Graybar has entered into a multiyear strategic alliance relationship.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Graybar has entered into a multiyear strategic alliance relationship with Bermuda Electric Light. Under the agreement, Graybar will provide BELCO, the sole supplier of electricity for the islands of Bermuda, with transmission and distribution...

Purchasing's newest book, MRO Purchasing Best Practices.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... PURCHASING'S newest book, MRO Purchasing Best Practices, is now available through the magazine's bookstore at www.purchasing.com. The reference guide has sections on industrial distribution, integrated supply, strategic sourcing, e-procurement...

Two sessions of Purchasing magazine's Global Procurement Conference.
May 5, 2005... Two sessions of PURCHASING magazine's Global Procurement Conference of interest to MRO purchasing professionals--"Cutting Costs of Paying Suppliers" and "Scale Up: Push Indirect Sourcing to the Global Level"--are now available for viewing at...

Applied Industrial Technologies has received the 2004 Gold Alliance Supplier Award.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Applied Industrial Technologies has received the 2004 Gold Alliance Supplier Award from Vulcan Materials Co. Vulcan provides this honor annually based on a review that rates each supplier on quality of product, service, support, ease of doing...

Sales expectations among electrical distributors remain cautiously positive.(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Sales expectations among electrical distributors remain cautiously positive, according to the National Association of Electrical Distributors most recent Quarterly Sales Change Expectation survey results. The outlook for the first quarter 2005...

Grainger industrial supply.(Kudos)(Brief Article)
May 5, 2005... Grainger Industrial Supply has received MASTAR (Masco Supplier Team Award Recognition)from Masco Corp. The MASTAR Award recognizes and rewards leadership, communication, commitment, and cooperation of Masco's extensive national supplier group...

Key supplier Web-site locator.(Directory)
May 5, 2005... ADHESIVES, SEALANTS AND COATINGS Master Bond Inc. www.masterbond.com Master Bond Inc. manufacturers over 3,000 grades of adhesives, sealants, coatings, potting compounds and impregnation resins. Products include epoxies,...