Integrated Supply - Opportunities and Threats 1999 - 2004

Integrated supply is changing how large and small companies purchase maintenance, repair, and operational (MRO) products and services. For some suppliers, integrated supply will open a window of opportunity to significantly grow market share and strengthen relationships with customers. For others, integrated supply could have a negative impact on the bottom line. Suppliers can improve their long-term competitive position through an understanding of the emerging role of integrated supply.

INTEGRATED SUPPLY - OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS, 2000 TO 2005 is a multiclient report designed specifically for suppliers and integrators of MRO products and services. This report provides subscribers with information and insights on the current and future impact of integrated supply on their businesses. Specifically, the report provides subscribers with:

• A clear understanding of integrated supply models
• An examination of the primary drivers in supplier selection
• Insights into the end-use markets using integrated supply
• Costs and benefits to suppliers and users of integrated supply programs
• Insights into business opportunities and threats resulting from integrated supply
• The role of e-commerce in the supply chain
• The outlook for integrated supply and the next step in supply chain management

The primary objective of INTEGRATED SUPPLY - OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS, 2000 TO 2005 is to provide subscribers with a compre-hensive, accurate, and independent appraisal of business opportunities and threats resulting from integrated supply in MRO products and services.

The study focuses specifically on the MRO products and services and end-use industries detailed in Sections 7 and 8 of the Table of Contents. The geographic scope of the study is the United States.

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2. INTRODUCTION

3. INTEGRATED SUPPLY ATTRIBUTES AND MODELS

4. COSTS AND BENEFITS

5. SUPPLIERS

6. INTEGRATED SUPPLY SELLING

7. PRODUCT CATEGORY ANALYSIS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT

- Bearings and belts

- Electrical equipment

- Industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaners

- Lubricants

- Pipes, valves, and fittings (PVF)

- Power transmission

- Safety supplies and equipment

- Miscellaneous

8. END-USE MARKET ANALYSIS AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT

- Agriculture

- Automotive

- Cosmetics and toiletries

- Electronics

- Food processing

- Metal processing and fabrication

- Mining

- Petrochemicals

- Pharmaceuticals

- Pulp and paper

- Textiles

- Tire and rubber

- Utilities

9. SUPPLIER PROFILES

10. MARKET TRENDS AND OUTLOOK

11. BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

- By end-use industry

- By product type