Purchasing

MRO buying gets strategic
There's no longer any question—the MRO buy is strategic. Purchasing got an overwhelming response from readers to a recent survey on their role in the maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) buy. Of the purchasing professionals who responded to the poll, 88% say the buy is more strategic today than it was five years ago, and they provide evidence—success stories—to back up the...

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Chemicals Chemicals Ethanol supply is abundant but price swings are more likely Electronics Edition Electronics Distribution Electronics Distribution: Design services aren't just for new products Electronics Trends Increased material costs means higher prices for some electromechanical switches Electronics Business Intelligence Declining demand means SRAM prices will continue to slide Electronics Briefs NAND memory prices to fall as demand weakens Toshiba to build two new production fabs in Japan Purchasing in Design Alcatel-Lucent targets TCO in design Semiconductor Forecast Semiconductor Report: Pricing free-fall ends Logistics Logistics Logistics software streamlines global sourcing efforts Logistics Business Intelligence Logistics firms scale back capacity on continuing demand slump Rail Rates will Remain High in 2008 Logistics Merger Volume Hits 20-Year High Metals Business Intelligence Alloying and Plating Metals Alloying and Plating Metals: Market volatility clouds price forecasts Stainless Steel Stainless steel prices unsettled; buyers reluctant to commit to big-tonnage buys Steel Nucor to pay $1.44 billion to buy scrap-metal giant Strategic Sourcing How to buy steel: First, know the market

MRO+Distribution MRO + Distribution MRO Business Intelligence MRO Briefs News and Departments Black Belt Negotiators 'Cut those packaging costs' Chemicals Chemical Business Intelligence Ethanol pipeline studied Caustic soda prices up on tight supply, while chlorine levels off due to slow PVC demand Corporate Travel For purchasing, the next strategic sourcing opportunity in travel is meetings management Economy + Supply Economy + Supply CEOs Forecast Sluggish Economic Growth in the U.S. Fed Cuts Growth Forecast Caustic Soda Supply Tightens Codelco to Expand Copper Production Capacity Copper Production Forecast Revised By Credit Suisse Con-way CEO: Freight Demand "Scraping Bottom" Steel Output Could be Short Posco Puts Off Plans For India Steel Plant Gerdau Expands Steel Supply U.S., EU Snag Counterfeit Computer Chips Hynix Semiconductor to Cut Capex Japanese Steelmakers Now Using U.S. Coal Sanmina-SCI Sells PC Business More Corn to Go to Ethanol China Ramps-up Ethylene Production OLED Demand to Rise MRO + Distribution Automated rating system helps BMW Manufacturing manage supplier performance My Turn Procurement takes on the services spend Office Cox uses e-procurement to keep service levels above water Business Intelligence Corporate Express rejects Staples bid Prices Prices Iron-Ore Price Hike Hits Steel Prices Novelis Hikes Aluminum Prices Intel Develops Chip for Low-End Computer Market SRAM Prices Slide LCD Monitor Panel Prices Drop Outokumpu: Steel Prices Rise Buyers Forecast Plastic Resin Price Hikes Chip Prices Plunged in '07 Fortis: Copper Prices to Ease NAND Prices to Drop in '08 Potash Prices to Stay High Micron "OK" with Price War Tire Makers Push Price Increases Scale Up: Big Ideas in the Middle Market Small EMS provider faces the same strategic sourcing challenges as the big firms Speaking Out Seven questions to ask before running your next reverse auction Trends Trends Business Intelligence Center-led collaboration powers Harris Corp.'s strategic sourcing initiatives Timken executes indirect procurement mega-project Paradigm Group goes global with Green procurement strategy Got a procurement job interview? Here's what not to do