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HealthTrust Purchasing Group Names Medline Authorized Distributor To Group Members

Sat, 12 Dec 2009 09:56:00 GMT

Medline Industries, Inc., the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of medical supplies, announced recently that it has received an award from HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP for medical and surgical supplies distribution

Cancer Research UK Purchases Fluidigm Genotyping System

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:33:00 GMT

Fluidigm Europe has announced that the Cancer Research UK Centre for Genetic Epidemiology, University of Cambridge, based at Strangeways Research Laboratory, has purchased the company's EP1 System to conduct cancer research and disease association studies

IQMS Defines Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) with EnterpriseIQ Version 7.6.1

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:01:00 GMT

IQMS, a leader in the design and development of manufacturing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software, today announced the release of EnterpriseIQ 7.6.1, the latest upgrade to the company's popular, single-source ERP software solution

Premier Healthcare Alliance Recognizes Nation's Top Hospitals For Achieving Superior Supply Expense Performance

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Premier healthcare alliance's Purchasing Partners division has recognized 25 alliance members as winners of its second annual Supply Chain Excellence Award. Premier honored the winners - selected from its more than 2,100eligible hospitals nationwide - at the 2009 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif.

Standard Register Honored By The Premier Healthcare Alliance For Exceeding Performance Expectations

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:30:00 GMT

Standard Register was honored today with the Supplier Performance Award by Premier Purchasing Partners, LP, the group purchasing unit of the Premier healthcare alliance which works with hospitals and healthcare facilities across the country to improve healthcare quality and affordability.

Brookfield Multiplex Given Huge Boost With Exclusive Award In The Award-Winning Business Magazine, Australia's Best, Published By Bean Media Group

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:48:00 GMT

Building and Construction Giant, Brookfield Multiplex, has received the prestigious Australia's Best Silver Award for Supply Chain and Purchasing Excellence. Dan Ashby, General Manager of Brookfield Multiplex New Zealand, was highlighted in an exclusive editorial feature in Australia's Best Building, Construction and Mining.

UK Companies Missing Billions In Potential Savings, Reveals Procurement Intelligence Unit

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT

The UK economy could receive a vital injection of liquidity if its large organisations adopted a Supply Chain Finance (SCF) model, a unique buyer-led programme that enables suppliers to get paid earlier whilst buyers pay later, freeing up cash for both parties and stimulating growth in the economy, according to the Procurement Intelligence Unit (PIU) which launches today.

NRG Energy, eSolar To Develop Solar Plant In New Mexico For El Paso Electric

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:00:00 GMT

El Paso Electric has signed a power purchase agreement for the full capacity of a 92 megawatt (MW) concentrating solar power plant to be developed in southern New Mexico by NRG Energy, a national Fortune 500 energy provider, and eSolar, a leading producer of modular, scalable solar thermal power plants

ICF International Receives $2.6M In Task Orders Under Maryland Procurement Office Contract

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:00:00 GMT

ICF Incorporated, LLC, a subsidiary of ICF International, announced today that it was awarded the first option period under its Learning Education Training Services (LETS) Training Program contract with the Maryland Procurement Office

Amerinet Economic Solutions Series Focuses On Supply Chain Efficiencies

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Amerinet, a leading healthcare group purchasing organization is highlighting strategies to enhance supply chain efficiencies as part of its continuing Economic Solutions series, an initiative focused on keeping members proactively engaged with current economic challenges.

Out-Of-The-Box Ordering For SAP With WMD xFlow Procurement

Tue, 19 May 2009 09:45:00 GMT

SAP users can now structure their ordering processes more efficiently with "WMD xFlow Procurement", a new workflow solution from WMD (Workflow Management & Document Consulting) in Ahrensburg/Germany

Finnish Defense Selects Accenture To Transform Its Enterprise Resource Planning Solution

Mon, 18 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Finnish Defense has selected Accenture to transform its enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution into a defense industry solution by extending current functionality with new industry-related features

AMR Research Announces Final Agenda For Sold-Out Supply Chain Executive Conference

Mon, 18 May 2009 07:19:00 GMT

AMR Research, the leading research firm focused on the global supply chain and its supporting technologies, today announced the final agenda for its sold-out Supply Chain Executive Conference, to be held at The Phoenician Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, May 27-29, 2009

DEACOM Integrated ERP System Version 10.4 Includes Inventory, Quality Control Enhancements

Wed, 13 May 2009 06:53:00 GMT

Deacom, Inc. this week released the latest version of its DEACOM Integrated Accounting and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software System for building component and process manufacturers, rolling out significant enhancements to the integrated ERP system's Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Quality Control (QC) capabilities

Florida Group Purchasing Organization Succeeds In A Down Market

Tue, 12 May 2009 15:40:00 GMT

At a time when the news headlines depict companies scaling back operations and laying off personnel, FMS Purchasing and Services Inc. is bucking the trend by continuing its expansion

Precision Dynamics-TimeMed Introduces PowerPlus Purchasing Program

Tue, 12 May 2009 10:00:00 GMT

Precision Dynamics Corporation (PDC)-TimeMed has nationally released its PowerPlus Purchasing Program, a healthcare product consolidation and standardization program that enables customers to save at least 10 percent in wristband and label costs, while greatly streamlining the purchasing process

Cintas Selects itelligence As SAP ERP Implementation Consultant

Mon, 11 May 2009 12:00:00 GMT

itelligence today announced that it is was selected as the consulting partner for SAP ERP implementation at Cintas Corporation, a company that designs, manufactures and implements corporate identity uniform programs for customers throughout the U.S. and Canada

RedPrairie Warehouse Management Helps GSI Commerce Achieve Performance Goals During 2008 Peak Season

Mon, 11 May 2009 09:33:00 GMT

RedPrairie Corporation, a productivity software provider, has announced that its Warehouse Management solution helped GSI Commerce meet and surpass its 2008 peak seasonal goals at the company's Richwood, Ky. fulfillment center.

The Procure-to-Pay Cycle: Yahoo Inc!, Xerox And Cargill To Discuss Opportunities For Purchasing And AP Professionals

Thu, 07 May 2009 13:14:00 GMT

SSON and IQPC present the 7th Procure-to-Pay Summit this summer, taking place in Boston, MA from July 27-29, 2009. As a leader in the shared services and outsourcing space, the SSON team expands its topic focus for the 7th installment of the long-running series

Supply Chain Consultants Introduces Timely New Supply Chain Tool That Performs Data Analysis To Reduce Non-Productive Inventory

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:24:00 GMT

Supply Chain Consultants today announced the introduction of a new inventory management module for its Zemeter family of supply chain management software tools. Reducing inventories and conserving working capital is the number one issue in the supply chain today. Supply Chain Consultants' newly released Inventory Analyzer (IA) provides a scientific way to identify pockets of non-productive inventory so a business can reduce working capital without hurting other business goals.