Improving competitive advantage through procurement excellence

Improving competitive advantage through procurement excellence Like other strategic functions in the enterprise, procurement’s role continues to evolve. From 2008 to 2012, many companies looked to procurement to help facilitate aggressive cost-cutting targets necessitated by a global economic downturn. As economic realities continue to shift, the procurement function must again adjust. To understand what actions […]

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Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, February 2013

Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, February 2013 National report (USA), released by ISM on March 1, 2013. The report was issued on March 1by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The PMI™ registered 54.2 percent, an increase of 1.1 percentage points from January’s reading of […]

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Apple suppliers 2012

Apple suppliers 2012 Apple has released their list of suppliers for 2012, covering approximately 97% of their procurement expenditures (materials, manufacturing, and assembly worldwide) … 3M Company AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. AcBel Polytech Inc. Advanced-Connectek Inc. AKM Semiconductor, Inc. Alcoa, Inc. Alps Electric Co., Ltd. Amperex Technology Ltd. Amphenol Corporation Analog Devices, Inc. Anjie Insulating […]

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Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, December 2012

Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®, December 2012 National report (USA), released by ISM on January 3, 2013. The report was issued on January 3 by Bradley J. Holcomb, CPSM, CPSD, chair of the Institute for Supply Management™ Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. “The PMI™ registered 50.7 percent, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from November’s reading […]

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2012 APICS International Conference & Expo

2012 APICS International Conference & Expo This year’s APICS conference will take place in Denver on October 14-16. Here we will examine strategies for aligning the entire supply network around a single goal and significantly improving performance. APICS 2012 will attract more than 1500 attendees from 39 different countries, offering a range of learning and […]

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