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Tonnage of Trucking Industry Surges in United States

May 2, 2013
Procurement Leaders
Trucking freight tonnage has increased in four of the last five months across the U.S., research reveals. The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index gained 0.9 percent in March after decreasing 0.7 percent in February.
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Corporate PC Spending Declining

May 1, 2013
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Worldwide corporate PC spending is falling dramatically with new data revealing a 11.2 percent decline in shipments from quarter one in 2012.
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Critical Juncture for Global MRO Provisions

May 1, 2013
Procurement Leaders
Experts warn that provision of maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to the aerospace and defense industries will be severely impacted.
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Purchasing Execs at Some Automakers Worry That Suppliers Can't Keep Up

April 29, 2013
Procurement Leaders
Automotive suppliers are struggling to keep up with increased production, according to a new survey, raising serious concerns among purchasing executives.
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Manufacturing Sector Improves Energy Consumption in United States

April 16, 2013
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Energy consumption in the U.S. manufacturing sector decreased by 17 percent from 2002 to 2010, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. It notes that manufacturing gross output decreased by only three percent over the same period.
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Corporate Social Responsibility at the Grass-Roots Level

April 12, 2013
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Most procurement functions are covering the basics of incorporating corporate social responsibility (CSR) processes, but this effort is more tactical than strategic. According to a recent Procurement Leaders study, 82 percent of procurement functions have managed to include CSR in their supplier selection and evaluation criteria.
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Data Technology Procurement Sector Predicted to Have a Big Year

March 19, 2013
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After a few years of early adopter successes, 2013 will be the year of larger scale adoption of big data technologies, market watchers predict.
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IATA Announces Global Air Cargo Volume Increases

March 14, 2013
Procurement Leaders
Statistics show a stabilization of airfreight markets on the back of encouraging growth towards the end of 2012. Compared to the previous year, the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) latest global airfreight demand statistics show demand for airfreight was "apparently very strong" at the start of this January with a rise of 5.0 percent.
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Indian Railway Freight Rates Rise Five Percent

March 12, 2013
Procurement Leaders
Plans to increase coal rail freight rates by 5.7 percent across India have been outlined in the national Railway Budget 2013-14. India's Railways Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal published proposals to raise the freight rate on coal from Rs 685.10 per tonne to Rs 724.80 - a jump of 5.79 percent.
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Top Companies to Boost Predictive Analytics Technology Spending

March 12, 2013
Procurement Leaders
Most high-performing companies will manage their business processes using real-time predictive analytics or "extreme collaboration" by 2016.
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