Quadrem and AMR Research advise supply chain professionals on how to successfully launch or reinvigorate eProcurement initiatives
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, and DALLAS, April 3, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Supply Management(TM) (ISM) and Quadrem International will host an hour-long web seminar that advises supply chain professionals how to increase return on investment for eprocurement initiatives. The webinar will be held on May 1, 2008 at 2:00 pm Eastern, 11:00 am Pacific.
Called "You Should Expect More from eProcurement," the webinar will highlight research from AMR to help attendees effectively address eprocurement challenges and maximize benefits. It will also include a series of leading practice case studies from Quadrem's global customer base.
Areas of focus include:
-- Key reasons eprocurement initiatives fail and how to avoid the mistakes
-- Untapped eprocurement benefits
-- Expanded capabilities in category management and shared services
-- Assessments of new tools, processes and supplier collaboration
capabilities
-- Best practices based on innovative customer deployments
-- A business case for purchasing a buying application
The webinar will feature Chris Haydon, Senior Vice President Global Marketing and Solutions at Quadrem International and Mickey North Rizza, Research Director for AMR Research.
"eProcurement tools have changed, processes now extend outside the enterprise, and supplier collaboration is much more extensive and real, giving companies more opportunity than ever to extend the value of eprocurement initiatives," said Haydon. "We are thrilled to be partnering with AMR Research and ISM to offer strategic insight into today's eprocurement landscape."
For more information and to register, visit: http://www.ism.ws/Go/?page=423.
About Quadrem
Quadrem (http://www.quadrem.com/) delivers "on demand" solutions that enable procurement executives and their suppliers around the world to automate processes, improve performance and reduce supply chain costs. Quadrem has built one of the world's largest electronically connected supplier networks, so its customers can connect once to the community rather than invest in multiple one-to-one connections. Core competencies include esourcing, eprocurement, einvoicing, contract management, spend management, supplier relationship management, electronic catalogues and master data management. Established in 2000, Quadrem has locations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, France, Korea, Mexico, The Netherlands, Peru, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
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