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Articles in March, 2005 issue of Purchasing

• Avnet Electronics Marketing.(Kudos)(Supplier Award for Outstanding Achievement)(Brief Article)
• U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3% in January, the weakest performance since a matching 0.3% drop in August.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(automobile sales )(Brief Article)
• FACE time: procurement is making a bigger impression on corporate executives.(CPO strategy)(chief procurement officers)
  by Hannon, David
• The National Plant Engineering & Facilities Management Show.(Brief Article)
• China's economy is cooling, the World Bank says.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• Algoma exits Stelco bidding.(Steel)(Algoma Steel Inc.)(Brief Article)
• More discipline from e-sourcing.(ITT Industries)(electronic sourcing)
  by Hannon, David
• Supply headaches: offshore goods being delivered late.(Grassroots Report)(logistics)
  by Stundza, Tom
• Lucent Technologies.(Kudos)(Lucent's 2004 Golden Link Awards)(Brief Article)
• Controlling outside costs: Teradyne is lowering materials costs--both internally and its suppliers.(Teradyne)
  by Carbone, Jim
• A recent report from market researcher IDTechEx.(RFID News)(Brief Article)
• Small package market changes could benefit buyers: as carriers target mid-market shippers for growth, buyers may get more leverage.(logistics)
  by Hannon, David
• Moore's Law, coined 40 years ago by Intel cofounder Gordon Moore.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
• Hitachi Global Storage Technologies plans to double the total shipment.(Supply: what's happening in high-tech supply chains)(Brief Article)
• Chaparral Steel has begun a project to expand and upgrade the walking-beam reheat furnace.(Metals Chips)(Brief Article)
• Forward demand indicator 90-day.(Purchasingdata.com's)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• A new survey by the Power Transmission Distributors Association.(Brief Article)
• In less than three months, buyers in the huge and historically volatile polyolefin market will he able to hedge and manage risk.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
• Are you an MRO buy All-Star?(Sourcing)
• IBC has aligned with Safety Marketing Group (SMG).(Brief Article)
• What's hot.(metals)(Dofasco Inc. new plant and deals with Arcelor)(Brief Article)
  by Stundza, Tom
• Buyers and suppliers team up for greater savings: both sides see benefits of working together on costs.(Purchasing Strategies)
  by Forrest, Wayne
• Nike.(Who's News)(Nicholas Athanasakos appointed as vice president )(Brief Article)
• Precision Industries has promoted Chris Circo to president & chief operating officer.(Brief Article)
• Growth in shipment of hard disk drives is set to decelerate over the next several years.(Supply: what's happening in high-tech supply chains)(Brief Article)
• Staying out in front: even the best must get better.(inside purchasing)(Purchasing's global procurement conference)(Brief Article)
  by Verespej, Mike
• Apple Computer aims to extend its already substantial lead in the MP3 player business.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• How buyers choose suppliers, measure performance: quality and service are most important to buyers of copiers, MFPs and faxes when measuring performance.(Office Equipment)
• Interest rates are still near historic lows, but consumers say recent rate hikes.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• Expansion of 300 millimeter silicon wafer fabrication lines will spur capital expenditures growth by 2%.(Supply: what's happening in high-tech supply chains)(Brief Article)
• Spend analysis leaders: Purchasing's 2005 winners are driven by more than just reducing costs.(inside purchasing)
  by Verespej, Mike
• Revision in standards for auto-grade materials: standards under the TS2 banner will soon replace existing quality systems such as QS-9000 and ISO 9001.(Steel)(technical standards, quality standards, International Organization for Standardization)
  by Stundza, Tom
• Market analysts are assuming continued depressed prices for hemlock and red cedar lumber.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems has received the Supplier of the Year award from Autodesk.(Brief Article)
• Inventories at U.S. businesses were as tight in December as they've ever been.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• Shortages of key building materials are easing for critical construction components.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
• On the fly.(Product update: a snapshot of new products)
• Steel Structural Systems, a new steel manufacturing company, plans to lease 40,000 sq ft.(Metals Chips)(Brief Article)
• Sager signs agreement.(Sager Electronics inc)(Brief Article)
• Low priced microchips. That is the goal of Michel Mayer, CEO of Freescale Semiconductor.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• Price pressure on OLEDs.(Optoelectronics)(organic light emitting diode)(Brief Article)
• Leadtimes shrink.(electronics leadtimes)(Illustration)
• Market analysts are suggesting that the increasing commoditization of sensor chips will bring low per-chip prices.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment slipped in February to 94.2 from 95.5 in January.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(consumer price indexes)(Brief Article)
• Growth slows down for power management ICs: demand will ease and prices will remain this year, with robust growth returning in 2005.(Semiconductors)(integrated circuit)
• Ever heard of SmartLine multi-protocol printers?(Supply: what's happening in high-tech supply chains)(Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems contracts with Printronix)(Brief Article)
• What's hot.(MRO/distribution news)
  by Alely, Susan
• Innovation helps suppliers retain auto business: advanced high-strength steels and ultra high-strength steels are also helping automakers keep manufacturing costs down.(automotive steel)
  by Stundza, Tom
• Car companies are at a vehicle-mix crossroads.(Supply: what's happening in high-tech supply chains)(Brief Article)
• Airgas, a leading supplier of core specialty gases, has developed a national Technical Support Services Group.(Brief Article)
• Key supplier web-site locator.(manufacturing industries)(Directory)
• Applied Industrial Technologies Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of Applied Industrial Technologies has acquired Groupe GLM.(Brief Article)
• American Axle and Manufacturing.(Who's News)(Alberto Satine, James Peters)(Brief Article)
• Ricoh Corp. has received a Certificate of Appreciation from the U.S. Army Garrison Command for its exceptional copier service and outstanding support.(Brief Article)
• Indium, a metal used principally in high-tech television and computer screens, is selling near all-time highs.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Indium Corporation of America)(Brief Article)
• Sourcing Office Technologies book examine ways smart buyers acquire office equipment (MFPs, copiers, facsimiles) and supplies.
• Shifting into high gear: data visibility and analysis pulls Canadian bus manufacturer out of a tight corner and back on the road to profitability.(New Flyer)
  by Hannon, David
• More U.S. chief executives expect to boost capital spending in the next six months.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
• U.S. construction spending jumped 0.7% in January as both private and public construction hit record levels.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• Buyers use more than one way to cut component costs: what strategy works best depends on your market and your size.(Strategies)
• The annual average platinum price will fall to $725/ounce in 2005.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• Electrolux and its U.S. rivals Maytag and Whirlpool raised prices on appliances at least 5%.(Prices: factors affecting product cost)(Brief Article)
• Using procurement to feed the bottom line: by structuring and consolidating MRO buying, the procurement team at Pilgrim's Pride has helped reduce operating costs substantially.(MRO report)(maintenance, repair, operations)
  by Avery, Susan
• A federal judge recently halted the Justice Department from prosecuting Stolt-Nielsen.(Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• A global indicator based on national surveys of manufacturers shows the sector grew at a slower pace in January.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(global index decreased)(Brief Article)
• Free-cutting brass rod price expectations,.(Purchasingdata.com's)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Purchasing's newest book, MRO Purchasing Best Practices, is now available through the magazine's bookstore at www.purchasing.com.(Brief Article)
• Sterling Steel has ordered a new endless welding rolling (EWR) line.(Metals Chips)(Sterling Steel Foundry Inc.)(Brief Article)
• A recent report says too much of the talk in the RFID world today is focusing on the physics involved in setting up networks and not enough attention is being paid to data integration issues.(RFID News)(Brief Article)
• Freight rate outlook.(Purchasing Magazine Exclusive)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• New view of information: with a more robust data management system, the metalcutting giant can now respond quicker to changing costs.(Kennametal)(Company Profile)
  by Stundza, Tom
• Electronics forward demand indicator.(Purchasingdata.com's)(Illustration)
• Design wins tracked.(Avnet Electronics Marketing)(Brief Article)
• Orders increase.(electronics business survey)
• Leadtime index all commodities.(Purchasingdata.com's)(manufacturing industries)(Brief Article)(Illustration)
• Global Procurement Conference April 13-14, 2005: strategies and tools to meet the global challenge.(Purchasing Magazine )(Advertisement)
• The nuclear-power industry is laying the groundwork to build new plants in the U.S.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
• Metal buyers at manufacturing companies now believe they have too much inventory on hand.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
• The United Nations predicts a slowdown in global trade in 2005.(Tip sheet: key metrics and supply alert)(Brief Article)
• Who's got strategic sourcing on the brain?(Buylines: strategic sourcing news for supply chain & purchasing professionals )(TXLI Corp., Sony Corp.)(Brief Article)

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