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Articles in October, 2006 issue of Purchasing

• OCTG IS UNDER REVIEW.(oil country tubular goods)(Brief article)
• PVA TAGS PUMPED UP.(polyvinyl alcohol used by the textile, paper and adhesive industries)(Brief article)
• Suppliers tighten their own supply bases.(Interview)
  by Stundza, Tom
• POWER STORAGE BOOSTED.(Brief article)
• Leadtimes fall.(Brief article)
• DTV, PORTABLE DRIVE CHIPS.(digital television )(Brief article)
• Staples opens digital copy services centers.(opened two new digital production centers)
• What's in short supply?
• Business Intelligence.(Brief article)
• Most Chinese see bribes as necessary.(bribery is widespread in business)(Brief article)
• Metals Chips.(distributor of premium stainless steels)(Brief article)
• WAGE-COST GAP WIDENS.(labor Department)(Brief article)
• ALUMINA PRICES TO GO UP.(Albermale)(Brief article)
• POLYESTER PRICES GOING UP.( boost polyester staple fiber products)(Brief article)
• INFLATION MODERATES.(energy and food fell for the second consecutive month)(Brief article)
• Update on buying in the automotive sector.(quality engineers are soon going to be part of the purchasing organization)(Brief article)
• Russian mega-merger is business, not politics.(Brief article)
• PCB MAKER UPS PRICES.(Printed circuit board )(Brief article)
• NOR flash price erosion eases.(Spansion)
• NOKIA UNVEILS GPS CELL PHONE.(Nokia Corp.)(Brief article)
• Tips for low-cost country sourcing.
  by Teague, Paul
• PC revenue to decline.
• Anglo Platinum brings rural suppliers online.(Quadrem)
  by Varmazis, Maria
• Business Intelligence.(Brief article)
• Buyers want high-quality copper but high prices remain a burden.(price volatility in the copper market)
• HIRING TO STAY STEADY.(Manpower Employment Outlook Survey)(Brief article)
• MANUFACTURING IS OK NOW...(Calyon)(Brief article)
• AIRFARES TO KEEP RISING.(American Express Business Travel)(Brief article)
• Producer cutbacks add to upward price pressures.
  by Graff, Gordon
• DDR DRAMS INCREASED.(double data rate)(dynamic random access microprocessors)(Brief article)
• EMS industry sees medical as the next frontier.(electronics manufacturing services )
  by Carbone, James
• INTEL HAS FOUR-CORE CHIP.(Brief article)
• Rockwell Collins builds on success.(Company overview)
  by Avery, Susan
• Resistor network tags firm as material prices increase.(noncompliant Restriction on Hazardous Substances)
• Suppliers hold key to auto turnaround.
  by Teague, Paul
• Automotive suppliers need cost transparency.(Brief article)
• One may not be ideal number when optimizing supply base.
• Leadtimes tighten.(Brief article)
• What's in short supply?(survey report )(Survey)(Brief article)
• GOLD IS LOSING SHEEN.(Market research)(Brief article)
• URANIUM PRICES ARE UP.(World Markets forecasts)(Brief article)
• Nissan pushes suppliers on quality.(Nissan North America)
  by Carbone, James
• ZUNE IS PRICED AT $250.(Brief article)
• Distributor wants a U.S. RoHS law.(Restriction of Hazardous Substances )(Brief article)
• BUSINESSES NEED BOOMERS.(Brief article)
• Copier- and printer-based MFPs: What buyers need to know.(multi-function printers)(Brief article)
• Electronic Briefs.
• Business Intelligence.(Brief article)
• Material costs major concern for suppliers in 2006.(recent survey)(Brief article)
• Global automakers urge an end to coated sheet dumping duties.
• APPLIANCE SLOWDOWN SEEN.(appliance shipment growth)(Brief article)
• HOUSING DROP IS REAL.(current downswing in home sales and production)(Brief article)
• ETHYLENE PRICES EXPLODE.(lower feedstock ethane prices)(Brief article)
• Business Intelligence.(Brief article)
• Biopharmaceutical firm leveragese-procurement for indirect savings.
• NOTEBOOK LCDS RISE.(liquid crystal display )(Brief article)
• OEMs will push EMS providers to India.(original equipment manufacturer )(electronics manufacturing services)
  by Carbone, James
• CARTECH BOOSTS HIGH-TECH.(Brief article)
• Wabash makes plans for supply chain overhaul.(Wabash National)
  by Hitchcock, Nancy
• Business Intelligence.(electronics companies have switched to Lean manufacturing )(Brief article)
• China wants more say in global commodity price negotiations.
  by Stundza, Tom
• Procuri buys TrueSource, partners with SciQuest.(TrueSource)(Mergers and acquisitions)(Brief article)
• Distribution's customers continue to be discerning.
• Goodyear leverages outsourcing partners in modal shifts.(Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.)
  by Hannon, David
• ...BUT MAY SLOW IN 2007.(industry growth analysis)(Brief article)
• Buyers plan to pay more for copper and brass products.(price expectations)(Table)
• LUMBER PRICES NOSEDIVE.(Chicago Commodity Exchange)(Brief article)
• Brazil offers the best of both worlds.
  by Hannon, David
• MOS CAPACITY UP, PRICES DOWN.(metal oxide semiconductor)(Brief article)
• Procurement+design mesh at Freescale.(Freescale Semiconductor)
  by Varmazis, Maria
• CHIP GEAR ORDERS FLAT.(Brief article)
• Business Intelligence.(Paper prices increase.)(Hewlett-Packard Co. introduces multifunction printers.)(Brief article)
• CAPITAL SPENDING TO CONTINUE.
• Metals Chips.(Goldcorp of Canada to buy rival Glamis Gold.)(Leeco Steel service center has opened a new plate processing and distribution center in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.)(Posco of South Korea will build a $250 million plant in Mexico.)
• Fluor Hanford builds online buying tool in-house.
  by Atkinson, William
• IMF report sees global commodity price declines in the future.(International Monetary Fund)
• Goodyear"s buyers have a portfolio of options to use.(Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.)
• BIG TRUCK SALES UP 14%.(report according to Wardsauto.com)(Brief article)
• STAINLESS MAY RISE AGAIN.(cold-rolled stainless sheet has risen by 38%)(Brief article)
• How to outsource business processes.
  by Mulligan, Perry

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