Purchasing articles from October 2004

Purchasing archives from October 2004

Forward demand indicator 90-day.(PurchasingData.Com's)(Illustration)
October 7, 2004... Midwest, South lack hustle and bustle Up Down Same Index Business Activity Indexes * National 46% 22% 32% 61.9 Northeast 60% 12% 28% 73.8 ...

Increased Coast Guard attention will be paid to ships that sail under the flags of 31 countries.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Increased Coast Guard attention will be paid to ships that sail under the flags of 31 countries that have failed to meet new international security standards. In effect, the Coast Guard will board and inspect more vessels entering U.S. ports...

Future exports from the world's two biggest developing countries will be radically different.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(McKinsey Global Institute)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Future exports from the world's two biggest developing countries will be radically different. China and India are taking different paths to economic prosperity, says Diana Farrell, director of the McKinsey Global Institute. China's growth has...

The global supply chain for crude oil is far from balanced.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... The global supply chain for crude oil is far from balanced, so near-term price variability around $46 a barrel is a virtual certainty, according to traders, who are edgy about the world's limited production capabilities and rising demand. Note...

Don't be surprised to see Australia's commodity exports soaring into the U.S. in coming months.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Don't be surprised to see Australia's commodity exports soaring into the U.S. in coming months. Brian Fisher, executive director of Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics, says global economic growth has spurred higher...

U.S. companies sending jobs overseas aren't having a big impact on the total job market.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... U.S. companies sending jobs overseas aren't having a big impact on the total job market, insists Maury Harris, chief economist at UBS Investment Research. Foreign workers have become a political concern as well as an economic issue this year as...

Merchant steel bars price expectations.(PurchasingData.Com's)(Illustration)
October 7, 2004... Price expectations, 90-day COMMODITY CATEGORY PERIOD UP DOWN SAME Steel Sep 67% 9% 24% Aluminum Sep 63% 9% 28% Energy ...

Degussa has agreed to pay $1.5 million in fines.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Degussa has agreed to pay $1.5 million in fines after pleading guilty to conspiracy charges of price fixing in the market for organic peroxides. The Justice Department charged that Degussa's British unit and other chemicals companies conspired...

High steel prices could come down later this year.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... High steel prices could come down later this year, or early in 2005, when steel supply and demand become better aligned. So suggests Larry Denton, chief executive of Dura Automotive Systems, speaking at a Banc of America Securities online...

Don't expect any near-term slippage in coal prices, says analyst John Bridges at J.P. Morgan Securities.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Don't expect any near-term slippage in coal prices, says analyst John Bridges at J.P. Morgan Securities. Coal inventories at utilities remain unusually low, he says. With no indication yet of increased coal supplies into the market by...

Prices for trucking services are higher than expected.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Prices for trucking services are higher than expected, and probably will continue to rise as the economy continues to expand, suggests Bill Zollars, chief executive of Yellow Roadway. He says the trucking sector has experienced robust volumes...

Heavy rainfall and damage from flooding in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic states promises to boost wood product prices in coming weeks.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Heavy rainfall and damage from flooding in the Southeast and mid-Atlantic states promises to boost wood product prices in coming weeks. Buyers already are scrambling for building materials while forest firms are struggling to obtain logs to...

Cement shortages are delaying construction.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Cement shortages are delaying construction in some areas and sending prices as much as 20% above year-ago levels. Shortages of cement--the basic ingredient for concrete--are evident although plants are running near full capacity. Imports are...

Leadtime index, all commodities.(PurchasingData.Com's)(Illustration)
October 7, 2004... Tracking the economy LATEST PREVIOUS INDICATOR PERIOD PERIOD PERIOD Industrial production ('97=100) (B'96$,SAAR) Aug 116.6 116.5...

Contractors' assessment of the market for new homes slipped in September.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Contractors' assessment of the market for new homes slipped in September. The Housing Market Index of the National Association of Home Builders fell to 68 in September from 71 in August. However, the group's chief economist, David Seiders,...

The federal budget deficit is expected to widen to a record $422 billion in fiscal 2004.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... The federal budget deficit is expected to widen to a record $422 billion in fiscal 2004, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office forecasts. The projection would surpass last fiscal year's $375 billion shortfall For fiscal 2005, which began...

Weaker-than-expected U.S. regional industrial surveys appear to have confused the economists who track manufacturing.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Weaker-than-expected U.S. regional industrial surveys appear to have confused the economists who track manufacturing. Various Federal Reserve Board and private surveys show that midwest and mid-Atlantic factory activity slumped in September,...

Executives in several metalworking sectors contend the industrial recovery is real.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Executives in several metalworking sectors contend the industrial recovery is real, but they are still treating the manufacturing environment with some caution. Steel and nonferrous metals executives, for example, told an outlook conference in...

Corporate executives plan to increase capital spending 4.7% in the next 12 months--a relatively modest pace.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Corporate executives plan to increase capital spending 4.7% in the next 12 months--a relatively modest pace, according to a quarterly survey of chief financial officers by the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. The survey also finds...

Microchip equipment utilization rose sharply last year.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Microchip equipment utilization rose sharply last year, but for most of this year it has been stuck, with chip companies operating at about 79% of production capacity. Part of the problem, says strategist Vadim Zlotnikov at Sanford C....

30-day corrugated products buying plans.(purchasingdata.com's)(Illustration)
October 7, 2004... Forward demand, 30-days COMMODITY CATEGORY PERIOD UP DOWN SAME Fabricated metals Sep 45% 13% 42% Energy Sep 31% 6% 63% Transportation ...

United Parcel Service and FedEx now have 18 weekly cargo service flights between the U.S. and China under an expanded air-services agreement reached this summer between the two nations.(Supply: what's happening in markets)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... United Parcel Service and FedEx now have 18 weekly cargo service flights between the U.S. and China under an expanded air-services agreement reached this summer between the two nations. Polar Air Cargo received nine new weekly flights under the...

International Truck and Engine is marketing the world's largest production pickup.(Supply: what's happening in markets)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... International Truck and Engine is marketing the world's largest production pickup. The heavy-truck firm thinks industrial, commercial and construction fleet buyers are pining for even bigger trucks than today's hefty sport-utility vehicles and...

Auto dealers still have excess inventory of 2004 models despite hefty clearance sales the past two months.(Supply: what's happening in markets)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Auto dealers still have excess inventory of 2004 models despite hefty clearance sales the past two months. "Automakers have begun to see unwanted inventories accumulate," says analyst Bob Gay at Commerzbank Securities. Sales estimates for the...

North American structural wood panel production is expected to finish 2004 at 41.7 billion square feet, exceeding 2003 production by 2%.(Supply: what's happening in markets)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... North American structural wood panel production is expected to finish 2004 at 41.7 billion square feet, exceeding 2003 production by 2%, or 900 million square feet. According to the latest forecast by APA, the Engineered Wood Association, that...

Eastman Chemical predicts that demand for a polyester resin used throughout the world to make soft drink bottles will exceed supply by 2006.(Supply: what's happening in markets)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Eastman Chemical predicts that demand for a polyester resin used throughout the world to make soft drink bottles will exceed supply by 2006, and it plans to meet that need by building a $100 million plant in Columbia, S.C. The 350,000...

World demand for aluminum now is expected to rise 8.3% this year to 30 million metric tons, with supply increasing 5.5% to 29.4 million metric tons.(Supply: what's happening in markets)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... World demand for aluminum now is expected to rise 8.3% this year to 30 million metric tons, with supply increasing 5.5% to 29.4 million metric tons, projects analyst Victor Lazarovici at BMO Nesbitt Burns' offices in New York. He says this...

Purchasing names new Editor-in-Chief.(inside purchasing)
October 7, 2004... This month we welcome Mike Verespej as the new Editor-in-Chief of PURCHASING magazine. Mike is a 35-year career journalist with extensive experience in covering business issues from the corporate boardroom right down to the manufacturing floor....

Higher interest rates drive increased interest in leasing.(Capital Equipment Trends)
October 7, 2004... It has yet to return to the go-go levels of the 1990s, but leasing activity has been gathering steam in the last year and lessors see 2004 as shaping into a bullish market. As business levels and interest rates turn up, pricing for capital...

Buyers give mixed reviews on the state of economic growth.(Grassroots Report)
October 7, 2004... The rate of expansion in business activity slowed through August and into September--much like a car reducing speed while still moving forward. At the same time, pricing pressures from energy and raw materials continued to mount. For every two...

MindFlow Technologies released version 4.3 of its MindFlow Sourcing Suite.(Version: latest sourcing software releases)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... MindFlow Technologies released version 4.3 of its MindFlow Sourcing Suite. Version 4.3 includes table control functions, more robust constraints handling, improved negotiation event functionality and an enhanced buyer dashboard....

Elcom International has released its PECOS Business Procurement Manager, a remotely-hosted e-procurement system configured as an e-marketplace for commercial and corporate customers.(Version: latest sourcing software releases)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Elcom International has released its PECOS Business Procurement Manager, a remotely-hosted e-procurement system configured as an e-marketplace for commercial and corporate customers. PECOS.BPM is a modified version of the existing PECOS...

Sourcing technology provider Frictionless Commerce recently unveiled its new on-demand version of its Frictionless SRM application.(Version: latest sourcing software releases)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Sourcing technology provider Frictionless Commerce recently unveiled its new on-demand version of its Frictionless SRM application. A subscription-based license model, the on-demand infrastructure is powered by Akamai Technologies and a leading...

Energy industry marketplace Pantellos recently launched AccuTrack, the latest version of its contractor time and cost-tracking solution, which provides utilities with a single point of entry and access for all labor, materials, equipment and expense data generated across the enterprise.(Version: latest sourcing software releases)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Energy industry marketplace Pantellos recently launched AccuTrack, the latest version of its contractor time and cost-tracking solution, which provides utilities with a single point of entry and access for all labor, materials, equipment and...

Measuring indirect spend via KPIs.(The Gillette Co.)(key performance indicators)
October 7, 2004... For most manufacturing companies, indirect materials represent about half of the company's total spend. And while many companies have comprehensive supplier performance programs for direct material supplier performance, few have an equivalent...

Small mistakes can be costly when it comes to contracting.(Murray's law)
October 7, 2004... Everybody makes mistakes. That is a given. Whether or not a court will grant relief if a party to a contract claims that a mistake was made is not a given, however. To get a better idea of how mistakes can be costly in contracting, consumer the...

Who's got strategic sourcing on the brain?(buylines)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... ATS Automation Tooling Systems said it achieved better first-quarter profits and is on track to reach $2 million in annual savings from better procurement. Klaus Woerner, president and CEO of the company said in its quarterly statement, "We've...

Codexis Inc.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... David Walshaw has joined Codexis Inc. as head of production planning and supply chain management. Redwood City, Calif.-based Codexis is a subsidiary of Mazygen, and is a provider of biocatalysis and fermentation processes and products to the...

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. of Tampa has appointed Matthew Yeatman its new vice president of raw materials. In his new position, will be responsible for all raw materials purchasing, including iron and steel scrap. He is also responsible for the...

Production Resource Group.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Production Resource Group announced that Nancy Oram has joined the company in the newly created position of vice president of procurement, where she will be responsible for consolidating and leveraging all worldwide production, non-production...

BorgWarner.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... John J. McGill has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president of global supply chain and champion of emerging market utilization at automotive supplier BorgWarner based in Chicago, Ill. Cynthia A. Niekamp will succeed McGill...

Schering-Plough Corp.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Schering-Plough Corp. announced that Richard R. Nabb has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president of global strategic sourcing for the global supply chain. He will report to Jerry. A. Martino, vice president, global...

Constellation Brands.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Dave Moynihan has been promoted to the new position of senior vice president of supply chain for Constellation Brands, a producer and marketer of several alcohol brands, based in Canandaigua, N.Y. He will be responsible for identifying supply...

Ford opens Chicago supplier park.(Supply Management)
October 7, 2004... Ford Motor Co. cited reduced logistics costs and improved product quality as the main drivers for establishing its new Chicago-area supplier park. Almost four years ago, twelve of Ford's top suppliers were selected to participate in a supplier...

Visteon's plan: buy better a smaller supplier base.(Supply Management)
October 7, 2004... Tier one automotive supplier Visteon is "preparing for an uncertain future" by developing cost-cutting strategies centered around long-term relationships with a substantially smaller supply base than in years past, says Paul Radkoski, vice...

Logistics provider Exel received the Supplier Excellence Award for its Alliance Product Distribution Center which it operates for Texas Instruments.(Kudos)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Logistics provider Exel received the Supplier Excellence Award for its Alliance Product Distribution Center, which it operates for Texas Instruments. Exel performs various warehousing and logistics services for Texas Instruments.

Electronics manufacturing services firm Celestica named its Partners in Performance awards recently.(Kudos)(Partners in Performance awards )(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Electronics manufacturing services firm Celestica named its Partners in Performance awards recently. Component supplier KEMET Corp. won for its flexibility and responsiveness, impact on asset management, effectiveness and efficiency, and...

For its part, Freescale Semiconductor awarded 18 suppliers its Supplier Performance Excellence Awards.(Kudos)(Freescale Semiconductor )(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... For its part, Freescale Semiconductor awarded 18 suppliers its Supplier Performance Excellence Awards. "Our customers demand products that deliver high performance and high quality at a competitive cost," said Jim Duckworth, Freescale's chief...

Konica Minolta Business Solutions has been recognized by group purchasing organization Corporate United as its 2004 Supplier of the Year.(Kudos)(Supplier of the Year award )(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Konica Minolta Business Solutions has been recognized by group purchasing organization Corporate United as its 2004 Supplier of the Year. The Supplier of the Year award is given to the supplier who ranks the highest in overall member...

Ford abandons eVEREST summit bid.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Ford Motor Co. recently announced it is phasing out the eVEREST Internet-based purchasing software system after four years. Ford said the system would not connect with existing systems within Ford and the company received complaints from...

AMR report shows shift in SCM strategy.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... The productivity boom in recent months is shifting the job of supply chain managers from cost cutting to customer service and meeting demand, according to a new report from AMR Research. According to the report, as companies focus more on...

Will "soft patch" derail GDP growth?(Economy)
October 7, 2004... Some of the most recent economic reports indicate that the U.S. hit a soft patch this summer, although most analysts still predict healthy, moderate growth in the second half of 2004. "The U.S. economy's so-called soft patch is proving both...

Motorola: intelligence everywhere.(professional profile of Robert K. Harlan of Motorola Inc.)
October 7, 2004... Robert K. Harlan Title: Director of Corporate E-procurement Company: Motorola Inc., a $27.1 billion global leader in wireless, broadband and automotive communications technologies and embedded electronic products, based in Schaumberg,...

Steel imports expanding again; WTO rejects Byrd Amendment.(Steel Trade Wars)(World Trade Organization)
October 7, 2004... The U.S. and the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva continue to battle over rules governing steel imports, which actually are rising again. The WFO closed August business with an authorization of trade retaliation by the European Union,...

Foreign trade deficit may set record in 2004.(Aluminum)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... With North American aluminum smelting on the decline (because of power costs in the Pacific Northwest) and new fabrication plants being located in China, it's no wonder that the U.S. trade deficit in aluminum is growing--and could very well set...

Severstal North America ramps up specialty products.(Steel)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Severstal North America in Dearborn, Mich. (what used to be Rouge Steel) soon will be receiving hot-rolled sheet in coils of interstitial free (IF) steel from parent Severstal in Russia--as part of the company's efforts to develop,...

Macquarie Bank: imports likely to stay subdued.(China Copper)
October 7, 2004... The continuing large discount between Shanghai Futures Exchange copper prices and import prices in China suggests the country's net imports of copper are likely to remain subdued for some time, reckon Macquarie Bank analysts in Sydney,...

Ivan's impact was more annoyance than catastrophe.(Hurricane Ivan, 2004)
October 7, 2004... This summer's barrage of tropical storms and hurricanes Charley, Frances, Gaston and Ivan has been the worst late-summer weather in 40 years and has disrupted minerals and metals business from the Caribbean to central Alabama, although...

Domestic use in most markets dropped in 2003.(Copper)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... U.S. copper usage dropped for the third year in a row in 2003 to 6.984 billion lb, according to the Copper Development Association. That is a 4.6% decrease from the revised 2002 level of 7.324 billion lb. Exports of mill products in 2003 also...

Crude production may top 1.1 billion metric tons by '08.(Steel)
October 7, 2004... Global crude steel production will expand steadily in coming years to reach just a bit above 1.1 billion metric tons in 2008. This forecast from the steel economists at MEPS (International) in Sheffield, England, is for annual average growth of...

Gerdau Ameristeel of Tampa is spending $266 million to acquire North Star Steel from Cargill.(Metal Chips)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Gerdau Ameristeel of Tampa is spending $266 million to acquire North Star Steel from Cargill. North Star facilities include bar, beam and rod mini-mills in St. Paul, Minn.; Wilton, Iowa; Calvert City, Ky.; and Beaumont, Texas. Gerdau Amefisteel...

Outokumpu American Brass, one of North America's largest brass mills, is going to get a new owner.(Metal Chips)(The Buffalo firm )(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Outokumpu American Brass, one of North America's largest brass mills, is going to get a new owner. The Buffalo firm is the nation's second-largest producer of copper and brass sheet and strip products. But, parent company Outokumpu of Finland...

Quanex directors have approved a $20 million expansion for the MacSteel bar plant in Fort Smith, Ark., that will increase annual capacity by 40,000 tons to 500,000 tons/year.(Metal Chips)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Quanex directors have approved a $20 million expansion for the MacSteel bar plant in Fort Smith, Ark., that will increase annual capacity by 40,000 tons to 500,000 tons/year. In addition to the capacity increase, the modernization will improve...

Harris Steel Group of Toronto has purchased the Lafarge Canada reinforcing steel bar business for $1.6 million.(Company Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Harris Steel Group of Toronto has purchased the Lafarge Canada reinforcing steel bar business for $1.6 million. Wire rod has begun flowing from the former Georgetown Steel plant in South Carolina that now is owned by International Steel Group...

Seeking balance: output will struggle to match consumption. That's why insiders see price growth staying above long-term averages.(metals outlook 2005)
October 7, 2004... Metals buyers should prepare for another bewildering and disordered year in 2005. That's because metals is a bull market fueled by strong demand, especially from economies such as China, and a global underinvestment in efficient production...

Metalworking isn't so robust.(Exclusive Business Data)(PURCHASING )(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... The metalworking index has been subdued since June, although post-Labor Day activity has perked up a little; still, the latest buying plans are the lowest in 11 months. Only half of the metals buyers in PURCHASING's September poll say their...

Pumping up plant profitability: purchasing looks to distribution for that competitive edge.(how distributors add value)
October 7, 2004... There are scores of ways industrial distributors can help purchasing operations pump up plant profitability. They help buyers consolidate the supplier base, streamline internal processes and manage inventory levels. But, perhaps the biggest...

Online buying gathers steam, one buyer at a time: buyers report increased use and training on e-buying tools.(e-sourcing survey)
October 7, 2004... The e-sourcing trend continues to chug along, gathering steam one buyer at a time, according to PURCHASING magazine's recent Benchmark Survey on E-sourcing Strategy. The percent of survey respondents using various e-sourcing tools grew nearly...

AGC comes out against reverse auctions.(E-Sourcing Briefs)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), a construction industry trade group, recently issued a white paper saying reverse auctions do not provide "the same level of benefits and protections existing in currently recognized...

Federal government boosts ERP spending.(E-Sourcing Briefs)(Federal market)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Driven by system consolidation at the Department of Homeland Security and Administration management mandates, the federal market for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) products and services will hit $7.7 billion in FY2009, a 37% increase over...

Toro takes supplier management approach to reducing costs: new corporate initiatives bring new procurement strategies, organizations.(supplier management)
October 7, 2004... One of the challenges faced by corporate purchasing organizations today is to continually reduce costs while working with the highest-quality suppliers. Supplier recruitment, evaluation and management are taking on a new level of importance in...

Sonoco MRO team unearths savings from screen cylinders.(Sourcing Strategy)(maintenance, repair and overhaul)
October 7, 2004... Ever wonder what happens to cardboard boxes once their contents are removed and the boxes thrown away? How about yesterday s newspaper? Every day, all across America, employees of Sonoco's Recovered Paper Division gather these materials and...

Tracking total logistics value from the inside out.(Performance Measurement)
October 7, 2004... Measuring supply chain performance has become a top priority for many companies today. As manufacturers continually look for ways to control costs while maintaining service levels, the various functions within the supply chain--including...

Freight rate outlook.(Purchasing Magazine Exclusive)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
October 7, 2004... More buyers expect prices to level off in next quarter (transportation services price trend, 90-day outlook) Same 37% Down 9% Up 54% Note: Table made from pie chart. More buyers shelve their buying plans...

The Council of Logistics Management will become the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP).(Professionals, Council of Supply Chain Management)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... The Council of Logistics Management will become the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), effective January 1, 2005. "The decision to become CSCMP was made for one reason--to meet the changing needs of our members and our...

Lockheed Martin has established a Focused Logistics Enterprise.(Focused Logistics Enterprise)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Lockheed Martin has established a Focused Logistics Enterprise, an organization specifically created to align the company's logistics capabilities with its business requirements. Peter Cuviello has been named vice president and managing...

Results from a recent survey conducted by Cargo Portal Services.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Results from a recent survey conducted by Cargo Portal Services found that respondents expect a nearly 20% increase in online bookings by mid-2005. Today 40% of respondents are booking more than a quarter of their shipments electronically and...

Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Yucaipa Companies has acquired TDS Logistics.(TDS Logistics)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Yucaipa Companies has acquired TDS Logistics, a material handling and logistics solutions provider to the automotive industry. TDS has become a preferred vendor for some of the major automotive OEMs...

Logistics service provider RailRunner has put its RailReach short-haul intermodal service into commercial operation.(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... Logistics service provider RailRunner has put its RailReach short-haul intermodal service into commercial operation, bringing low-cost rail intermodal container shipping to the short-haul rail market and, potentially, to hundreds of smaller...

The American Trucking Associations and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration each filed District Court appeals.(Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration)(Brief Article)
October 7, 2004... The American Trucking Associations and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration each filed District Court appeals August 30 to gain an indefinite stay of the effective date of the decision overturning the current hours-of-service...

Achieving greatness: buy like the best-in-class.(Global Procurement Conference: October 13-14, 2004)
October 7, 2004... PURCHASING Magazine will host its 3rd Global Procurement Conference on October 13-14. The conference will home in on issues that purchasing executives say are most important right now. Topping the list is spend analysis where most organizations...

Key supplier web-site locator.
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Putting a price tag on an international procurement office (IPO): third in a series.(Global Outsourcing)
October 7, 2004... Quantifying the Value of an IPO During the evaluation and decision process of opening an International Procurement Office (IPO), predicting the anticipated cost savings and associated costs of the IPO can be difficult. Initiating the...

Now may be a time to source some electronics manufacturing services.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
October 21, 2004... * Now may be a time to source some electronics manufacturing services: EMS sales are failing short of expectations because of order reductions from large communications and information technology customers. Thomas Hopkins analyst at Bear...