Early in my career, I had a job at a company where the purchasing manager gave a seminar for the sales staff. This particular purchasing manager was smart, professional, ethical and a tough negotiator ...

Purchasing agents are in charge of all buying for their company. They buy the raw materials, goods, and services their company needs to maintain operations. Purchasing agents, or buyers as they are ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS ...

The electronics industry's symbiotic relationship between engineering and procurement is continuing to develop as OEMs place greater responsibility in the hands of supply chain management to cut costs ...

33rd Annual Study of Logistics and Transportation Trends: Puzzling path forward Logistics professionals navigating their path forward face challenging market conditions, an evolving regulatory ...

With procurement managers dealing with the most cost-sensitive issues in business after people, Matt McInnerney, Procurement Consultant within The Interim Register, part of international search and ...

A survey of Midwestern supply managers by Creighton University is pointing to contraction of the economy for the first time in 22 months, although not in Iowa. Creighton's Mid-America Business ...

Analyst Insight: As mandatory greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting requirements become more prevalent, corporations must prioritize sustainable sourcing to manage their Scope 3 emissions. As the world ...

Call it cautious optimism about the war and/or the economy, but this month's polling of purchasing managers is showing positive signs for the electronics industry. One-third of respondents believe ...