ISM hosts 7th Annual Services Group Conference on Dec 7-8

08 Sep '06

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Supply management professionals in both the manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors will gather in Scottsdale, Ariz, December 7-8, 2006 for the 7th Annual Services Group Conference. The program, “Innovation and Real-World Strategies: Optimize Your Services Spend,” is presented by Institute for Supply Management (ISM). The two-day conference will take place at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas.

Supply management professionals who are responsible for acquiring services will not want to miss the opportunity to learn how to maximize services spend in dozens of areas, including healthcare, temporary labor, legal, human capital, business services, landscaping, consulting, relocation, engineering and more. General session topics include:

•Supplier Relationship Management at Kraft Foods
•A Hybrid Approach to Services Procurement
•The Challenge of Procurement Divergence Beyond 2007
•stablishing a Best Practices Approach for Procuring Professional Services
•Organizing for and Capturing the Value of Strategic Sourcing

Topics of the three concurrent sessions include:

•Optimizing Your Corporate Travel Program
•Managing the Corporate Relocation Spend While Maintaining Employee Benefits
•Developing and Implementing a Global Services Program: Cradle to Grave
•How to Build a Business Case for Services Procurement
•Sourcing Value Chain in Marketing
•Intel Case Study: Using Your Purchasing Department as a Savings Solution for Rising Healthcare Costs

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