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ISM presents numerous Web-based seminars throughout the year. Join us to learn about new trends that affect your role in supply management. Participate from any location — all you need is a computer with an Internet connection, speakers and/or headphones. Earn one (1) Continuing Education Hour (CEH) for each live Web Seminar session you attend—And, keep up with the latest developments in supply management.

New ISM Web Seminars

August 31, 2010 — Aligning Integrated Spend Management and Demand Management to Drive World-Class Supply Chains
September 29, 2010 — SMM Data: Understanding and Optimizing Program Performance

Aligning Integrated Spend Management and Demand Management to Drive World-Class Supply Chains

Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Time: 2:00 PM (EDT) / 11:00 AM (PDT)

Please Note: This Free Streaming Only web seminar is 60 minutes in length.
Hosted by ISM and sponsored by Zycus.
http://www.ism.ws/2392
(See below for participation details)

Supply chain management and ecommerce are perhaps the most frequently discussed topics in corporate America today. While the goal is to develop value added processes within the supply chain to allow delivery of innovative, high quality, low cost products and services to customers, on time and with a greater responsiveness than ever before, a major obstacle is balancing the supply chain against the demand chain. Attend this free webinar with Dr. Robert Handfield to discover how an integrated spend management system can act as a driver for increasingly efficient demand management. You will learn:

How to harness the greater visibility and real time alerts provided by an integrated spend management system as drivers for efficient demand management.

How to use "Man Management" as an approach to cost reduction

The best practices and current trends for a holistic approach to supply chain & demand management

Key metrics to assess integrated spend management

Featured Speakers:

Robert Handfield, Ph.D.
Bank of America Distinguished University Professor of Supply Chain Management
North Carolina State University

Anurag Dixit
Vice President, Marketing
Zycus

Attendance of the live session of this Web Seminar qualifies for one CEH credit at ISM.

SMM Data: Understanding and Optimizing Program Performance

Date: Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Time: 1:00 PM (EDT) | 10:00 AM (PDT)

Don't miss this Free, 1-hour STREAMING ONLY Web event hosted by ISM and sponsored by Maxvantage.
http://www.ism.ws/2419
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For many organizations, meetings represents one of the largest categories of unmanaged spend. With the emergence of the "New Normal", companies are increasingly focused on meetings management. Best-in-class Strategic Meetings Management Programs (SMMP) provide transparency, risk mitigation and cost reduction. Data from managed meetings programs is a key tool in understanding the effectiveness of spend, as well as identifying opportunities to improve mature programs. How can your company benefit from managing meetings spend? What kind of data is collected in a managed program? How can you make the most of the data you collect? How can benchmark data be used to make improvements in mature Strategic Meetings Management programs?

Join us for an interactive conversation with two experts in the field — Jill Reyes, Director of Implementation within the Shared Services organization for Maxvantage and Stephen J. O'Malley, Senior Vice President and General Manager for Maxvantage, as they share their experiences and insight on making the most of a managed meetings program.

You Will:

Understand the value of a managed meetings program

Identify key areas for data collection and analysis

Understand and demonstrate the value of benchmarking data for program improvements

Explore emerging areas for meetings management

Featured Speakers:

Jill Reyes
Director of Implementation, Shared Services
Maxvantage

Stephen J. O'Malley
Senior Vice President and General Manager
Maxvantage

Attendance of the live session of this Web Seminar qualifies for one CEH credit at ISM.