Is your supply management performance world-class? A gap analysis is a good way to find out. This extended session is designed to identify the best practices viewed as leading to world-class supply management. Take advantage of this ...

This workshop focuses on understanding supplier diversity within the procurement environment, and provides you with the knowledge and background to institute or design a supplier diversity strategy within your own environment. Key issues ...

Does your organization face increasing pressure to reduce costs and improve operations? Effective procurement management isn’t necessarily about head-butting suppliers into ever-lower prices -- in fact, sometimes that’s exactly what you ...

This lively, interactive workshop presents the skills needed to take ownership of your employability by demonstrating your worth and potential. What skills do you need and how can you use them to best effect? Hear real-life case history ...

Although many derivations have occurred over the years, it has always been agreed that a contract is a binding legal document between at least two parties. In ancient times, we see similar structure to the modern version of U.S. law and ...

Supply management professionals have the opportunity to be at the forefront of worldwide interest in matters of social responsibility. Learn how the supply management community can promote excellence in social responsibility. Discover the ...

This workshop focuses on the steps that a traditional or transactional supply management department must take to transform itself into a strategic contributor. Emphasis is on the necessary transformational tools that include reorganization, ...

Is your supply management performance world-class? A gap analysis is a good way to find out. This extended session is designed to identify the best practices viewed as leading to world-class supply management. Take advantage of this ...

As companies continue to expand the depth and breadth of supply chain management, it is becoming increasingly important to measure and manage indirect material and service suppliers’ performance. Although the principles are the same, this ...

Explore how the carrying cost of inventory is determined, what factors are (or should be) included and why, and how to use this information to measure and report cost savings from inventory reduction. (Hint: If you want lower inventory levels, ...

How do you convince management that your proposal for supply chain improvement significantly supports corporate strategies? By developing an airtight business case! This workshop explains how to successfully develop, structure and present ...

This workshop provides an overview of risk analysis and risk management for the supply base. Various risk assessment and management tools are introduced, including a worksheet to categorize supplier risks. The worksheet also includes the ...

Decisions to source globally, locally or regionally are critical to the cost and flexibility of supply chains. These decisions are not based on price alone, and they are neither static nor simple. Hear real-life examples that illustrate ...

Discover key findings from the recently released Telecom Supplier Diversity Task Force Report. The task force comprised many of the best minds in telecom procurement, academia and supplier diversity. The analysis includes challenges facing ...