How financial services firms buy

www.purchasing.com | Jul 17, 2008

Marc Marini knows well how procurement works at industrial companies. With 15 years of experience buying in the aerospace industry, he knows how to buy direct materials for the end product.

http://www.purchasing.com/article/CA6577244.html?industryid=48399

Vectra pumps £600k backing into channel

www.channelweb.co.uk | Jun 19, 2008

E-procurement software vendor Vectra IT has set its sights on the mid-market, with ambitious plans for growth and a complete migration from direct, to 100 per cent channel.

http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn/news/2219602/vectra-pumps-600k-backing-4080209

Technology: How Automation Solves the Supplier Enablement Problem

www.scmr.com | Apr 29, 2008

Improved supplier enablement reduces procurement operating costs by utilizing automated processes instead of manual systems. It also enhances the quality of supplier relationships by improving communication channels and increasing the efficiency and accuracy of orders. There is a catch, though.

http://www.scmr.com/article/CA6555693.html

Open Source Procurement

blogs.ittoolbox.com | Mar 27, 2008

The March issue of the OSBR is now available at the OSBR website. The editorial theme for this issue is "Procurement". From the editorial and the table of contents:

http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/unix/bsd/archives/open-source-procurement-23366?rss=1

Purchasing communityArticle Supply Chain Solutions 48376 8

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By Susan Avery, 05/08/2008 Blue Bird procurement uses an e-auction tool to help consolidate the company's supply base and transform purchasing.“Clearly our strategy is to build relationships with suppliers,” says Bob Marshall, vice president of purchasing at Blue Bird Corp.

http://www.purchasing.com/index.asp?layout=communityArticle&industryid=48376&industry=Supply+Chain+Solutions&starting=8

Welcome

Starting with the year 2006 i:FAO has decided to entrust the swiss myclimate foundation with the compensation of all harmful CO2 emissions coming from the entire business activities of the i:FAO Group, through carbon offset projects according to internationally recognised criteria.

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Procure+ White Paper

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Executive Summary eProcurement – Maximizing Your Investment eProcurement has been universally recognized as an accepted method to reduce and manage enterprise costs.

http://www.eplus.com/Brochures/eplus_white_paper_ecm_creating_and_sustaining_dec_2003.pdf

Railway Gazette: Products in Brief

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Peguform GmbH is using Araldite AW2101/HW2951 two-part epoxy adhesive from Vantico to bond moulded sheet components to aluminium rails during the assembly of electrical equipment housings for Bombardier-built S-Bahn trains for Berlin.

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news_view/article/2003/05/2892/products_in_brief-30.html?p=&pf=true