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Archive for August, 2008

Sourcing savings in services

Saturday, August 30th, 2008

Take maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) activity, where leading-edge acquisition practices can reduce costs by up to 30 percent. Said Narendra Mulani with his article on Logistics Management.
Sourcing and procuring MRO services presents its own unique challenges. Yet there are two guiding principles upon which high performance in sourcing and procuring MRO services is founded. […]

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ISM Announces Doctoral Grant Awards

Sunday, August 24th, 2008

Institute for Supply Managementâ„¢ (ISM), with the support of the ISM Board of Directors, has awarded grants to four doctoral candidates who are conducting research in supply management or related fields. The objective of ISM’s Doctoral Dissertation Grant Program is to produce useful research that can be applied to supply management and to develop high-potential […]

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ISM Annual Global Supply Management Conference

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Global sourcing experts will gather September 18-19, 2008 in Tempe, Arizona for the Second Annual Global Supply Management Conference hosted by Tempe-based Institute for Supply Managementâ„¢ (ISM). The conference, “Position Your Organization in the Global Market” will include eight general sessions:

Using Global Suppliers: How to Avoid the Headlines
Effectively Assessing Global Suppliers: Small to Mid-Sized Companies
Business […]

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