September 2008 Professional Development Mtg

TOPIC

Strategic Supply Management

DATE

Wednesday, September 10th

SPEAKER

Sam Farney, C.P.M.

LOCATION

Rosedale Country Club, Bradenton             MapQuest

TIME

5:30pm  Registration

6:15pm  Dinner

7:00pm  Presentation

COST

$25members / $30on-members / $10 students

REGISTRATION

Send email to reservations@apicsgulf.org

Deadline is 12 noon on Monday, September 8th.

Strategic Supply Management

Using tools such as a spend analysis, global market research, cost analysis, process mapping, six-sigma improvement tools and performance metrics, today’s supply chain professional needs to rationalize the supplier base, improve performance and build relationships, and finally integrate the supplier and customer.  Sam will be doing a presentation and sharing a case study on strategic sourcing decisions.  He will convey the complexity and activities of strategic sourcing as compared to simply identifying a competitive source and issuing a purchase order as many purchasing organizations have typically done in the past. 

To register for the meeting, send an email to reservations@apicsgulf.org or call Kevin Hauge, CPIM at (727) 776-3950.  Deadline is 12 noon on Monday, September 8th.  Cancellations must be made by 12 noon on Tuesday, September 9th.  No shows will be billed.  Please note Rosedale’s dress code is “No jeans or men’s shirts without collars, please.”

About Our Speaker

Sam Farney is principal of Supply Chain Advisors, an organization specializing in providing clients with education and process improvement for world-class supply chain management.  He is a Lifetime C.P.M., holds a BS in marine engineering and has extensive formal training in supply management, process improvement and financial analysis. 

 

Sam’s 35-year career with United Technologies Corporation included 28 years with the supply management team.  His work included supplier process improvement initiatives, supply management training programs, MRO procurement and minority supplier development.  At the Carrier division of UTC he was responsible for purchasing and material control, provided strategic procurement planning and purchased private label products, MRO and field assembled systems.

 

Sam is coauthor of Global Purchasing and Supply Management, Second Edition, published by Springer in 2004 and of Volume IV of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Knowledge Series titled The Supply Management Leadership Process.  His work has been noted in Purchasing and Inside Supply Management magazines as well as The Purchasing Handbook.

 

 

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