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December 2010, Vol. 22, No. 12
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Liner Notes
February 2011 Satellite Seminars Focuses on Risk Management
How can you identify and mitigate risks in your supply chain? ISM's next satellite seminar, "Understanding and Embedding Risk Management Concepts Into Supply Practices" offers practical strategies and tools to recognize, manage and eliminate possible risks. The program is scheduled to air on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Panelists for this program are: Richard Rich, C.P.M., senior risk management administrator at Seminole Electric; Cathy Herr, CPSM, senior director, procurement for Eli Lilly & Company; Patrick Lynch, CPSM, C.P.M., associate director, purchasing at ISIS Pharmaceuticals; and Susan Modeland, CPSM, C.P.M. enterprise supply chain project manager at Goodrich.
Additional program details are posted in the Satellite Seminar area of the ISM website. From the ISM Home Page, select Education — Seminars, Conferences, then Seminars, Satellite Seminars, Upcoming Satellite Seminar Programs and then click on the title of the program, Understanding and Embedding Risk Management Concepts Into Supply Practices.
To register your site to downlink this program, go to the ISM website at www.ism.ws. Select Education — Seminars, Conferences, then Seminars, Satellite Seminars, Satellite Seminar Registration Form.
Questions regarding satellite seminar registrations may be directed to satsems@ism.ws or e-mail Margie Petersen at mpeterson@ism.ws.
Sustainability and Social Responsibility Website Adds Job Description Resources
ISM recently added a new resource to its Sustainability and Social Responsibility website. The site now provides sample job descriptions for positions relating to ISM's Principles of Sustainability and Social Responsibility:
- Community
- Diversity and Inclusiveness — Supply Base
- Diversity and Inclusiveness — Workforce
- Environment
- Ethics and Business Conduct
- Financial Responsibility
- Human Rights
- Health and Safety
- Sustainability
You can access the area from the link in the menu on the right side of the Sustainability and Social Responsibility Home Page at www.ism.ws/sr.
ISM is looking for additional sample job descriptions incorporating sustainability and social responsibility. To submit a job description example from your organization, please e-mail it to socialresponsibility@ism.ws. When you submit your example, please indicate whether your organization would like to be recognized as providing the example or wish to remain anonymous.
Make Your Supply Chain the Basis for Transition and Transformation at One of ISM's Upcoming Summits
Black Executive Supply Management Summit — February 9-11, 2011
Hispanic Supply Management Summit — February 10-11, 2011
Women Executive Supply Management Summit — February 10-11, 2011
Boca Raton, Florida
| Registration Fees: |
ISM members US$795
ISM Student members US$250
Nonmembers US$995 |
The theme for each Summit is "Transition and Transformation." Get an economic update with strategic solutions that can be integrated into your supply chain. Discover new strategies and best practices from leading executives in procurement and supply management. Each Summit has its own set of workshops, but general sessions are held together. This gives you the added benefit of networking time with your colleagues attending the other Summits. Students are also invited to attend.
Need more information before you decide to register? Take a look at video with highlights from all three Summits and see who you recognize.
www.ism.ws | 800/888-6276 or +1 480/752-6276, option 8
In principle and in practice, ISM values and seeks a diverse membership, volunteer leadership and staff. There are no barriers to full participation in the Institute on the basis of ethnic background, gender, creed, age, sexual orientation, national origin or disability.
Summits Location: Office Depot, Inc. Conference Center, 6600 N. Military Trail, Boca Raton, FL 33496 and at the Embassy Suites Boca Raton, 661 N.W. 53rd St., Boca Raton, FL 33487.
Lodging: Embassy Suites Boca Raton, 661 N.W. 53rd St., Boca Raton, FL 33487, +1 561/994-8200. To receive the ISM hotel rate, use Group Code C-ISM. Use this link to book your hotel using the special ISM website, www.ism.ws/2345. The ISM rate is available through January 14, 2011 or until the room block is sold out, whichever comes first. Rate: US$159/single; US$169/double.
Hospitality Suites for the 96th Annual ISM International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit
It's time to reserve hospitality suites for the 96th Annual ISM International Supply Management Conference, May 15-18, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. For hospitality suite and catering information at Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, please contact Heidi Emerson at HEmerson@GaylordHotels.com. Call early for the suite of your choice!
ISM Hospitality Suite Policy
Hospitality suites are to have a business emphasis as opposed to social in order to stay within the educational purpose of the International Supply Management Conference of the Institute for Supply Management™. Hours of operation should not conflict with other Conference activities.
ISM has no desire to discourage informal get-togethers during periods of time when there are no scheduled conference events. While it may be difficult to discern the exact difference between business and socially oriented suites, or informal get-togethers, it is intended that such activities not leave the Association open to criticism. Ethical considerations are and remain of prime concern to the Institute for Supply Management™.
Be a Part of 2011 Conference Career Center
Take part in ISM's Conference Career Center during our 96th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit, May 15 -17, 2011 in Orlando, Florida.
How Does It Work?
ISM offers all Conference participants the opportunity to submit their résumés for consideration. Participating recruiters have the opportunity to review résumés and meet with top candidates during the Conference.
Candidate Demographics:
- Global attendance — from manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors.
- 90 percent of attendees have three or more years of experience in the supply profession.
- 25 percent of attendees have at least one professional credential.
- More than 50 percent of attendees have a bachelor's degree and/or some graduate school experience.
- 28 percent of ISM members have a graduate degree.
Good news is waiting for you in Orlando, Florida. Employers hiring for supply management positions will be attending the 2011 Conference Career Center.
Employers Receive:
- Résumés to review online in a special database prior to and during the Conference.
- Listings of job postings, a company profile/description and link to your organization's website on the Conference Career Center portion of the ISM website.
- The ability to prescreen your candidates by phone and schedule on-site interviews at the Conference.
- The ability to interview walk-in attendees.
- Your own private interviewing area.
- Lunch daily for up to two recruiters.
- 10'x10' interviewing space, draped table and two chairs.
- Access to the Conference Career Center's Cyber Café.
- Company profile and logo in the Conference Guide and Navigator if the commitment is made prior to March 1, 2011.
Employer Participation Fee
The employer participation fee for the 2011 Conference Career Center is US$1,875*.
*Save an additional US$200 when you register by March 1, 2011.
2011 Conference Career Center Hours
Sunday, May 15, 2011, 12:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, May 16, 2011, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011, 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
To participate in the 2011 Conference Career Center, please contact Kathy Braase, at +1 480/752-6276, extension 3061, or kbraase@ism.ws; or Trish True at +1 480/752-6276, extension 3086, or ttrue@ism.ws.
Raise Your Supply Team's Performance in 2011 With ISM-ADR DNA
Building a Better Training Program With DNA
ISM-ADR has found that the first and most important step of an effective training program is to identify critical training needs. ISM-ADR's Development Needs Assessment® (DNA) web-based tool indentifies the knowledge of your procurement/supply management staff, creates a personal development profile for each member and identifies specific areas where members can improve their skills. By providing your organization with specific knowledge of your team's strengths and weaknesses, critical training can be applied where it's most needed.
Click here for a PowerPoint presentation on how DNA II works.
Click here for an interactive demo of DNA II.
Professional Development Programs
Whether you are hiring new team members or think your existing supply management professionals need additional training, ISM can provide professional development programs in various formats that can suit your organization's needs.
ISM's Professional Development programs strengthen your organization by building and aligning the talent and resources needed to increase efficiency across the entire supply chain. From off-the-shelf courses to fully customized programs that include blended content and delivery options, ISM is dedicated to preparing your team's contribution toward your organization's dynamic future.
Rene Yates, CPSM, C.P.M.
Manager, ISM-ADR School for Supply Management
800/888-6276, extension 3080
ryates@ism.ws
Karen P. Collins, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P.
Senior Executive — Onsite Education
800/888-6276, extension 3123
kcollins@ism.ws
Join Us Online
Join the ISM-ADR School for Supply Management Networking Groups on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Plaxo:
Twitter
LinkedIn
LinkedIn (CPSM®)
Facebook
Plaxo
ISM Now Accepting Nominations for J. Shipman Gold Medal Award
Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) is now accepting nominations for the J. Shipman Gold Medal Award. The award is presented annually to an individual whose persistent efforts have aided the advancement of supply management. Those chosen for the award have also assisted and guided members of the supply management profession in their endeavors.
Johnson Shipman was a pioneer member of the New York affiliate of the National Association of Purchasing Agents, well-known for giving liberally of his time and counsel. The award was established in 1931 to commemorate the contributions of Shipman, a man known for his vision, intellect and influence on important issues. The award is presented to those individuals whose modest, unselfish, sincere and persistent efforts have aided the advancement of the supply management field. Those chosen for the award have also assisted and guided members of the supply management profession in their endeavors.
The 2011 J. Shipman Gold Medal Award Winner will be honored at an awards luncheon on Tuesday, May, 17, 2011 at ISM's 96th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Educational Exhibit in Orlando, Florida.
If you wish to nominate someone who has performed distinguished service for the cause and advancement of supply management as an innovator, community leader, mentor and teacher, please contact Janis Kellerman at 800/888-6276, extension 3023 (or, for callers outside the United States, +1 480/752-6276, extension 3023), or by e-mail at jkellerman@ism.ws, for a nomination form and instructions.
Nomination deadline is January 31, 2011. Nominees do not have to be ISM members. For more information on previous Shipman medalists, visit the ISM website at www.ism.ws. Select About ISM, then J. Shipman Gold Medal Award.
Price Analysis: Review and Project Management for Supply Management Professionals — ISM's Online Knowledge Center Specials
Price Analysis: Review #3958
Member Price US$97.50 (through December 30, 2010)
Regular Member Price: US$195.00
Nonmember Price US$147.50 (through December 30, 2010)
Regular Nonmember Price: US$295.00
Learn to differentiate between price and cost, and when to use price analysis for determining the reasonableness of price. Expand your understanding of pricing theory and the competitive process. Learn when competitive bidding works well and when it doesn't. Explore the hierarchy and techniques of price analysis and what it means to obtain a "fair and reasonable price." Finally, review four supplementary tools of price analysis.
Key concepts targeted in this course include:
- Define and differentiate price and cost.
- Compare and contrast price and cost analysis.
- Recognize when to use price analysis.
- Earn 7 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs).
Project Management for Supply Management Professionals #3966
Member Price US$97.50 (through December 30, 2010)
Regular Member Price: US$195.00
Nonmember Price US$147.50 (through December 30, 2010)
Regular Nonmember Price: US$295.00
- Understand concepts of project management and identify the skills necessary to lead or serve on a project team.
- Understand the roles supply management professionals play as project team members.
- Identify ways that project management techniques may help in managing supplier performance and discover examples of supply management related opportunities for project management.
- Outsource a critical process using project management principles.
- Organize the project team and create an accurate project time line.
- Analyze project success.
- Organize and launch the project and perform project closure and review.
- Identify common project management problems and solutions.
- Earn 7 Continuing Education Hours (CEHs).
Save up to 50 percent on online professional development courses. With no time away from work and no travel costs, you can show your employer that you're serious about your career. Available to both members and nonmembers, ISM Knowledge Center Specials run only for a limited time. When you see the "KC Special" icon, follow the link and register right away.
For more information, visit us online at www.ism.ws or call ISM Customer Service at 800/888-6276 or +1 480/752-6276, option 8.
Plan Now for a Successful Supply Management Month!
Each year in March, Institute for Supply Management™ (ISM) demonstrates its commitment to lead and serve supply management by encouraging celebrations and awareness activities showcasing the importance of the profession. Supply Management Month is a time when professionals around the world — regardless of job title, organizational role or ISM membership status — can play an important role in promoting supply management.
Supply managers' capabilities and responsibilities have seen unprecedented growth in importance in recent years. Never before have supply managers been asked to do so much and take on as much responsibility as they do now. Supply Management Month is a perfect time to celebrate ... and educate others about who we are and what we do.
If it is helpful, hold a brainstorming session about ways you can further develop the promotion of Supply Management Month. Here are a few ideas:
- Log on to the Affiliate Support area of the ISM website and select Supply Management Month Information. You'll find a news release template, time lines and special event ideas. You can also download Supply Management Month 2011 art files. Select the file format that best suits the intended use. For example, use smaller file sizes/resolutions to customize e-mail signatures or for use with mobile communications and social networking. Select .PNG files for use with PowerPoint, etc.
- Re-record voicemail greetings (both work and personal cell phone). Suggest a few different scripts. They can be short and to the point, such as, "You have reached [name/title of supply management professional] at [organization]. Please leave a message after the tone and I will return your call as quickly as possible. Have a great day ... and a great Supply Management Month."
- Collect canned goods for a local food bank or toiletries/sundries for a local family shelter. Leverage the month of March in a way that works best for your affiliate. For example, the food drive may be held prior to March and you can leverage publicity by announcing in a news release that "In honor of Supply Management Month, [your affiliate's name here] recently donated to [food bank, etc.] to help maintain needed supplies." You can also hold the food drive during the month of March and incorporate the message about how your supply management professionals are supporting the cause of Supply Management Month.
- Supporting a community cause during Supply Management Month also offers visually interesting photo opportunities. Post pictures to your affiliate website or include in the newsletter. Share with the community section of local daily/weekly newspapers and help show the human side of the supply management profession.
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