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How To Get Spend Analysis Right
Purchasing.com has a great three-part feature on the ABCs of spend analysis. The package covers how to acquire the data skills necessary for spend analysis, how to bring that data together, and how to change the way your company sources. These stories coincide with Purchasing.com's yearly survey of distributor performance....
Tags: Joseph De Avila, Purchasing.com, Analysis, Data
Blog posts 2007-05-14
Outsourcing By Degrees
Everyone has their own idea of what outsourced procurement means and they're all right. There are a variety of different approaches to outsourced procurement from a full-blown takeover of your purchasing department to bringing in a niche expert to assist in a specific spend area or technology implementation. There are...
Tags: Outsource, Purchasing.com, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
White papers 2003-07-29
Outsourcing Slows, But Remains A CPI Hot Spot
"The fast-track custom chemical business is taking a short breather to reorganize and restructure for what many believe will be a headlong rush toward new growth driven by pharmaceutical demand and product innovation. Suppliers are moving out of businesses that have been whipsawed by energy prices and weak intermediate pricing,...
Tags: Pharmaceutical Company, Outsourcing, Purchasing.com, Manufacturing
Case studies 2002-04-04
Outsourcing Moves Up The Electronics Food Chain
The future growth won't just be due to growing demand for manufacturing services. OEMs are increasingly turning to EMS partners not just to manufacture boards and systems but for design and repair services as well.. Thepaper presents the growth in the capabilities of EMS providers which further enhances the...
Tags: Food, Outsource, Electronics, Purchasing.com, EMS, Materials, Outsourcing, Manufacturing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
White papers 2002-10-24
Original Design Manufacturers (Odms) Offer Design Expertise, Quicker Time To Market
The make/buy decision for electronics original equipment manufacturers OEMs is getting more complicated. In the past an OEM would decide whether it would be less costly for the company to outsource manufacturing of a product to an Electronics Manufacturing Service EMS provider or to build the product in-house. Now the...
Tags: OEM, Electronics, Manufacturer, Purchasing.com, Manufacturing, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
White papers 2003-01-16
Truckmaker Outsources Logistics For Inbound Aftermarket Parts
There were third-party logistics providers that had optimization tools and expertise that could further streamline the process while providing increased information and visibility about the shipments. The centralized information streamlines inbound shipments from supplier to buyer. The paper describes the ten tips for successful logistics outsourcing. There are few companies...
Tags: Logistics, Purchasing.com, Supply Chain, Roi/Tco, Business Operations, Finance, Managerial Accounting
White papers 2003-03-20
Diversified Manufacturer Finds New Team Player By Outsourcing
One of the fears in outsourcing logistics functions to a third-party provider is that the provider will become more focused on squeezing out new revenues than effectively managing and improving the task it was originally hired for. Some service providers may see the lower revenues as a negative effect,...
Tags: Team, Logistics, Purchasing.com, Supply Chain, Outsourcing, Business Operations, It Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
White papers 2003-03-20
Strategic Sourcing is Palm's Pilot
This paper is based on strategic planning which lowers the total product cost, higher gross profit margins and reduced inventory. Developing and maintaining relationships with suppliers of critical components is crucial to Palm's success. Often with high technology products a new piece of equipment is introduced with a high price...
Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pilot, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing.com, Manufacturing, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management
White papers 2003-01-01
Outsourced Logistics Merit a Second Look in Down Economy
Third-party logistics providers (3PLs) are responding to the down economy and lower volumes by offering a variety of new and improved services aimed at bringing in new business. For shippers, it's a simple supply-and-demand equation that equates to more bang for your outsourcing buck and realizing benefits such as improved...
Tags: 3PL, Outsource, Logistics, Purchasing.com, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Business Operations
White papers 2003-03-20
Watch Out Ebay! Here Comes Alibaba
HANGZHOU, China (AdAgeChina.com) -- Watch out Ebay. China's largest business-to-business e-commerce company, Alibaba, is heading to America. "The world is on the cusp of a new model that shifts power away from big business and gives it to consumers, small manufacturers and e-retailers," Jack Ma, Alibaba's founder-CEO, said at a...
Tags: China, Alibaba.com
News items 2009-08-13

Additional Resources

Join Roger Weiss, vice president of material and supply, and others from Rockwell Collins in a live online chat by logging onto www.purchasing.com/chat on Thursday, Sept. 15, at noon Eastern Time.(tip sheet: KEY METRICS AND SUPPLY ALERT)
Join Roger Weiss, vice president of material and supply, and others from Rockwell Collins in a live online chat by logging onto www.purchasing.com/chat on Thursday, Sept. 15, at noon Eastern Time. Weiss and ... Join Roger Weiss, vice president of material and supply, and...
Tags: chat, Join, Rockwell
Research articles 2005-09-01
Free Spend Analysis Webcast: Sept. 13 on www.Purchasing.com
Zycus to Host a Presentation of Aberdeen's 2007 Spend Analysis Benchmark Study, Explaining How to Turn Data into Action PRINCETON, N.J. -- Zycus (www.zycus.com), the leader in spend analysis software solutions, in alliance with Purchasing magazine (www.purchasing.com), will host a live Webcast on Aberdeen's 2007 Spend Analysis Benchmark Study...
Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., analysis
Research articles 2007-09-12
Web resources.(web sites from Purchasing magazine and Forrester Research)(Brief Article)
Web site www.purchasing.com Host Purchasing magazine Written for buyers of electronics, chemicals, metals and MRO supplies, Purchasing magazine covers all the latest trends and issues...
Tags: Forrester Research Inc., Web, Web site
Research articles 2003-04-01
Global Procurement Conference April 13-14, 2005: strategies and tools to meet the global challenge.(Purchasing Magazine )(Advertisement)
Register today at www.globalprocurement.purchasing.com Purchasing Magazine will host its 4th Global Procurement Conference on April 13-14, 2005. Each day the conference will kick off with a keynote webcast followed by symposium sessions includ Register today at www.globalprocurement.purchasing.com ...
Tags: advertisement, compliance, Hewlett-Packard Co., procurement, sourcing, strategy, supplier, tool
Research articles 2005-03-03
3rd annual MRO all stars Purchasing's winning team: these MRO buyers add value through innovation and by partnering with sources that do more than deliver a product.(maintenance, repair and operations)(Cover Story)
Selecting MRO buyers for PURCHASING's All-Star team (profiled on pages 36-47) gets tougher every year. In response to the magazine's annual editorial call, PURCHASING received from readers numerous nominations of MRO buyers worthy of a spot on this year's team. From the...
Tags: United Space Alliance LLC
Research articles 2004-08-17
PURCHASING HOTLINE.(includes brief articles.)(Statistical Data Included)
Calling all e-Procurement providers! Calling all e-Procurement providers! As a resource for its readers, Purchasing Magazine is creating a registry where e-businesses can describe themselves to the purchasing community at large. Focusing on Net market makers (or "e-hub" owners), plus providers of...
Tags: Aberdeen Group Inc., Administration, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., booklet, chip, Components, DRAM, e-procurement, HARDWARE, manufacturer, Modems, NETWORKING, Processors, registry, Semiconductors
Research articles 2000-07-13
Want a heads-up on major supply chain issues?(Supply Alert e-mail service from Purchasing Magazine)(Brief Article)
Subscribe to Supply Alert, a free e-mail service of tightly written stories dug up by PURCHASING Magazine's awardwinning editorial staff. What are the new sourcing initiatives at Microsoft and General Motors? What's the latest word on component and material supplies and pricing? You'll get an early...
Tags: E-mail, General Motors Corp., sourcing, Strategy
Research articles 2001-02-22
CCID DENIES PURCHASING FROM YAHOO.COM
AsiaInfo Services 04-03-2003 CCID Denies Purchasing from Yahoo.com BEIJING, Apr 03, 2003 SinoCast via COMTEX -- On March 29, CCIDNET.com (www.ccidnet.com ) denied some previous reports saying that its 2nd largest shareholder China Orient Asse AsiaInfo Services ...
Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo China
Research articles 2003-04-03
actBIG.com Partners With FreeAgent.com To Bring The Power Of Group Purchasing To Independent Professionals
actBIG.com, Inc., the buyer-driven group purchasing marketplace, today announced an alliance with FreeAgent.com, the Internet service that provides corporate-style benefits to independent professionals. The partnership provides for FreeAgents substantial user base of freelancers and consultants to easily access actBIG.coms powerful group purchasing platform."actBIG.com enables our users not only to...
Tags: Benefits, CEO, FINANCE, INTERNET, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Telecommuting
Research articles 1970-01-01
A new partnership blooms between Delta Air Lines and FTD.COM; SkyMiles members can earn miles for purchasing flowers and gifts.
M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2002-DELTA AIR LINES: A new partnership blooms between Delta Air Lines and FTD.COM; SkyMiles members can earn miles for purchasing flowers and gifts C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:30012002 ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) has announced a...
Tags: Delta, Delta Air Lines Inc., FINANCE, FTD.com, partnership
Research articles 2002-01-31
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