The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) has added a new job-specific group to serve the needs of procurement professionals in the off-road equipment manufacturing industry.
The AEM Purchasing/Supply Chain Council is geared toward purchasing directors, procurement managers and buyers on both the manufacturer and supply side of the purchasing equation. It provides a forum to address industry-specific issues as well as share strategies and best practices.
AEM member companies decided to form the new association council as a result of a successful inaugural educational seminar held in 2005 and a follow-up session in May 2006. The council plans to conduct annual information exchanges. Purchasing/supply chain issues of interest include outsourcing, commodities management (pricing and availability) and supplier/purchasing performance measurement.
Chairman of the AEM Purchasing/Supply Chain Council is James Tarabori, director N.A. mining and construction products global purchasing division for Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Ill.
The association has also elected 11 new members. New member companies are:
- BID2WIN Software Inc., Portsmouth, N.H., provider of software services.
- Evertire Inc., Irwindale, Calif., manufacturer of track pads.
- HAMMEL New York LLC, Holtsville, N.Y., manufacturer of shredders and screening equipment.
- IROCK Crushers LLC, Valley View, Ohio, manufacturer of portable crushing plants.
- Northshore Manufacturing, Two Harbors, Minn., manufacturer of material handling cranes and attachments.
- Optima Batteries, Milwaukee, manufacturer of batteries.
- Pavement Services Inc., Madison, S.D., manufacturer of maintainers, motor graders, asphalt distributors, water trucks, flusher trucks and milling brooms.
- Salsco Inc., Cheshire, Conn., manufacturer of wood/brush chippers, mini-pavers, track pavers and bale wrappers.
- SRJ Inc., Schaumburg, Ill., manufacturer of bucket teeth and rubber tracks.
- Technekes LLC, Charlotte, N.C., provider of database marketing, sales and channel support and business intelligence services.
- Triton Generators, Miami, manufacturer of generators.
More information is available at www.aem.org.