Materials Business File covers industry news, product and process developments, plant development and construction, international trade data, government regulations, and management issues related to industries covered by other CSA Technology Research Database (TRD) subfiles. Begun in 1985 as an alerting service, the database now serves also as a historical business/industry reference. As of 2004, its coverage has been expanded to include business and industry information across the full scope of CSA's TRD and is no longer limited to the materials processing industries.
Sources covered include over 3,000 periodicals, conference proceedings, technical reports, trade journal/newsletter items, patents, books, and press releases.
Subject of Coverage
Major areas of coverage include:
- Recycling
- Health and Safety issues
- Economics
- Alloy and Material Developments
- Company information
- New material developments
- Energy Usage
- Fuel, Energy Usage, Raw Materials, Recycling
- Plant Developments and Descriptions
- Engineering, Control and Testing, Machinery
- Environmental Issues, Waste Treatment, Health and Safety
- Product and Process Developments Applications, Competitive Materials,
Substitution
- Management, Training, Regulations, Marketing
- Economics, Statistics, Resources and Reserves
- World Industry News
- Company Information
- General Issues
Dates of Coverage
Approximately 1985-current. The oldest record in the database has a publication date of 1962; about 50% of its records have publication dates of 1994 or later. Update Frequency
Once a month. Approximately 15,000 new records are added per year. Size
Over 0 records as of May 2013 Thesaurus
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Sample Record
| TI: |
Title
Consolidation, alliances key to staying aloft in aerospace
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| AU: |
Author
Harbison, J |
| AF: |
Affiliation
Booz-Allen and Hamilton |
| SO: |
Source
American Metal Market (USA), vol. 105, Suppl. Superalloys,
pp. 4, 28 Jan. 1997 |
| PB: |
Publisher
USA |
| IS: |
ISSN
0002-9998 |
| AB: |
Abstract
The driving forces behind the commerical aerospace business
in 1996 were consolidation at both the supplier and OEM level,
intensifying competition, globalization, lean supply chains,
and revolutions in the design process. More than previously,
this past business cycle has triggered a more significant
downsizing of the population, both in the number of suppliers
and OEMs. Suppliers wishing to succeed in this environment
will need to develop close working relationships with their
customers to redesign their business streams, not just internally,
but across the supply chain of suppliers, distributors, and
customers. Research indicates that by leveraging the extended
enterprise, alliances earn a return on investment in excess
of 50% higher than other endeavors at the same company. |
| LA: |
Language
English |
| PY: |
Publication Year
1997 |
| PT: |
Publication Type
Journal Article |
| DE: |
Descriptors
Journal Article; Superalloys, Marketing; Marketing |
| CL: |
Classification
G7 Management; Training; Regulations; Marketing |
| EM: |
Entry Month
9705 |
| SF: |
Subfile Name
Materials Business File, Nonferrous metals |
| AN: |
Accession Number
199705-G7-0101 |
Field Codes
The following field codes are found in the records of this database.
Here they are listed in alphabetical order by two-letter code. See
Field Codes and Search Examples for detailed
descriptions and search examples.
| AB = Abstract |
LA = Language |
| AF = Affiliation |
NT = Notes |
| AN = Accession Number |
NU = Other Numbers |
| AU = Author |
OT = Original Title |
| CF = Conference |
PB = Publisher |
| CL = Classification |
PT = Publication Type |
| DE = Descriptors |
PY = Publication Year |
| EM = Entry Month |
SF = Subfile Name |
| IB = ISBN |
SO = Source |
| ID = Identifier |
TI = Title |
| IS = ISSN |
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