Associations of Interest to Supply Management

APICS Online
The official website of APICS, the educational society for resource management.

Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies
Great site for Benchmarking and articles that deliver leading-edge research to support continuous change and breakthrough performance improvement in strategic sourcing and supply.

First American Group Purchasing Assoc.
Purchasing consortium for small and medium sized companies. Vendor categories numbering 248, including office supplies.

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the US
This page consists of the most recent online versions of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

Institute of Supply Management
The Institute of Supply Management home page. Tons of great stuff for members including articles, jobs, speakers, consultants, seminars etc.

National Contract Management Association
Information about membership, job referral, certification and related links.

National Institute of Governmental Purchasing
A nonprofit educational organization dedicated to helping governments buy.

National Purchasing Institute
The National Purchasing Institute, the public sector affiliate of ISM, exists to promote the achievement of excellence in governmental and institutional procurement through education, certification, professional development and networking of its membership.

Open Buying on the Internet Consortium
OBI is a global, multi-class consortium, which develops open standards for business-to-business Internet commerce. To accomplish that, it develops and promotes standards for Internet purchases: small dollar, non-production goods and services. Membership is open to all buying and selling organizations, technology providers, financial institutions and others. Its founding members were large buyers and sellers who wanted to make their Internet buying and selling simpler and more efficient.

Rosettanet
a consortium of major Information Technology, Electronic Components, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Telecommunications and Logistics companies working to create and implement industry-wide, open e-business process standards. These standards form a common e-business language, aligning processes between supply chain partners on a global basis. RosettaNet is a subsidiary of the Uniform Code Council, Inc. (UCC).

The American Society of Association Executives
Find over 6500 Associations.

Cost/Price Analysis

1997 ECONOMIC CENSUS Manufacturing - Industry Series
Great site for determining the cost structure of specific industries. It is where the consultants get their info. Now you know the secret.

BLS Commodity Indexes
BLS Commodity Data

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tons of data on labor rates, material and services indexes and even lots of international stuff. Just take your time and keep looking. It is all there.

CNNfn
This site contains COMEX and NYMEX data for gold, silver, platinum, livestock, meat, petroleum and lumber. You can also access CNN data on currencies, interest rates, technology stocks and other U.S. stock market data.

Global Insight
Global Insight has outlined its implications of the SIC to NAICS change

Global Insight Material Price Forecasts


Government Information
The master of all governement sites.

ICE-ALERT
Comprehensive and practical monthly guide to understanding emerging price, cost and demand trends in U.S. manufacturing

NAICS
Primary NAICS website for government -includes crosswalk for SIC to NAICS and NAICS to SIC

NASA Cost Estimating
Tons of helpful data, references, and links related to cost estimating.

Policyworks.gov
The Federal Government's publication of government policies from approved per-diem rates for travel on government business, to the reimbursement rate on privately-owned vehicles.

PPI Conversion tables
1997 NAICS and 1987 SIC Correspondence Tables

Price Watch Network
A search engine covering nationwide street prices on computer components.

Producer Price Indexes
Price indexes covering many years for over 6,000 items sorted by major commodity groupings. A great source of data to compare with your own material price index or to use in price/cost analysis. See my article of Purchased price indexes in the Bendorf & Assoicates Article section.

Diversity

Diversity Information Resources
Access to an extensive database of certified national M/WBE suppliers

Hispanic Business
Hispanic Business Search Site

Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA)
A part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the MBDA has two databases, the Phoenix database and the Opportunities database, that work together to match minority companies with corporate or institutional business opportunities. Interested businesses that have an opportunity for a minority company can inquire for a list of minority companies that are eligible to partner with them

Minority Business Directories
An online directory that links you to minority businesses that have their own website

National Minority Business Council (NMBC)
An umbrella organization of small businesses located both nationally and internationally. Have a business referral service through which they can supply corporate and government buyers with contacts of minority or woman-owned businesses

The National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
A site whose sole purpose is to provide a link between corporate America and minority-owned businesses. Site has a database that lists over 15,000 certified minority-owned businesses. Their screening process ensures you are dealing with a qualified minority enterprise. You must be a member of NMSDC to access this database.

World Wide Minority Business Network
Over7,000 minority businesses listed in 150 categories by state

Education

ISM (Institute of Supply Mangement)
Site for ISM seminar catalog which features over 40 unique seminar titles which includes fundamental programs for those of new to purchasing to advanced programs for the more experienced purchasing professional.

Online Purchasing Training
An online class from Next Level Purchasing entitled "Mastering Purchasing Fundamentals

Online Supplier Evaluation
A FREE online class from Next Level Purchasing entitled "Managing Supplier Performance

Seminars for Supply Management, Purchasing, Procurement
Outlines for some of the most popular Seminars from Bendorf & Associates

International

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Tariff Database
Contains the Harmonized Codes and tariffs for all its member countries including the US and Canada.

Asian Sources Online
50,000 suppliers searchable by country, product or supplier. Includes a great deal of other information related to Asian Sourcing.

Canadian Securities Commission
SEDAR is similar to EDGAR and is the electronic filing system for the disclosure documents of public companies and mutual funds across Canada.

Corporate Information
Information about companies from around the world

Euro Pages
A search engine for European companies.

International Chamber of Commerce
Source for latest INCOTERMS. Contains the ICC's international arbitration rules and information on its publications, services and products that include a model contract for the international sale of goods.

International Comparisons Program
The International Comparisons Program (ICP) is a global statistical initiative established to produce internationally comparable price levels, expenditure values, and Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) estimates. All information compiled by the World Bank

International Statistical Agencies
Statistical Agencies form many foreign countries are listing and links provided by the US BLS

National Trade Data Bank
More stuff on countries and trade than you will ever want to know, but a very valuable tool to global sourcing and selling. You will have to pay a small fee (about $175 per year) to use the site.

Piers
Tool for finding International suppliers. PIERS maintains a comprehensive database of timely, accurate, import and export information on the cargoes moving through ports in the U.S., Mexico, Latin America, and Asia.

STAT-USA
Online sources of information from the Federal Gov't. Includes international trade information.

The International Price Program of the US
The International Price Program produces Import Price Indexes (MPI) and Export Price Indexes (XPI) containing data on changes in the prices of nonmilitary goods and services traded between the U.S. and the rest of the world.

The Journal of Commerce Web Edition
Logistics and Transportation Journal providing analysis, sailing schedules, logistics tools, market data, links, and more.

The Universal Currency Converter
Easy to use currency converter.

The World Clock
Looking for more time? This site will tell you where it is still yesterday or if you are really in a hurry, where it is already tomorrow. The page is automatically reloaded every 5 minutes and tells you the time anywhere in the world.

Thomas Register for Europe
European industrial buying guide that provides immediate access to 140,000 industrial suppliers throughout 17 European countries.

Transparency International
Dedicated to stopping fraud and corruption in International Business and Government. Site for Country corruption report.

U. S. Import & Export Statistics
Good place to find target countries for global sourcing.

U.S. Bureau of Customs & Border Protection
Full of Import information. You can get Harmonized Codes and duty rates.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). Text of the C.I.S.G. (Conventions on International Sales of Goods).

Legal

Business Law Inc
Great Place for Contract Terms and Conditions for almost all types of procurement contracts. Also detailed check list for contract prepartion. You buy the book for a particular category of spend--e.g. Capital Equipment, software, services, etc.

Cornell University
The complete Uniform Commercial Code

Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)
You can review this site for the complete Federal Acquisition Regulations. More stuff than you ever wanted but some good procedures and definitions are contained in FAR that could save you time if you are developing a manual. If your firm is selling to the government this information can be helpful in understanding their requirements.

Gigalaw
Legal Information for Internet Professionals"

Marketplaces and Portals

ChemConnect
Information, tools, and services for Chemical Buyers

Corporate Express
One of the world’s largest business-to-business suppliers of essential office and computer products and services with 2002 sales of approximately $5 billion in North America. Corporate

Covisint
Creating interoperability within the automotive industry through its Industry Operating System Model.

Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
This Guide is a reference tool for government and school purchasers who want to buy more wisely. Identifying examples in over 30 product areas, the Guide will help you find ways to reduce workplace hazards, consume less energy, and protect natural resources

Exostar
Provider of integrated supply chain solutions to the aerospace and defense industry

Grainger
This is the very user-friendly site of the well-known business-to-business distributor.

Mectronic
A centralized search engine to hi-tech manufacturers of electronics and electrical, mechanical products and services. Search by manufacturer, product or service. Can send an RFP to one or multiple suppliers. There is a fee.

Metal Suppliers Online
The searchable catalog inventory of 2800 North American metal suppliers. Comprehensive data covering properties, specifications, tradenames, fabrication data and more.

MRO-Explorer
Searches solely for MRO suppliers of industrial products and services. Thousands of suppliers listed in 15 categories.

Need2Buy
Electronic component search page

netCOMPONENTS
Site for the sourcing and procurement of electronic components in a direct, disclosed (non-anonymous) and vendor-neutral environment.

Office Depot
The online arm of the nationwide office supply chain, this site allows you to purchase your supplies via the Internet. Payment is either COD or by credit card and they offer next-day delivery at no charge.

PaperSpace
Marketplace for Paper trading

PartMiner
Global supplier of electronic components and online provider of component information needed by engineers and purchasers in the electronics industry. Also provider of excess inventory management services and enterprise solutions.

Recycler's World
A site that is basically an online list of want ads advertising scrap metals that are either available or wanted. You can post an a d in 4 categories of metal: Iron and Steel, Non-Ferrous Metals, Precious Metals and Exotic Metals. Listings are free and left on the site for 30 days. You can also buy, trade and sell other recycled materials at the site such as wood, batteries and computers

Sorcity
Sorcity provides a Reverse-Auction environment, where buyers post what they need to buy with all their terms, then sellers can determine if they meet those needs and desire to bid through a competitive, open forum online.

Tpage-Real Traders Network
Business-to-business international trade portal

Periodicals, Books, and Online Publications

e-Purchasing Plus
This practical book written by some great people "who have been there, done that" provides tools and case studies of over 50 e-purchasing implementations

Inside Supply Management
Site for the ISM monthly publication Inside Supply Management

Purchasing Magazine
The online home of Purchasing Magazine.

The Journal of Supply Chain Management — A Global Review of Purchasing and Supply
A one-of-a-kind, quarterly publication written specifically for and by supply management professionals and academicians. Discover in-depth coverage and analysis of management issues, leading-edge research, long-term strategic developments, supplier relationships, applications, and more. C.P.M. and A.P.P. alert symbols assist you in locating information pertinent to achieving or maintaining your designation.

Reference

Manufacturing Resources
New site provide information about Manufacturing Resources and Directory

Best Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence
United States Navy reports of Best Manufacturing Practices designed to improve competitiveness.

ISO Site
International Organization for Standardization

Manufacturing Marketplace
This site leads you to the Purchasing Magazine site as well as many other trade magazine sites you may want to explore. You can also search for over 30,000 manufacturers and service companies, tradeshows, and professional organizations.

OnlineConversion.com
Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions

Outsourcing Institute Forum
Association founded in 1993 for objective, independent information on the strategic use of outside resources. For the site to provide useful information, you need to become registered as a member of the institute.

Securities and Exchange Commission
Great place for financial data of public companies.

The Dismal Scientist
Resource of economic indicators, including the monthly ISM survey. To obtain many of the reports and forecasts there is a fee.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
The North American Industry Classification System will provide common industry definitions for Canada, Mexico and the U.S. The new system will replace what has commonly been known as industry SIC codes. This site provides a variety of information about the upcoming changes and the surrounding business issues.

Search and Directories

All the Web
AlltheWeb offers a variety of specialized search tools and advanced search features, and supports searching in 36 different languages.

Ask Jeeves
Lots of features

Chemical Buyers Directory
Database of purchasing information for chemicals and chemical services. Provided by the Publishers of Chemical Market Reporter,

Chemical Industry
Directory and search engine for chemical and related industry professionals. Databases of Web sites include more than 45,000 chemical industry related entities and contain the full text of millions of pages.

COMMERCIAL SITES INDEX
Over 21,000 commercial sites with alphabetical and keyword search capabilities.

Companies Online
Lycos search for information on over 100,000 companies.

Google Search
Great search engine

HotBot
Its toolbar will even search your own PC

Industry Research Desk
An organized procedure to learn about an industry OR a specific company is provided below

Looksmart Find Articles
Search and read 3.5 million articles from over 700 publications. Let me know when you are finished!

Lycos Search Engine
Very popular search engine.

Manufacturing Industry Research Desk by Polson Enterprises
A compilation of tools and resources available on the Web to assist you in research.

Manufacturing Marketplace
Comprehensive site tailored to engineering, design, purchasing, logistics and distribution professionals.

MSN Search
You can limit searches to file types such as PDF, ppt, etc.

Netscape Dictionary and Encyclopedia
Just put in a word. Page also includes Yellow Pages, White Pages, and Maps.

Search.com
Searches popular search engines such as Google, Ask Jeeves, LookSmart and dozens of other leading search engines to bring you the results.

The Biz Tech Network
Instant Intelligence for Business, Information, Technology, and Knowledge Management

The Directory Source Catalog
Yes there is even a directory of Directories. Over 10,000 worldwide information resources .

The Scannery
Web search platform that indexes and searches the websites of public companies from around the world. It covers over 13,000 companies in more than 60 countries. Allows sounds like and synonym searches.

THE THOMAS REGISTER
Thomas Register of American Manufacturers. Can do free searches after registering.

Yahoo


Yellow Pages
Contains a number of great features for locating businesses across the U.S and Globally.

Zepti.org
A comprehensive search engine

Software for Supply Management

Ariba
A powerful suite of solutions to help companies manage spend

B2eMarkets
Strategic sourcing solutions

Blue Martini
Sell -Side solutions and systems provider

Boradvision
Sell -Side solutions and systems provider

ChemConnect
Helps buyers and sellers of chemicals, feed stocks, plastics, and related products optimize their purchasing and sales processes.

Combinenet
Home of expressive bidding. Allows bidders to submit numerous options and alternatives in complex bid situations and then using artificial intelligence provides detailed analysis of unlimited "what if" scenarios to the buyer in just a matter of seconds.

Commerce Net
An industry consortium for companies using, promoting and building electronic commerce solutions on the Internet.

COMMERCENET
A consortium that facilitates electronic commerce. Establishes standards for Internet commerce.

CommerceOne— (BuySite
Buy -Side solutions and systems provider

DiCarta
Enterprise Contract Management (ECM) solutions

e-Sourcing by MSA
"e-Sourcing" leverages Internet technologies to make the sourcing process faster and more efficient, and promotes increased supplier competition.

Emptoris
Emptoris offers a complete procurement software solution for spend analysis, strategic sourcing, contract management, compliance, supplier performance, and program management that can be deployed behind a corporate firewall or via a software-as-a-service model.

Entomo
Integrated Online Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) system for strategic sourcing

Epicor
Buy -Side solutions and systems provider

eWeek
eWEEK.com is the source for all high-tech news on a continual basis throughout the day—every day.

Free Markets Reverse auctions
The creator of Reverse Auctions

Frictionless Commerce
Provides applications that delivers an integrated, enterprise sourcing solution that enables professional buyers to apply their expertise.

I2
Provides end-to-end supply chain optimization including products in Supplier Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Demand Chain Management, Service Parts Management and Transportation.

Iasta
Online bidding and reverse auction provider

IBM Websphere
Sell -Side solutions and systems provider

ICG Commerce— (Horizontal)
Marketplace, exchanges, portals solutions and systems provider

Inovis
Comprehensive range of services and software for trading community enablement.

Intershop
Sell -Side solutions and systems provider

Interworld
Sell -Side solutions and systems provider

Microsoft
Sell -Side solutions and systems provider

Moai Technologies— (Horizontal)
Comprehensive e-Sourcing solutions that may be customized to meet the needs of Global 2000 enterprises and mid-sized companies.

Netscape
Sell -Side solutions and systems provider

Newtron SRM
Products & services to cover the whole sourcing & procurement process from planning to negotiation to order execution.

Open Ratings (Supplier performance analysis)
Combines analytics with performance information on 45+ million Suppliers, to provide the ability to accurately predict actual supplier performance -

Oracle— (Strategic Procurement)
Buy -Side solutions and systems provider

Perfect Commerce
On-Demand Supplier Relationship Management solutions that integrate into existing ERP and procurement systems

Plumtree Software
Enterprise Web solution consists of integration products for bringing resources from traditional systems together on the Web, shared services such as collaboration, content management and search for building new Web applications, and a portal platform for delivering these Web applications to broad audiences

ProcureNet
A provider of integrated supply chain management services for the e-procurement requirements of Business to Government (B2G) markets.

PurchasingNet
Provider of Web-based Procurement and Accounts Payable software for mid-sized to large companies.

Puridiom
Automating Purchasing and Procurement Processes

River One
RiverOne provides supply chain management software and services for manufacturers to control processes between customers and suppliers.

SAP— (B2B Procurement)
Buy -Side solutions and systems provider

Saqqara Solutions for eProcurement
Has developed solutions and processes that address challenge of no touch purchase to pay transaction. Critical elements for successful e-Procurement projects include Supplier Attributes, Supplier Catalogs, and ultimately the transactions

Sci Quest
Single point of access to thousands of suppliers and over 3 million hosted and categorized items plus eProcurement solutions.

Siebel PRM Products
Provides an enterprisewide partner management platform that helps organizations work collaboratively with partners to increase revenue, drive customer satisfaction and reduce partner management costs. Siebel PRM consists of six components, including Siebel Partner Manager, Siebel Partner Community, Siebel Partner Portal, Siebel Partner CRM, Siebel Partner Web Services and Siebel Partner Manager and Portal Analytics.

Silanis
electronic signature and digital signature technology to achieve total automation

Sterling Commerce
Providing a full complement of Business Integration Solutions, including Enterprise Integration, Partner Integration and Data Integration, as well as related Outsourcing Solutions, and Professional Services.

Supplier Insight
Software and services to build global supplier networks

SupplyWorks
end-to-end strategic sourcing and purchasing solutions that help discrete manufacturers improve their supply management and lower their direct material costs.

VerticalNet
Supply Management Solutions

Viador Business Intelligence Portals
The Viador BI-Portal can be used as a platform that integrates vital applications, document systems, databases, information feeds, reports, raw data, news sources, and calendars for delivery to any community of users - employees, partners, or customers.

Wellogix
Provids software applications that facilitate remote, networked collaboration, knowledge capture, analysis, and rule creation to promote best practices for business projects of any size.

Standards and Specifications

Electronic Engineer's Master
Electronic component search page. Online catalog of electronic products with a fast and efficient search engine and easy-to-use indices and selection options.

GlobalSpec
GlobalSpec Engineering Web Search Box is a slice of the World Wide Web focusing solely on engineering and technical content.

Tech Savvy
TechSavvy.com provides a broad base of technical, engineering, design, maintenance and procurement information for professionals across the disciplines.

Technical Support

Brian's Buzz
Windows tips search engine

c|net Online
A daily source for computer news and information with a link to tons of shareware.

Ehow
1000s of solutions to Computer and software questions

How Stuff Works
Fun site that does just what it says. Great Computer section.

IT Tool Box
Provider of usable information for the IT workplace. With 26 specialized Knowledge Bases, various information services, and targeted discussion groups, it serves as a daily resource for on-the-job use. Assists Business and IT professionals to stay current in their field, evaluate vendor solutions, get technical support, learn about the IT market, and manage their careers.

PDA Support
This site is designed to help you find the best sources of support for your PDA. It has links for  support,  software,  reviews,  magazines, news, articles, a guide, and other items as well.

Webopedia
Dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology definitions. Site lets you enter a Technical term and then qives you the description, history, purpose and other details.

ZD Net
Computer product evaluations, articles on PC related issues.