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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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AI Procurement IP: The Human-in-the-Loop Advantage Reframed

November 6, 2026

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SymphonyAI Launches IRIS Foundry 2.0 Industrial AI Platform

November 2, 2026

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Why Hospital Purchased Services Remain a Supply Chain Blind Spot

October 24, 2026

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ParkourSC Acquires Quartic, Launches First Unified AI Platform for End-to-End Life Sciences Value Chain

October 19, 2026

AI Procurement IP: The Human-in-the-Loop Advantage Reframed

AI is evolving from a tool that executes sourcing work into a system that captures and scales procurement’s intellectual property.

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SymphonyAI Launches IRIS Foundry 2.0 Industrial AI Platform

Teams are using this pattern for order and delivery questions, supplier and material traceability, workforce and scheduling, defect root cause and predictive maintenance.

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Supply Chain Visibility

Why Hospital Purchased Services Remain a Supply Chain Blind Spot

For hospital procurement and supply chain executives, indirect and purchased services can expose a persistent weakness in supply chain visibility.

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Sourcing Solutions

Tripp Cates

Sourcing Solutions

Valify

ParkourSC Acquires Quartic, Launches First Unified AI Platform for End-to-End Life Sciences Value Chain

PSC (ParkourSC)

Deviation, verification, release, excursion, disposition, and regulatory documentation are all managed in one place, within pre-defined guardrails.

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Procurement Software

Nominations Open for 2027 Pros to Know Award

This award recognizes outstanding executives whose accomplishments offer a roadmap for other leaders looking to leverage supply chain for competitive advantage.

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Women in Supply Chain Forum™ Expands to Record-Breaking Fifth Annual Event

The Women in Supply Chain Forum™ is the only female-focused conference specific to supporting, celebrating and advocating for women in the supply chain space.

Copper and Nickel Prices Could Double Within a Decade

Clean energy technologies alone could account for about 35% of global copper and nickel demand by 2035.

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Dematic Unveils Lifecycle Services to Support Peak Season Readiness

Dematic Corporation

These four services address a variety of concerns from system bottlenecks and parts management to workforce readiness and long-term maintenance planning.

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Sourcing Solutions

China Ranks Third in U.S. Trade Behind Mexico and Canada

Flexe provides an executive summary the future of the supply chain space.

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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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