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Bank of America economist sees GDP at 2.2%
Bank of America’s chief economist, Mickey Levy projects only slight growth in domestic demand in the first half of 2008…Read more>>
Cochilco predicts $3.10/lb copper in 2008
Cochilco, Chile’s state copper commission, forecasts the 2008 world copper price to average $3.10/lb…Read more>>
Vale won’t reopen Brazil port until February
World mining giant Vale of Brazil says it can’t reopen a damaged port until February…
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ArcelorMittal boosts steel wire prices
Steel wire list prices are being boosted by $60/ton in February by ArcelorMittal Long Carbon North America…Read more>>
Wugang of China to open sales office in Los Angeles
Chinese silicon steel producer Wuhan Iron & Steel, which markets as Wugang, has received…
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China is eyeing Midwest for plant investments
It's only a matter of time before the Chinese begin investing in Midwest manufacturing plants…
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Intel unveils new chip at Consumer Electronics Show
Intel has unveiled a new microchip, dubbed Canmore, which will be marketed to makers…
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Mills seeking $40 price hike for kraft linerboard
Caraustar Industries, Altivity Packaging and Rock-Tenn have announced a $40/ton price increase…Read more>>
Johnson Controls boost prices for lead-acid batteries
Johnson Controls plans to boost prices of its lead-acid batteries by 4% in March…
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European environmental plan would devastate heavy industry
Environmental proposals in Europe could dislocate global supply of aluminum, steel, oil defining…Read more>>
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LIVE WEBCAST - January 30, 2008 10AM PST/1PM EST
Small meetings: HUGE expense - Procurement Best Practices for a Hidden Spend Category
Meetings and events with 50 participants and less account for over 65% of all meetings and related expenses. These small meetings tend to be highly decentralized and hard to govern. Frequently, administrative employees are signing large hotel and venue contracts with no oversight and no escape clauses. Purchasing teams often find themselves frustrated in their attempts to regulate small meetings and apply procurement best practices across wide-ranging organizations.
This executive web seminar addresses specific methods and processes your company can implement to address the small meetings challenge.
You will learn how to:
• Leverage pre-negotiated rates
• Direct business to preferred suppliers
• Include standard terms and conditions to limit risk
• Monitor how often suppliers have availability
• Aggregate small meeting spend and combine it with other meeting and travel spend for greater purchasing leverage
Our experts will share their insights on how to manage small meetings outside of centralized meeting planning departments while extending the same level of procurement oversight expected in larger meetings and events.
You'll discover leading-edge strategic meetings management best practices that will help you to take the next steps for managing small meetings, so you can get a better handle on this important category of expense.
Space is limited. REGISTER TODAY! |
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Complimentary Research
 Manufacturing changes demand innovation in supply chain technology
A new Gartner report predicts that, “IT leaders must understand the pressures on business and how IT can enable and enhance business initiatives. Agility is key: Agile businesses demand agile infrastructure and technology. IT executives who focus on how technology can help business become agile, and those who are able to respond to the changing pressures on business will earn the trust of business leaders”.
To learn more, click here to access Gartner’s Building Agile Manufacturing That Enables Transformation courtesy of Epicor.
Get ready for a new wave in supply chain technology innovation
An August 2007 report from Gartner notes that "Supply chain strategies are shifting their focus from cost/efficiency objectives to customer service, business agility and support for strategic business initiatives. Many IT organizations have not revisited the relationship between IT and the supply chain organization to support these changing enterprise objectives.” The Gartner report identifies five technology areas where technology-enabled supply chain innovation must take place.
To learn more, click here to access Gartner’s Supply Chain and IT Strategies Must Align Around Five Key Themes courtesy of Epicor. |
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