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Articles in October, 2004 issue of Purchasing

• Crude production may top 1.1 billion metric tons by '08.(Steel)
• Measuring indirect spend via KPIs.(The Gillette Co.)(key performance indicators)
  by Atkinson, William
• Toro takes supplier management approach to reducing costs: new corporate initiatives bring new procurement strategies, organizations.(supplier management)
  by Hannon, David
• Will "soft patch" derail GDP growth?(Economy)
  by Stundza, Tom
• Introducing Samsung's hot passive components!(Samsung Electro-Mechanics Company Ltd.)(Advertisement)
• Fireman's Fund takes a new approach to copier purchase.(Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.)
• Top 50 contract manufacturers.(top 50 EMS report)(Illustration)
• Toyota Motor plans to increase allocation of its Prius midsize sedan in the U.S. by 100,000 in 2005.(Supply: what's happening in high-tech supply chains)(Brief Article)
• The composition of growth depicted in the revision to U.S. second-quarter gross domestic product to 3.3%.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• When Hewlett-Packard recently missed its third-quarter earnings expectations.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
• 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)
• Microchip equipment utilization rose sharply last year.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
• 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)
• Merchant steel bars price expectations.(PurchasingData.Com's)(Illustration)
• Results from a recent survey conducted by Cargo Portal Services.(Brief Article)
• Gerdau Ameristeel of Tampa is spending $266 million to acquire North Star Steel from Cargill.(Metal Chips)(Brief Article)
• Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
• Leadtimes are mixed.(electronic component leadtimes)
• Medrad knows how to treat suppliers: managing relationships is key to Baldrige win.(Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award)
  by Atkinson, William
• Targeting design: many electronics manufacturing service providers are beefing up their design service offerings in an effort to enhance their value to OEMs and fatten their profit margins.(top 50 EMS report)(Cover Story)
  by Carbone, James
• Web browser-based terminals are gaining popularity.(Supply: what's happening in high-tech supply chains)(Brief Article)
• Electronics buyers' 30-day price expectations.(Purchasingdata.com's)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Why are airline travelers getting coats checked now?(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
• Purchasing names new Editor-in-Chief.(inside purchasing)
• Executives in several metalworking sectors contend the industrial recovery is real.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
• Contractors' assessment of the market for new homes slipped in September.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
• 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)
• The Council of Logistics Management will become the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP).(Professionals, Council of Supply Chain Management)(Brief Article)
• Foreign trade deficit may set record in 2004.(Aluminum)(Brief Article)
• Catalog houses see more small orders from EMS providers.(Electronics Distribution)(Electronic Mail Service )
  by Carbone, Jim
• Shippers combine technology, strategy in overseas sourcing.(calculating logistics costs)
  by Hannon, David
• Leaders in consumer electronics.(top 50 EMS report)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• DRAM tags will fall.(The Spot Market)(Brief Article)
• Economists at Action Economics are increasing third-quarter estimates for growth in gross domestic product.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• Expect prices for 16 megabit NOR-type flash memory chips to fall for the rest of the year.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• 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
• 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)
• High steel prices could come down later this year.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• Logistics service provider RailRunner has put its RailReach short-haul intermodal service into commercial operation.(Brief Article)
• 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)
• BorgWarner.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
• NOR flash heads into buyers' markets.(Nonvolatile Memory)
  by Roos, Gina
• What's hot.(logistics)(Airfreight shippers)(Brief Article)
  by Hannon, David
• Leaders in communications.(top 50 EMS report)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• What's hot.(electronics & technology news)(Brief Article)
  by Carbone, Jim
• The global economic outlook is healthy but looks less solid.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• Buyers fret about inventories, prices.(Purchasingdata.com's)(Illustration)
• Sourcing technology provider Frictionless Commerce recently unveiled its new on-demand version of its Frictionless SRM application.(Version: latest sourcing software releases)(Brief Article)
• 30-day corrugated products buying plans.(purchasingdata.com's)(Illustration)
• Degussa has agreed to pay $1.5 million in fines.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• Los Angeles-based private equity firm The Yucaipa Companies has acquired TDS Logistics.(TDS Logistics)(Brief Article)
• 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)
• Production Resource Group.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
• Key supplier web-site locator.
• Macquarie Bank: imports likely to stay subdued.(China Copper)
• Higher interest rates drive increased interest in leasing.(Capital Equipment Trends)
  by Forrest, Wayne
• Pumping up plant profitability: purchasing looks to distribution for that competitive edge.(how distributors add value)
  by Avery, Susan
• Ford opens Chicago supplier park.(Supply Management)
  by Hannon, David
• Spend analysis '05: are you best in breed?(inside purchasing)
• Buyers enhance fleets with new color printers.(product intorduction)
  by Avery, Susan
• The muscle behind the product: TI backs up its translation products with strong service and support.(Safe bet series: a special series from TI standard linear and logic)(Texas Instruments Inc.)(Advertisement)
  by Elliott, Heidi
• Experts says worldwide sales of semiconductors will slide this autumn and winter.(Supply: what's happening in high-tech supply chains)(Brief Article)
• Susan Bies, a Federal Reserve governor, has an upbeat assessment of the U.S. economy.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• American chief executives plan to increase information technology spending.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
• MindFlow Technologies released version 4.3 of its MindFlow Sourcing Suite.(Version: latest sourcing software releases)(Brief Article)
• 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)
• The federal budget deficit is expected to widen to a record $422 billion in fiscal 2004.(Economy: how supply managers see business)(Brief Article)
• 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)
• Lockheed Martin has established a Focused Logistics Enterprise.(Focused Logistics Enterprise)(Brief Article)
• Domestic use in most markets dropped in 2003.(Copper)(Brief Article)
• Codexis Inc.(Who's News)(Brief Article)
• Resistor network tags to stay stable.(Passives)
  by Roos, Gina
• A recent study by ARC Advisory Services found the logistics visibility and control market has been the fastest growing.(Brief Article)
• Leaders in medical electronics.(top 50 EMS report)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Chip industry revenue to grow less than 10% in 2005.(Semiconductors)(Brief Article)
• Consumer confidence fell unexpectedly in September for a second straight month.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• Look for prices to remain stable for most resistor networks and arrays through the first quarter of 2005.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• Who's got strategic sourcing on the brain?(buylines)(Brief Article)
• International Truck and Engine is marketing the world's largest production pickup.(Supply: what's happening in markets)(Brief Article)
• 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)

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