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Sustainable Bottom Line Savings with Smart Sourcing

The speakers in the webcast discuss on how to achieve bottom line results through smart SRM Supplier Relationship Management. Organization and management that spends has a key way in the current economic climate to improve bottom-line results. The speakers induce that new technology tools and the Internet are making it...

Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Channel management, Reed Elsevier Inc., speaker, sourcing, supplier relationship management, Webcast, compliance, supplier, monitor, performance, Internet

Webcasts 2003-09-23

Buying Recycled: The Real Story about Cost, Availability, and Quality

The addressing speakers in the webcast show and discuss the wide range of recycled products available in the market today. They also dispel wrong perceptions about recycled products, costing more and having poor performance. They conclude with the information about evolving procurement guidelines. The speaker discusses the benefits of buying...

Tags: speaker, construction material, procurement, small business, Webcast, performance, benefit

Webcasts 2003-01-01

Procurement: Optimize and Streamline the Process

The speaker, in this webcast, talks about the Internet purchasing system using B2B solution to draw customer satisfaction. The webcast focuses on technology to improve business and help the business to face the challenges of the procurement system, create document online. The speaker shares the perspective on how to streamline...

Tags: Purchasing & Procurement, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), procurement, speaker, B2B, ordering system, supplier, e-procurement, Webcast, ERP system, customer satisfaction, ERP, Internet

Webcasts 2002-06-04

Additional Resources

Jarman to discuss some Procurement Solutions

PUBLIC SECTOR CIPS president Ron Jarman will be among the speakers at next month's Procurement Solutions, the UK's official government event for the public sector purchasing community. Jarman will join forces with Nigel Smith, chief executive of the OGC, and Gavin Whitefield, chief executive of North...

Articles 2008-05-22

Top four buyer challenges addressed in New Zealand

CIPS NEW ZEALAND The four principal challenges facing buyers in 2008 will be explored at the second CIPS New Zealand strategic procurement forum in June. Speakers will address the effects of globalisation on procurement, socially responsible purchasing, the skills shortage and the evolution of the profession,...

Articles 2008-05-22

Sussex students get exam advice

BRANCH EVENT Sussex branch members studying for CIPS exams will be able to brush up their revision and exam techniques prior to the May 2008 series of examinations at the next branch event. Alan Stagg, a CIPS examiner working with the procurement team at East Sussex...

Articles 2008-04-10

Book now to explore sustainability with AUPO

AUPO EVENT Sustainable procurement will be the theme of the mid-year development event organised by the Association of University Procurement Officers AUPO. Senior-level speakers from organisations across the UK will lead a series of interactive workshops following an opening presentation from AUPO council member Alex McFarlane....

Articles 2008-04-10

Crawley RME: supplier relations

CIPS EVENT Successful supplier relationships play an integral part in helping buyers drive and measure supplier performance. At the next regional member event four guest speakers will encourage members to consider more innovative ways to create value by developing and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers. They...

Articles 2008-03-27

IPSA/CIPS Africa conference

CIPS AFRICA The Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa IPSA/CIPS Pan-Africa Conference will take place on the 20-21 May. The event's theme, "Procurement in the global marketplace - opportunities and challenges", will emphasise the importance of professionalism in procurement. The 2007 conference attracted 500...

Articles 2008-03-13

Schollar at strategy launch

PUBLIC SECTOR Ian Schollar, head of practice development at CIPS, was a speaker at the launch of the Scottish Parliament's Responsible Purchasing Strategy (see Responsible buying for Scots, News, 74 February). Reducing environmental harm and improving access to the parliament's procurement process for small and medium...

Articles 2008-03-13

A 'golden chance'

The increasingly high profile of the procurement function presents a golden opportunity for purchasers to move into a more central business role - but only if they can acquire the broader range of strategy and business skills required to survive at a senior level. This is according to CIPS...

Articles 2008-03-13

IPSERA conference

The 17th annual International Purchasing and Supply Education and Research Association IPSERA conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency Perth Hotel in Perth, Western Australia, on 9-12 March. This year's theme is "Building practice and research collaboration in purchasing". Speakers include Andrea Gregory, general manager group procurement, Air...

Articles 2008-02-28

Win 'prizes' by buying responsibly

Higher brand and corporate trust, competitive advantage and more productive relationships with customers, stakeholders and suppliers are among the "prizes" that can be achieved by responsible procurement. This is according to Graham Collins, director of ProQuest Consulting. He was guest speaker at last month's Beds and Herts branch event...

Articles 2008-02-28

ROUNDUP

Procurement in the NHS explained Earlier this month Roy Ayliffe, director of professional practice at CIPS, chaired the Fundamentals of NHS Procurement & Supply conference in London. The event aimed to provide a greater understanding of the way in which procurement and supply is defined and organised in...

Articles 2008-02-28

Improve your negotiation skills

BRANCH EVENT Negotiation is a key skill, particularly for purchasers. At the next Merseyside branch event, two speakers will share their knowledge to help members improve their abilities, employability and effectiveness in reaching their objective in a negotiation - whether it is with a supplier, colleague or...

Articles 2008-02-28

'Enormous opportunity' for purchasing, says Callender

CIPS FELLOWS Persistence, hard work and luck are needed to build the procurement profession and its status in business and public communities, according to Guy Callender, professor of strategic procurement at Curtin Business School in Australia. Callender was guest speaker at the 2008 lecture and dinner...

Articles 2008-02-14

Macbeth at ADPG launch

CIPS EVENT Renowned academic Douglas Macbeth will be the keynote speaker at the launch event for the CIPS aerospace and defence procurement group ADPG next month. Macbeth is professor of purchasing and supply chain management, director of MSc global supply chain management and director of supply...

Articles 2008-02-14

'Book now for the Olympics': purchasing's role in London 2012

How do you plan, prepare and deliver a major event such as the 2012 Olympic Games? Members of Kent and Sussex branches can find out about procurement's role in ensuring the success of the games when Rob Knight, head of procurement and contracts at the Olympic Delivery Authority, speaks...

Articles 2008-01-31

Strengthen your knowledge of risk management

BRANCH EVENT If you would like a clearer understanding of risk in purchasing and supply, especially how organisations in the construction and manufacturing sectors manage risk, then don't miss the next half-day event organised by Northumbria branch. CIPS fellow Colin McNeil, procurement director at Kier Northern,...

Articles 2008-01-31

Managing your relationships

REGIONAL MEMBER EVENT At next month's regional member event near Peterborough five speakers will explore how members can benefit from "Using relationships in purchasing and supply chain management". Members will learn how effective relationship management can help them to better steer, assess and account for supplier...

Articles 2008-01-31