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In the News
Manufacturers surviving crunch but caution shows - Strong global demand and a large backlog of orders are keeping the U.S. credit crunch from hurting manufacturers' results, but some companies are becoming cautious about their investment plans.
Nick Zieminski — Reuters
3/27/2008
Podcast: Ken Rayment interviewing Louise O’Sullivan - The Better Process podcast interviews Louise O’Sullivan regarding the latest news and challenges for small to mid-sized manufacturing companies. 2/14/2008
Walking into Walls - Learn to overcome these five obstacles to building a reliable supplier network.
Small and midsized manufacturers are frequently challenged with finding reliable and qualified suppliers within limited networks...
Nick Zubko — IndustryWeek - USA
2/1/2008
Buying advantage: Today’s supplier networks offer more than just reduced prices
"The process of vetting suppliers and obtaining competitive pricing is a challenge for all manufacturers. Small to midsize operations, where resources are fewer, especially feel this, and with some turning to supplier networks for help..."
Carolyn Heinze, contributing editor — Manufacturing Business Technology
1/11/2008
Buying Consortium: Advantage Suppliers and Buyers
Prime Advantage Corporation provides purchasing clout and more.
by Jack McGuinn, senior editor, Power Transmission Engineering
Sidebar: Two Prime Advantage Suppliers Endorsed for Success
Reprinted by permission of Power Transmission Engineering
Fall 2007
Stainless Steel: Nickel Buyers Investigate Material Substitutes (pdf 29KB)
Purchasing.com, July 2007
Buying Consortium Proven ‘Advantage’ for Metal Manufacturing Company (pdf 82KB)
The Fabricator, May 2007
Presentations
Getting Out from Under Your Overhead (pdf 1.8MB) 10/12/2007
Moderated by Louise O'Sullivan, CFSP, Prime Advantage
Robert Chipchak, W.W. Grainger and Ric Barton, GE Lighting Institute
The North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) is a trade association of more than 625 foodservice equipment and supplies manufacturers, that provide products for food preparation, cooking, storage and table service. NAFEM's biennial trade show attracts approximately 20,000 foodservice professionals and features more than 600 North American manufacturers. Featured was Louise O'Sullivan, President of Prime Advantage, moderating an educational session entitled Get Out From Under Your Overhead. During this session, Ric Barton, Senior Lighting Specialist from General Electric and Robert Chipchak, Marketing Manager for Grainger, isolated on lighting and MRO specifically, and how controlling overhead costs can lead to economic and productivity gains.
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