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			<title>Aluminum prices to remain low in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:55:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>New report undercuts consensus aluminum...</description>
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			<title>Gold settles at $1,100/ounce</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:32:53 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Forecasts see $1,300 by year's...</description>
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			<title>Bulk freight rates making a rally</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:36:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Baltic Dry Index up 1200 points in past...</description>
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			<title>Chemicals demand is on the upswing</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:24:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Suppliers paint rosier picture, buyers see demand growth heading into fourth...</description>
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			<title>Ferrochrome demand virtually nonexistent</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:30:30 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Supplier urges industry to cut ferrochrome...</description>
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			<title>Electronics industry in seasonal slowdown</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:40:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A higher percentage of buyers say business is...</description>
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			<title>New snafu in Oracle-Sun merger</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:22:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Europe objects despite U. S....</description>
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			<title>Hotel room rates to drop again in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:26:25 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Another year of too many rooms, too few...</description>
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			<title>LCD panel prices down despite glass plant woes</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:44:45 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Panel oversupply will cut fourth quarter...</description>
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			<title>Steel scrap prices will slump in November</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Oversupply will reflect 4Q slippage in...</description>
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			<title>DRAM prices continue to increase</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:49:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Strong demand boosts DDR2 and DDR3...</description>
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			<title>Hot-rolled sheet steel prices flat for second month</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:50:11 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Demand remains weak so fourth quarter price rise is...</description>
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			<title>JDA makes second play to buy I2 Technologies</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:39:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Is second time the charm for supply chain software...</description>
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			<title>Stainless steel sheet prices 9% under list</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:20:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Even lower prices forecast for...</description>
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			<title>Auto Affordability Index at record low</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:59:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Economist sees slight inflation this...</description>
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			<title>Global steel prices to drop in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:37:07 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>World demand, output will be weak until...</description>
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			<title>Salary Survey</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Yearly salary and compensation trends for the purchasing professional from Purchasing’s annual...</description>
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			<title>No oil, gas supply disruption from Ida</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:02:57 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Storms hits Alabama after minimal Gulf...</description>
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			<title>Copper price hits peak Monday, drops Tuesday</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:28:37 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Volatility still highlights the copper...</description>
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			<title>Green Buying: How procurement is managing environmental demands</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 17:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Purchasing staffs are on the front line as businesses continue to face new regulations and other...</description>
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			<title>Top 50 Electronics Manufacturing Services</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Get the top 50 electronics manufacturers and manufacturing...</description>
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			<title>Top 75 Electronics Distributors</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 17:16:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Get access to the top 50 electronics...</description>
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			<title>Grainger launches online green product catalog</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 13:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The industrial distributor hosts green educational...</description>
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			<title>Top 25 Semiconductor Suppliers</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Get the top 25 Semiconductor Suppliers. Access the information about companies and suppliers...</description>
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			<title>Semiconductor industry will grow 10% in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:28:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Chip demand will be strong for the next two years, and by 2011 semiconductor revenue will total...</description>
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			<title>Black Belt Negotiators</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>True stories of business...</description>
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			<title>Welcome to Purchasing.com’s Logistics Outsourcing and 3PL Resource Center</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>More supply chain organizations today are considering outsourcing part of all of their logistics...</description>
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			<title>Expect NAND flash shortage in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:51:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Suppliers will not produce enough NAND memory chips to meet growing demand for...</description>
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			<title>How the aerospace industry buys</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>An online archive of best practice case studies on procurement in the aerospace industry. The...</description>
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			<title>International Switchgear turns onto MRO cost control</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>As more companies look to manage their costs, the indirect and MRO spend areas are getting a...</description>
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			<title>American Express unveils online service for MRO buying</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 1999 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>American Express has developed a desktop portal for business-to-business electronic...</description>
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			<title>Iron ore price could jump 10%</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:01:40 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>China steel group sees price rise in...</description>
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			<title>Hot-rolled steel sheet drops $10/ton</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:18:03 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Sales prices slip to $525 in early...</description>
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			<title>CSCMP 2009: Cautious optimism drives supply chain planning</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Speakers and attendees at the 2009 Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals conference...</description>
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			<title>Purchasing's Supply Chain Manager of the Year</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>What makes someone a candidate for Supply Chain Manager of the Year? Below are some of the...</description>
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			<title>Structural steel demand is dismal</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:58:04 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>"It's a lousy marketplace," says Busse of Steel...</description>
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			<title>List of Top 100 Chemical Distributors- Special PDF with More Details</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2005 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>1. Univar N.V. Rotterdam, The Netherlands Gary E. Pruitt, Chairman &amp; CEO 2004 sales: $3.4...</description>
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			<title>Purchasing manager's Survival Guide</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The purchasing function has changed dramatically in recent years. There are new pressures and...</description>
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			<title>Electronics buyers increase orders for components</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:48:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>But prices forsemiconductors, other components are...</description>
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			<title>Boston Scientific develops supplier risk management program</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Medical device maker Boston Scientific develops supplier risk...</description>
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			<title>American Airlines' MacLean is supply chain manager of the year</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Walk into John MacLean's corner office at American Airlines and you can immediately see evidence...</description>
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			<title>Professional Books for Professional Buyers</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Access the Purchasing's professional list of procurement and purchasing...</description>
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			<title>Aluminum prices are being depressed by excess supply</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:39:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Speculators eyeing higher prices in 2010 from an...</description>
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			<title>Methanol price rises on short supply</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Demand pickup in U.S. and China boosts spot...</description>
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			<title>Opportunities in purchasing are starting to open up</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:35:19 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Recruiter advises: Now's the time to look for a purchasing...</description>
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			<title>Steel supply tightens a little as Barzel Industries goes bankrupt</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Service center lost $63 mill in losses at...</description>
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			<title>Top 100 Chemicals Distributors: Continued demand outweighs cost challenges</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Strong is the word chemical distributors use to describe their industry, and it's a word...</description>
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			<title>DRAM prices jump 21% in third quarter</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:10:12 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Average price rises from $1.84 to $2.24 as DRAM demand...</description>
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			<title>2005 Salary Survey: Applause, please</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>At long last, top management is recognizing the value of purchasing—by rewarding buyer...</description>
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			<title>Obama administration to review truckers' Hours of Service rules yet again</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:59:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Trucking regulations to get yet another...</description>
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			<title>Best practices in risk management</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Mining giant CVRD Inco buys tons of slag cement every year. The company's suppliers get the...</description>
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			<title>Supply chain risk management: Beware these storm warning flags</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Supply chain strategies of the past were designed to cut out the fat—slicing the number of...</description>
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			<title>Environmentally friendly office products help reduce costs</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Buyers can expect to purchase more office products that are energy efficient, use less paper and...</description>
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			<title>World sugar prices are at the highest level in 28 years</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>There's considerable debate about looming supply...</description>
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			<title>Risk Management</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Fiat Group to increase India auto parts sourcing</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:49:17 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Auto giant will buy parts for use in India production as well as...</description>
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			<title>Ocean carriers push more container rate hikes amid volume declines</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:32:33 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>WTSA pushes freight rate...</description>
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			<title>Maersk Line increases container shipping rates</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>North American freight rates head...</description>
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			<title>Purchasing 2007 Salary Survey: Purchasing salaries continue their Climb</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Compensation for purchasing professionals continues to rise, a sure sign of top management's...</description>
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			<title>Oil platforms evacuated as Ida approaches</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:21:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Analysts see little impact on oil and gas prices as Ida...</description>
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			<title>Get ready for REACH and RoHS 2</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Electronics buyers may not yet need a degree in environmental law to do their jobs, but it...</description>
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			<title>DRAM prices increase because of DDR3 shortages</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:27:58 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Per-megabyte price up 18% in the second...</description>
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			<title>Alpha List of Top 75 Electronics Distributors</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2005 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A.E. Petsche Co. Inc. Rank: 18 2112 West Division St., Arlington, TX 76012; (817) 461-9473...</description>
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			<title>Fluff pulp prices continue to drop in January</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Reduced demand has producers dropping...</description>
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			<title>Top 100 Chemical Distributors: Chemical distributors prepare for recovery</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>While prices went up then down and supply was scarce then plentiful, 2008 could be described as...</description>
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			<title>Copper price hikes pinned to investors</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:17:26 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Analysts see no demand surge for the red...</description>
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			<title>The average 1999 copper cathode price will work out to around 73¢-74¢/lb</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 1999 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The average 1999 copper cathode price will work out to around 73¢-74¢/lb, but Malcolm...</description>
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			<title>Purchasing's World Tour</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The WORLD TOUR series helps purchasing professionals share their business experiences in other...</description>
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			<title>AT&amp;T provides nine metrics no procurement group can live without</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>One might think that a procurement department at a company the size of AT&amp;T would only be...</description>
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			<title>MRO buying gets strategic</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>There's no longer any question—the MRO buy is strategic. Purchasing got an overwhelming...</description>
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			<title>Deloitte economist: Link risk management and purchasing</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Volatility impacts the entire supply chain, speaker tells Chemical Purchasing Summit...</description>
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			<title>Purchasing Magazine/Purchasing.com Staff</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Copper price increases forecast through 2012</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:37:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>GFMS sees cathode peaking close to...</description>
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			<title>The ABCs of spend analysis: Change the way you source</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>You never know what you might learn in a spend-analysis exercise—or what your suppliers might...</description>
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			<title>New aluminum forecast sees weak ingot prices</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Barclays Capital outlook supported by...</description>
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			<title>Grainger celebrates the value of work with Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Distributor launches awareness campaign at customer MRO...</description>
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			<title>World copper prices dip below monthly average</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:25:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>LME spot prices remain erratic and...</description>
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			<title>Reverse auctions become more strategic for buyers</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2005 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>About five years ago, many electronics companies began using reverse auctions as a way to get a...</description>
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			<title>Allegheny Technologies designs broad supply risk strategy</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>You might be overthinking supply risk management. According to Ernest Gabbard, director of...</description>
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			<title>American Express sets stage for global buying in Europe</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 1998 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Current economic and business conditions coupled with recent technology advances have created an...</description>
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			<title>Printed circuit board shipments increase</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:24:24 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>New orders also rise as electronics industry starts...</description>
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			<title>Top CPOs</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2006 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The title CPO—chief procurement officer—is taking hold in corporations, reflecting the...</description>
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			<title>LTL market remains in a state of flux</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Despite some signs that overall freight demand has bottomed and is picking up, the...</description>
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			<title>J.P. Morgan boosts molybdenum price forecast</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Dahlman Rose disagrees, says supply expansion could cap...</description>
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			<title>Industrial Distribution publishes Big 50 list for 2009</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Here is a wealth of data on potential sources for MRO...</description>
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			<title>Pace of hikes slows</title>
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			<title>Molybdenum price average of $11 seen for 2009</title>
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			<description>Producer forecasts $14/lb average in...</description>
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			<title>Tantalum capacitor demand falls 20%-30%</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:57:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Suppliers report tantalum capacitor business will...</description>
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			<title>British Airways looks to acquire Iberia, Qantas</title>
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			<title>2006 Salary Survey: Purchasing paychecks get fatter</title>
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			<title>North American aluminum demand is down 20% this year, keeping prices below '08 levels</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Investor confidence in the aluminum futures market seems to be strengthening ingot prices lately...</description>
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			<title>Waters Corp. minimizes supplier risk in global sourcing</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2007 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>For a long time, scientific instrumentation firm Waters Corp. in Milford, Mass. kept its supply...</description>
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			<title>Team-based buying strategytakes off in indirect materials</title>
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			<description>For a number of years, companies have used team-based buying strategies to better leverage...</description>
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			<title>Molybdenum prices expected to double in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:36:05 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>J.P. Morgan says supply squeeze will to push moly prices...</description>
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			<title>Spending with small business doesn't have to suffer in recession</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:29:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Rockwell Collins outlines the strategy and benefits to spending with small and diverse...</description>
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			<title>International Paper shuts paper, paperboard mills</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:45:14 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Cutbacks will slice 2.1 million tons of annual...</description>
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			<title>Kaman Industrial Technologies to open facility in Milwaukee</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:13:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>MRO distributor doubles rubber product...</description>
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			<title>Suppliers can serve as invaluable source of market information</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Abbott Labs outlines SRM strategy during...</description>
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			<title>Purchasing compensation: How to negotiate a higher salary</title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The most important advice for anyone asking for a raise: Know your value. This is especially...</description>
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			<title>Centralization streamlines purchasing</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>When you manage the purchasing function at a small company, you have to be fleet of foot because...</description>
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			<title>Weyerhaeuser to increase fluff pulp price</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Washington firm seeks to $900/metric ton in...</description>
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			<title>Containerboard suppliers to shut plants</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:22:47 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>More than 2 million tons of containerboard capacity being...</description>
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			<title>Gold price forecasts rise above $1,000/oz</title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 10:25:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Reasons for gold inflation: risk aversion and inflation...</description>
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			<title>Chemicals distributor JLM bankrupt, shut</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 13:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Lack of equity triggered financial collapse of service...</description>
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			<title>Lenovo does global supply chain right</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>When it comes to finding a truly global company with a truly global supply chain, it's hard to...</description>
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			<title>Pfizer's procurement provides 12 tips for reverse auction success</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>When it comes to online reverse auctions, some users may think their success depends solely on...</description>
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			<title>Iron ore prices drop, but supply still increases</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Iron ore supply contracts for North American steel mills for fiscal 2009 appear to have settled...</description>
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			<title>CSCMP 2009: LG outlines supply chain strategy, fuel surcharges examined</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:20:52 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Presentations at annual conference provide practical advice on streamlining and reducing...</description>
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			<title>Positive Indicators</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Intel expands its microprocessor  market share lead over AMD</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Intel has managed to expand its lead in the global microprocessor market over rival AMD, and now...</description>
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			<title>Purchasing's guide to spend analysis</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Analyzing spending is one of the first steps in the strategic sourcing process. But not every...</description>
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			<title>World thermal coal price expected to crash</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:51:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Macquarie Bank sees 50% drop to $60/ton in...</description>
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			<title>Chrysler forecasts $3B in savings through joint purchasing deals</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>New purchasing chief outlines carmaker's procurement...</description>
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			<title>Supplier relationship management: Pathways to convergence</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>At the heart of any good supplier-relationship management (SRM) process is a belief in exacting...</description>
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			<title>Nickel Price Forecast Boosted</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Analysts at Canaccord Adams in Canada have increased their 2010 nickel price forecast to...</description>
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			<title>Purchasing is revamping Chemical Yellow Pages for 2009</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Ammonia, ethylene and other chemicals buyers will see more depth of chemical...</description>
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			<title>Chemicals Distribution 2007: Big deals</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A consolidating chemical distribution industry is one of purchasing's biggest concerns, say the...</description>
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			<title>Experts: automotive supply base needs to consolidate further</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:14:34 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>With automotive sales on a lower plateau, overcapacity remains in the supply...</description>
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			<title>Steel mills are reigniting blast furnaces</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>U.S. steel has restarted one of two Canadian blast furnaces in August shut earlier this year...</description>
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			<title>Soda ash prices spike</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Demand increases during contract season sends soda ash...</description>
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			<title>Sulfuric acid price bubble bursts as demand softens</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Sulfuric acid buyers can expect declining prices in the months ahead, but also some regional...</description>
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			<title>Sulfur prices rise, boosting fertilizer costs</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 13:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Even higher prices coming; farmers group accuses producers of price...</description>
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			<title>Positive Indicator: Purchasing’s business conditions, buying plans indexes continue up</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Buyers report orders are improving slightly and plan to source more materials this...</description>
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			<title>Steel-scrap prices lower than forecast</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:31:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Steel mills, at 49% of capacity, aren't on buying...</description>
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			<title>Titanium supply will be tight through 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Buyers are correct in worrying about supply of titanium and titanium alloys through 2010....</description>
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			<title>Purchasing learns cost modeling, accounting</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Purchasing staff at Benton Harbor, Mich-based Whirlpool recently joined with colleagues in the...</description>
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			<title>Emptoris enhances supply and contract management solution suite</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:39:23 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Demonstrates new release Emptoris 8 at user...</description>
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			<title>Cutting the supply base isn't always such a good idea</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Survey: Supply chain risks decreasing</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:03:38 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Report shows less concern about volatility and supply quality...</description>
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			<title>Nickel prices to stay low</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:34:56 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Producer rejects analysts forecast of a price...</description>
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			<title>Glutted sulfuric acid market shuts Canadian plant</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Xstrata stops smelting copper, making acid in...</description>
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			<title>Buyers says higher raw materials prices are starting to hold (National, recent price trend)</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>WHAT'S AHEAD: Scotiabank says commodity price increases are a signal that the economy is...</description>
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			<title>DOs and DON'Ts of doing business in China</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Successfully negotiating new supply markets is the top priority for many procurement...</description>
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			<title>Shorter is better for Toyota's supply chain</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>When Japanese carmaker Toyota first began selling cars in the U.S. 50 years ago, it was...</description>
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			<title>Freeport not boosting U.S. copper output</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>CEO says demand doesn't justify...</description>
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			<title>How to speak like a CFO</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 May 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>"Show me the money." That legendary line from the 1996 movie classic Jerry Maguire echoes from...</description>
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			<title>Mouser signs deal with Comchip</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:24:20 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Catalog distributor to carry Comchip...</description>
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			<title>Corporate travel spending to grow in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:51:21 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>NBTA reveals results of new survey on travel...</description>
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			<title>Inside the Mac Mini: BOM and manufacturing costs total $387.14</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>The computer uses many components found in portable...</description>
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			<title>Value Analysis makes a comeback</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2003 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Don't look now, but an old discipline (value analysis/value engineering) is on the comeback...</description>
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			<title>Aquion Water Treatment Products merges purchasing and technology</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2006 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Water treatment system manufacturers design, build and market equipment to improve the water we...</description>
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			<title>Analysts expect higher coal prices</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:24:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Forecast hinged on expected pickup in...</description>
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			<title>The ABCs of spend analysis</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Spend analysis is one of the most important parts of strategic sourcing. Before you can source...</description>
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			<title>Six risk management strategies for global travel buyers</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Advito provides best practice tips for travel risk...</description>
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			<title>Copper exec: Market will stay tight for years</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:24:13 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Capacity cutbacks could keep copper supply tight "for a number of...</description>
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			<title>Think enterprise when embarking on spend analysis</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>A 25% cut in costs is...</description>
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			<title>Six reasons steel sheet demand, prices will rise</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Steel market analyst Sal Tharani of Goldman Sachs Group believes that steel sheet prices have...</description>
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			<title>Major producer sees copper at $2.50 in 2010</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Sonami CEO is optimistic about world...</description>
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			<title>Linerboard prices heading down</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Smurfit-Stone’s bankruptcy could impact...</description>
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			<title>The making of a champion</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2005 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>PURCHASING magazine has selected its MRO champions for 2005. And the consensus is: MRO...</description>
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			<title>Digi-Key picks vendor-managed over consignment inventory</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Are you looking for inventory efficiency and availability in all the wrong places? You may be if...</description>
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			<title>Grainger acquires Imperial Supplies</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:50:43 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Industrial distributor expands into fleet...</description>
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			<title>New hotel data may spur buyers to re-open negotiations</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hotel occupancy rates, new hotel construction...</description>
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			<title>Supplier alliances help power Wisconsin Electric</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 1999 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>When there is a crisis, we can get hold of someone," says Gail DeVeau, supply chain manager,...</description>
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			<title>U.S. Steel to exit DOM pipe business</title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Mechanical pipe was small part of firm’s...</description>
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			<title>Sheet steel prices are moving up</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:52:54 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hot-rolled sheet steel has jumped $50/ton since...</description>
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			<title>GE Supply is now Gexpro</title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 19:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Rexel, a global distributor of electrical supplies, acquired the company from General Electric...</description>
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			<title>What Saturn expects of MRO supplier partners</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 1998 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>General Motors recently presented its supplier of the year award to 187 of its 30,000 suppliers...</description>
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			<title>Rise in raw material costs is inflating aluminum ingot</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2000 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>An 18% jump in the price of aluminum ingot to 78¢/lb is being forecast for this year. That will...</description>
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			<title>Measuring indirect spend via KPIs</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2004 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>For most manufacturing companies, indirect materials represent about half of the company's total...</description>
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			<title>Advito forecasts slow, fragile recovery in business travel</title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:23:01 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Travel buyers: Negotiate now, before opportunity...</description>
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			<title>Flextronics expands in Taiwan</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Electronics manufacturing services provider Flextronics says it has launched a new facility in...</description>
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			<title>What makes a supplier world-class</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 1998 06:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Much has been said and written about world-class suppliers. Business school journals and...</description>
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			<title>Microsoft takes steps to world-class procurement</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2003 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Microsoft is closing in on exceeding a $1 billion cost-savings goal. Issued by CEO Steve Ballmer...</description>
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			<title>Demand for chemical management services to grow</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:24:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Survey results show purchasing takes lead on chemical outsourcing...</description>
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			<title>Steel beam prices continue to drop</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:46:02 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Architectural building index for August drops to...</description>
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			<title>Steel sheet prices on verge of decline</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:01:51 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Hot-rolled steel sheet is around...</description>
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			<title>Polypropylene prices fall 10¢/lb</title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:35:16 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Propylene costs are down, supply is...</description>
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			<title>NAND flash prices continue to rise</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:04:15 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Production cutbacks have resulted in tight NAND supply and higher...</description>
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			<title>Hot-rolled sheet steel price forecast at $515/ton for 2009</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:02:00 GMT</pubDate>
			<description>Low steel-scrap prices and weak demand are...</description>
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			<title>Verso to boost energy efficiency at paper mills</title>
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