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PartMiner Pulls IPO

Mar 2, 2001

NEW YORK -- March 2, 2001 -- VENTUREWIRE -- PartMiner, an online market for the electronic components industry, filed with the SEC to withdraw its planned IPO. In the filing the company cited an unfavorable market in scrapping the offering that was to raise up to $75 million. PartMiner had been in registration for over a year.

In January, the New York-based company inked a three-year deal with Dell Computer. Dell Ventures became an equity investor in the company. Other investors include Boston Ventures Management, Cahners Business Information, IHS Group, Information Handling Services Group, Onex, Sea Coast Capital.

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Building a More Transparent, Resilient Future: Lessons From the 2021 Semiconductor Shortage

October 1, 2026

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ReturnPro Acquires iF Returns

September 22, 2026

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Why Procurement Leaders Redefine What Counts as Cost

September 21, 2026

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TrusTrace Launches Supply Chain Intelligence Platform

September 16, 2026

Building a More Transparent, Resilient Future: Lessons From the 2021 Semiconductor Shortage

The 2021 semiconductor shortage was one of the most defining disruptions. It was like a championship team losing a key player mid‑season.

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Reverse Logistics

ReturnPro Acquires iF Returns

ReturnPro (formerly known as goTRG)

The acquisition adds iF Returns’ front-end returns and exchange technology to ReturnPro’s end-to-end returns, reverse supply chain and ReCommerce capabilities.

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Procurement Software

Why Procurement Leaders Redefine What Counts as Cost

Esco Global Strategies

Procurement teams are increasingly evaluating suppliers through a broader cost equation that extends well beyond purchase price. Here's how that works.

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Software Solutions

TrusTrace Launches Supply Chain Intelligence Platform

At the foundation is TrusTrace's real-time, lot-level forward traceability with AI-powered backward chain-of-custody data, across materials and sourcing models.

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Procurement Software

Procurement Fully Owns Supplier Contract Lifecycle: Agiloft Study

81% have shifted more contract ownership or approval authority toward procurement in the past two years.

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Sourcing Solutions

Globality Launches Fully Autonomous Sourcing Platform

Glo 2.0 is a single platform for procurement teams, with specialized AI agents that act as an extension of your team and run entire sourcing events, including negotiating with suppliers.

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Sourcing Solutions

Redesigning Service Parts Networks to Fix Sourcing Problems

The redesign of a service parts network is not done in 90 days. The visibility that makes the redesign possible is.

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ATLAS Terminal Launches Supply Chain Intelligence Platform for Procurement and Sourcing Professionals

ATLAS Terminal consolidates the intelligence for shifting tariff regimes, sanctions exposure, freight volatility, and geopolitical risk into a single interface.

Sourcing Solutions

Lean Solutions Group Acquires SupportZebra

Lean Solutions Group

The acquisition broadens Lean Solution Group’s ability to pair highly skilled professionals with AI-enabled tools.

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Sourcing Solutions

Procurement Leaders to Prioritize Lower Material Costs

Globally, 69% of procurement professionals say lowering direct material costs has been a high or critical priority over the past year.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Cost-Price Gaps Widen Across Nine U.S. Manufacturing Industries Since 2021

Labor and energy add no more than 3.4 percentage points to total cost in any industry in the Index.

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Ocean Ports & Carriers

Spot Rates Soar on East Coast—West Coast Offers Dramatic Savings

Importing into the East Coast is currently $3,334 per FEU (40-foot container) more expensive than the West Coast.

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