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| The following links are to websites the Strategic Procurement Solutions’ team has found to provide valuable research and professional content. We hope these are useful to you. |
| Professional Association – Institute
of Supply Management “I.S.M.” (U.S.A.) www.ism.ws |
| Professional Association – National
Contract Management Association “N.C.M.A.” (U.S.A.) www.ncmahq.org |
| Professional Association – National
Institute of Governmental Purchasing “N.I.G.P.” (U.S.A.) www.nigp.org |
| Professional Association – Canadian Institute of Supply
Management (Canada) www.ism-canada.org/ |
| Professional Association – The
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply “C.I.P.S.” (United Kingdom) www.cips.org/ |
| Professional Association - Australian
Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management Ltd “AIPMM” (Australia) www.aipmm.com.au/home/ |
| Professional Association – International
Federation of Purchasing and Materials Management “IFPMM”. This site contains links
to supply management association websites in 43 countries around the world. www.ifpmm.org |
| Company Information - U.S and International company information. www.corporateinformation.com |
| Company Information - Companies Online provides sales-related information
on 900,000 businesses. Can be searched by SIC code. www.companiesonline.com |
| Company Information - Hoover’s
provides valuable about commercial sector companies. www.hoovers.com |
| Company Information – The Thomas Register site provides valuable
information and links to 180 Thousand suppliers of products and services. www.thomasregister.com |
| Market Information – X-Rates.com allows conversion of International
currencies, in a current or historical basis. www.x-rates.com |
| Industry Information – The Industry Research Desk contains portal
links to valuable industry websites. www.virtualpet.com/industry/ |
| Industry Information – This
U.S. Government site provides
Standard Industry Classification (“S.I.C.”) codes in a searchable format. www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html |
| Industry Information – This
U.S. Government site provides
North American Industry Classification System (“N.A.I.C.S.”)
codes in a searchable format. This is replacing the older S.I.C. system. www.census.gov/epcd/naics/ |
| Industry Information – Wagejob.com provides
wage information by job title. www.wagejob.com |
| Industry Information - The
U.S. Government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer
Price Index (PPI) measures the average change over time in the selling
prices received by domestic producers for their output. www.bls.gov/ppi/home.htm |
| Industry Information – The
U.S. Government’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics’ Consumer Price Indexes (CPI) program produces monthly
data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers. www.bls.gov/cpi/home.htm |
| Industry Information – The
U.S. Government’s Bureau of Labor
Statistics provides the Occupational Outlook Handbook to forecast
wage & salary
changes. www.bls.gov/oco/ |
| Industry Information – Salary.com provides wage information by
job title. www.salary.com |
| Industry Information – Dun & Bradstreet provides industry financial
ratios by S.I.C. codes. www.dnb.com |
| Market Information – ICE-Alert provides
cost escalation information related to Fiber & Textiles, Lumber & Wood, Furniture & Fixtures,
Paper, Printing & Publishing, Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals, Rubber, Plastics,
Metals, Computers, Electronic Components, Transportation, Stone, Clay,
Concrete, and Glass within the United States. www.ice-alert.com |
| Market Information – OPISNet provides cross-industry information
about fuel pricing data, covering Heating-Oil, Gasoline, Diesel, Kerosene,
Jet Fuel, LP-Gas, Residual Fuel, and Ethanol. www.opisnet.com |
| Market Information – Mitratek Systems supports cost assessments
of Telecom Services on a global, US national, or local level. The company
owns proprietary databases containing governmental contracted and commercial
prices for a wide range of services for pricing a specific network design. www.mitretek.org |
| Market Information – Oncept provides
economic models to assist in cross-product profiling and pricing for
Voice Long Distance Service,
Private Lines, Internet Provider Access & Transit, Wireless Services,
Calling Cards, Refined Fuels, Crude, and Natural Gas. Data is oriented
to the U.S. and Europe, with some coverage of Asia. www.oncept.net |
| Market Information – In-Stat/MDR provides
research, assessments, and market forecasts for Broadband, Multimedia,
Wireless, Business & Residential
Networks, Service Provider Networks, and Semiconductors. Coverage is Global. www.instat.com |
Market Information – Center for Communications Management
Information (CCMI) provides daily & periodic updates on
rate information for different carriers, telecom geography, and local
calling area data. It
provides U.S.
Telecom information including rates and tariffs. |
| Market Information – Teligen provides voice and data network benchmarking
information for the United Kingdom.. www.teligen.com |
| Market Information – PRICE systems
offers industry-standard price forecasting of costs and cost-trends for
Government Hardware, Software, & Defense
products. www.pricesystems.com |
| Market Information – The Purchasing Business Intelligence
Center provides price predictions, and actual price comparisons, for Chemicals,
Electronics, Energy, Metals and Paper. Coverage is United States. www.purchasingdata.com |
| Market Information – ICIS-LOR provides
daily/weekly pricing information for 100+ commodity categories in Chemicals,
Jet Fuel, Chemical Plants & Refineries,
Chemical Tankers, and Semiconductors. www.icislor.com |
| Market Information – Energy Argus provides energy-related pricing
and forecasting information for the U.S. and Europe, covering Air Quality,
Coal, Fuel, Power, Transportation, and Weather. www.energyargus.com |
| Market Information – DTI’s
Energy Pricing Report provides
information and guidance on various energy resources in the United Kingdom.
It covers Nuclear Power, Oil, Gas, Coal, Gas/Electric Utilities, and Renewables. www.dti.gov.uk/energy |
| Market Information – The Energy Intelligence Group provides global
information about energy pricing, sources, and market intelligence. www.energyintel.com |
| Market Information – Energy Information Centre provides pricing
reports and updates for Oil, Gas, and Electricity throughout seven major
EU countries. www.eic.co.uk |
| Market Information – Moore & Associates provides
pricing information related to Recovered Paper, Corrugated Containers & Mixed
Paper, Newspapers, Magazines, Sorted Office Papers, and Coated Book Stock.
Coverage is the
U.S. and some International. www.marecycle.com |
| Market Information – Converge provides daily and historical pricing
information for Semi-Conductors, Electronic Components, Computer Products,
and Networking Equipment on a Global basis. www.converge.com |
| Market Information – Kennedy Information provides benchmarking
information related to Larger Consultancies, Executive Recruiters, and
Investor Relations. Coverage is the U.S. and United Kingdom. www.kennedyinfo.com |
| Market Information – Runzheimer International provides guidelines
and information for 200 U.S. and 100 International cities concerning Travel,
Hotels, Dining, and Car Rental. www.runzheimer.com |
| Market Information – PackPrice.com provides pricing information
related to Packaging Materials in North America, Costa Rico, Europe, and
Asia. www.packprice.com |
| Market Information – Pace Global provides bid support and pricing
information services related to Solid Fuels in the U.S., Canada, Mexico,
Germany, United Kingdom, and Brazil. www.paceglobal.com |
| Market Information – Wright Express provides detailed pricing information
by taking transactional information from Fleet and Corporate charge cards
for Regular, Unleaded, Mid-Grade, Premium, and Diesel Fuel purchases. Coverage
is U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada. www.wrightexpress.com |
| Market Information – Bureau of Transportation Statistics
(Office of Airline Information) provides users with comprehensive financial and
traffic statistical data on Individual Airlines and the Airline Industry
as a whole. In addition to Financial, Passenger, On-Time Performance, and
Employee Reports, the OAI publishes data on Fuel Costs and Consumption. www.bts.gov/oai/fuel/2002Fuel.html |
| Market Information – Producer Price Index (United Kingdom) is a
family of indexes that measures price levels received by UK producers of
goods and services. Categories include Electrical Machinery, Base Metals,
Rubber and Plastic Products, Pulp, and Paper Products. www.statistics.gov.uk |
| Market Information – Producer Price Index (EU) is
a family of indexes
that measures price levels received by EU producers of goods and services
in the following categories...Manufacturing, Intermediate and Capital Goods
Industries, Non-Durable Consumer Goods, and Energy. www.europa.eu.int |
| Supply Chain Blog – Buyers Meeting Point provides a variety of SCM information, whitepapers, and resources to supply chain professionals. www.BuyersMeetingPoint.com |
| Supply Chain Blog – Spend Matters provides a variety of SCM information, whitepapers, and resources to supply chain professionals. www.SpendMatters.com |
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