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Week of 6 July 2020: Environmental/Regulations Month: the new rules today

Jul 02, 2020 at 11:46 am by topdog18

Email Jim at jthompson@ipulpmedia.com As we find ourselves mid-year 2020, our standard editorial topics for the month, Environmental/Regulations seem almost naïve. I have no.... Read More

Week of 29 June 2020: Purchasing and Graft

Jun 25, 2020 at 11:46 am by topdog18

Email Jim at jthompson@ipulpmedia.com There is a certain area of the United States where I will not bother calling on the mills and, for any supplier who asks me, I will tell.... Read More

Week of 22 June 2020: Providing true expediting service to your mill

Jun 18, 2020 at 11:46 am by topdog18

Email Jim at jthompson@ipulpmedia.com Granted, it is a long time since I was internal to a mill as an employee and just maybe this probably has been fixed by now, but I doubt.... Read More

Week of 15 June 2020: You are not fooling anybody

Jun 11, 2020 at 11:46 am by topdog18

Email Jim at jthompson@ipulpmedia.com Once in a while, a purchasing department decides to get clever and extend payment terms. You can pull this stunt about once with each s.... Read More

Week of 8 June 2020: Purchasing and Education

Jun 04, 2020 at 11:46 am by topdog18

Email Jim at jthompson@ipulpmedia.com Last week we talked about the role of purchasing. I never once brought up negotiating a good price. I am not going to bring up negotia.... Read More