Organizations that are not leveraging a managed service provider (MSP) and vendor management system (VMS) may be paying too much for contingent talent and are at risk of noncompliance with various lab...

In addition to the virtual events below, ProcureCon IT Sourcing is taking place in Austin, TX Monday through Wednesday and the Manufacturing Supply Chain Officer (MSCO) Summit is taking place on Thursday and Friday in Singapore. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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 “We take a buck, we shoot it full of steroids and we call it leverage.” -Gordon Gecko (Wall Street 2)   Leverage - a word that has such meaning it could be used to define itself. When it co...

This is a short week with Memorial Day in the U.S. and a Bank Holiday in England, but that didn’t prevent companies from scheduling webinars. In addition to the events below, the May ISM-New York Report on Business will be released on Friday at 9:45am ET. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register. You can also check out my notes from one of last week's webinars, The Digital Procurement Era, presented by Dr. Rob Handfield.

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This week’s webinar notes are from a May 23^rd event hosted by BravoSolution (part of their 2017 Real World Procurement Series) and presented by Dr. Rob Handfield, Executive Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, and the co-author of The Procurement Value Proposition and a new title being released in June, The LIVING Supply Chain: The Evolving Imperative of Operating in Real Time. The webinar is already available on demand here.

 This week includes one of the best slates of webinars I have seen go by in a long time. Of the 10 events taking place, HALF of them deserve recommendations. Maybe this is the last ‘big hurrah’ before the official start to summer next weekend? Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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Procurement Leaders’ World Procurement Congress is ‘in session’ this week in London on Tuesday and Wednesday. If you’re looking for a virtual event to attend, my picks for the week’s best webinars are listed below. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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Each purchasing category, whether indirect or direct, has a unique set of parameters that can be optimized to take full advantage the savings opportunities in the market. The packaging category is no ...

This week, ProcureCon Travel is taking place in Henderson, NV Sunday through Tuesday. May is quickly filling up and this week I started adding events in June. Take a quick look and register for an upcoming event or two. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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It’s May. Aaaaaaaaah! Seriously, though, that means the clock is ticking on the official start of the summer work season (I date mine from the Friday before Memorial Day). I fully expect webinars to continue strong through the summer months, and there are already a couple of June in person events as well. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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It is spring, and there’s something in the air… it’s not quite romance, but there will be plenty of drama with two examinations of the procurement finance relationship on Wednesday. If you’re looking for an alternate subject, consider the role of millennials in supply chain or sourcing optimization. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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Procurement is a function with ever-increasing scope and potential for impact. As this week’s recommended events suggest, we can address the entire P2P process, unite the past and future through forensic examination of contracts, and push the boundaries of automation. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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Design – a term that dates back to the 14th century - has become mainstream over the last decade. Design has done well operating on the fringes of organizations and people are now seeing the value tha...

This week, ProcureCon Canada runs from Monday through Wednesday in Toronto. Follow @ProcureCon for news and highlights from the event. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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As I mentioned in Achieving World-Class Procurement Part 1, today’s increasingly competitive market landscape is driving organizations to reinvest in their procurement and strategic sourcing departmen...

If you’re in the London area this week, reach out to MarketDojo and save your spot at their first ever ‘rendezvous’ - Creating real value from eSourcing on Thursday. If you’re not spending the week at a gorgeous 17th century manor house, make yourself a cup of tea before sitting down to one of the following webinars. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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This is a busy week - 13 webinars in 3 days – with webinars covering a wide range of topics. If the events below don’t match your interests, check our calendar for webinars on warehousing, analysis, DPO, and Pharmacy. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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Mobile devices are now part of the modern business uniform. Mobile phones created a culture of always available, but mobile devices enable constant connectivity. What telecom companies don’t want CPOs...

The new computing trends have officially reached a fever pitch. Few blog posts and events don’t discuss the potential of AI, automation, smart machines, and cognitive computing, and this week’s recommended webinars are no exception. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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Mark your calendars now – this week all the action is happening on Thursday. If you’re in New York City, consider registering for ISM-New York’s Annual Meeting on Procurement Risk Management. If you’re not already a member and need a connection, reach out to me directly and I’ll be glad to make an introduction. Click on the title of each webinar below to view the full description and register.

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