INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT AND EMPTORIS TO HOST SEMINAR ON STRATEGIC SOURCING

Featured speakers from Cargill and Emptoris will share practical approaches to sourcing for best value, not just best price.

Burlington, MA – (January 22, 2007) – Emptoris, the leading provider of Enterprise Supply and Contract Management solutions, announced today that it will host an Institute for Supply Management (ISM) sponsored webcast featuring speakers from Cargill who will share practical approaches to sourcing for best value, not just best price. The live online session will take place on Tuesday, January 23 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET. A record number of over 2,400 participants have enrolled demonstrating the high demand for this topic.

Over the years, many procurement organizations have become experts at focusing on driving down price. Today, however, many of these same procurement organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to gain additional savings, and they’re realizing that they have sometimes lost value by focusing on price alone.

“Dozens of Supply Management organizations within the Global 1000 have been successful working with Emptoris to transform their technology solutions, processes and people to source for best value; not just price” said Sean Devine, Vice President, Consulting Services, Emptoris. “We feel fortunate to participate in this unique ISM event with Cargill, and look forward to sharing our perspective and experiences on how to gain added value from best value sourcing.”

Some of the topics discussed in this web seminar will include:

Bringing suppliers’ competitive advantages and preferences to light in the negotiations process by specifying business requirements more flexibly
Balancing price, performance, and risk more effectively in evaluating supplier bids to maximize total value, rather than just reduce price paid

DATE:
Jan 23, 2007, 2:00 PM EST

SPEAKERS:
Laurie Chamberlin, Senior Sourcing Manager, Cargill
Marc Fuller, Systems and Process Specialist, Cargill
Sean Devine, Vice President, Consulting Services, Emptoris

MODERATOR:
Roberta Duffy, Director of Executive Programs and Publications,
CAPS: Center for Strategic Supply Research

To register for this event or for more information, go to: www.emptoris.com/sourcing.

About Emptoris
Emptoris is the world leader in innovative supply and contract management software solutions that empower enterprises to realize best value and accelerate profitable growth. Emptoris solutions are used by successful Global 2000 companies in every industry. Customers include American Express, Boeing, Dow Corning, GlaxoSmithKline, Motorola, Owens Corning, Samsung America, Toro and Vodafone.

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