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Economists say the U.S. economy will continue to contract - Energy price forecasts revised down for 2009
New oil price outlooks take global economic down turn into equation. - Market looks good for buyers, but carriers show signs of stress
How you characterize the current state of the logistics industry depends a lot on your role within the supply chain. While carriers and logistics service providers across the modes report lower volumes and increased financial pressure, logistics buyers ar - Currency issues have dyes and pigments buyers seeing red
Pigment and dye prices continue their upward march as global producers try to stay afloat amid rising raw materials and energy costs. But buyers say the rates of price increase have slackened somewhat in the past year due to the downturn in two giant end- - Goldman Sachs cuts steel price forecast for 2009
Analyst sees weak steel demand, lower raw material costs as factors - How to make "one" bigger than "five"
Purchasing's smartest negotiators move from conflict to collaboration fast. Match your wits against these pros. Guess their strategy. Then, read what they really did at purchasing.com/negotiations. Possible solutions: Try negotiating with a supplier; use - Online networking tools help procurement execs recruit new talent
LinkedIn, Spoke and others help procurement execs recruit new talent and benchmark best practices - Independents hope for rebound in 2008
It was a rough year for many independent electronics distributors in 2007 as most of them were impacted by falling prices for memory chips, microprocessors and commodity semiconductors. “Prices for memory and microprocessors in 2007 plunged 50-60% i - Amex: Travel costs rise slightly
Travel costs will not change significantly next year according to the American Express Business Travel which released its 2009 Global Business Travel Forecast and Trends Report in October. We see the halt of a steady upward climb of costs, says Herv - Black Belt Negotiators
- Airlines' fuel surcharges fade, but airfares don't
Travelers are paying the same as before the change - Calcium carbonate is on the rise
By mid-September, specialty chemical producers Imerys North American Performance Minerals and Omya plan to have implemented price increases for their calcium carbonate product used as a kaolin substitute in the production of printing and writing papers. - Egencia introduces negotiability index for business travel
Helps buyers better understand supply dynamics - DHL to exit U.S. express shipping market
Logistics giant says it will focus all U.S. operations on international shipments, cut the air and ground express business
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