Vol. 16, No. 7
July 2005

Features

• Conferences are Bigger in Texas
  
  San Antonio rounded up more than 2,300 supply management professionals.
  Jill Schildhouse
  
  
• To Excel Above the Rest
  
  Leaders are chosen, honored and celebrated as ISM bestows scholarships and announces new award program.
  Roberta J. Duffy
  
  
• COVER STORY
  Services Spend Breaks New Ground
  
  Whether it's advertising, HR benefits or meeting planning, learn what critical information can help guide your decisions when sourcing these innovative service areas.
  Jill Schildhouse
  
  
• Protecting Human Rights Worldwide
  
  While a sensitive issue, supply managers are the eyes and ears for human rights compliance throughout the supply chain.
  John Yuva
  
  

Business

• Manufacturing and Non-Manufacturing ISM Report on Business®
  
  
  
  
  
• Commodities
  
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In Every Issue

• A New Way to Think of Competition
  
  As business gets tighter, so must our professional skills and expertise in supply management.
  Theresa Metty, C.P.M.
  
  
• Just In Time
  
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• How to E-Auction the Intangible
  
  Bringing your services sourcing into the e-auction era requires ample preparation, but the rewards are well worth it.
  Bryan Robinson, C.P.M.
  
  
• Using ERS at R&A Electronics
  
  R&A Electronics should propose to suppliers an agreement for scheduled shipments on a blanket order using evaluated receipts settlement.
  Max N. Bodine, C.P.M., A.P.P.
  
  
• Contracting for Services: What Are the Differences?
  
  Supply managers must understand the legal differences that exist in the procurement of services when drafting and enforcing contracts.
  Ernest G. Gabbard, J.D., C.P.M., CPCM
  
  
• ISM News
  
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• What's Most Critical When Adapting to a New Spend or Commodity Area?
  
  Speaking of ... New Spend/Commodity Areas
  
  
  

Strategies and Solutions

• Implementing a New Automation Tool
  
  A successful rollout of a supply management system allows the organization to focus on more important strategic issues.
  James P. Walsh, C.P.M. and Mark N. Frolick, Ph.D.
  
  

Special Section

• Opportunity Abounds With Services Purchasing
  
  Visibility to spending data is a first step and a key to tackling the services spend opportunity.
  Fabio Rosati
  
  

Check Out This Month's Advertisers

• Barrett Moving & Storage Company
  
  
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• GE Corporate Payment Services
  
  
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• IFPSM World Congress
  
  
• IQNavigator, Inc.
  
  
• Karrass
  
  
• LexisNexis
  
  
• Mercury Marine
  
  
• Newline Noosh
  
  
• North American Die Casting Association
  
  
• Pace Butler Corporation
  
  
• Paragon Relocation Resources, Inc.
  
  
• ProcureStaff, Ltd.
  
  
• SAS
  
  
• SciQuest, Inc.
  
  
• Thomas Industrial Network
  
  
• TradingPartners
  
  
• Verian Technologies
  
  
• Volt Services Group
  
  
• Wheels, Inc.
  
  
• Worldspan