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 ...

In March, the non-manufacturing business activity index was 50.1%, an increase of 0.6 percentage points from the previous month and above the threshold, indicating an improvement in the climate of non ...

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 ...

Provisional U.S. purchasing managers’ surveys for April will be closely watched for signs of how businesses are reacting to President Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs. Equivalent surveys will ...

Susan Bonivich, OEM/dealer sales manager for Volvo Penta of the Americas, was named the 2016 Darlene Briggs Woman of the Year at the Marine Dealer Conference & Expo today in Orlando, Fla. She is the ...