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  1. The 2008 Purchasing & Supply Management Career & Skills Report - This report updates you on the latest trends and developments in purchasing and supply management. It also allows you to benchmark your purchasing training practices, gives you statistics about purchasing skill development, and features the opinions of various purchasing and supply management professionals on leading-edge concepts. You'll get an email with a link to this report immediately when you sign up.
  2. Access to the online mini-course "Managing Supplier Performance" - Is poor supplier performance driving you crazy? You won't have to work so hard if you apply certain proven techniques for evaluating and improving supplier performance. If you have wanted to implement a supplier ratings program but had difficulty getting started, Managing Supplier Performance is the perfect class for you. You'll get an email with a user name, password, and instructions immediately when you sign up.
  3. Expert purchasing articles and tips by email every two weeks - Our email newsletter, PurchTips, will give you quick ideas and strategies for how to handle certain purchasing and supply management situations as well as how to improve your career. The next edition of PurchTips will arrive in your email inbox within two weeks.

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Recent Editions of PurchTips...
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Edition # Article Title
168 Negotiating After Backdoor Selling
167 Cost Reduction Ideas (Beyond Sourcing)
166 Supplier Partnerships: Your End of the Deal
165 10-Step Procurement Transformation, Part II
164 Procurement Technology Success Secrets
163 Assess Supplier Financial Risk Now!
162 Commodities Prices: Managing The Insanity
161 10 Step Procurement Transformation, Part I
160 4 Rules For Negotiating By Phone
159 Does Cost Containment Have 2 C's or 4?
158 Negotiating Successfully In Inflationary Times
157 Global Strategic Sourcing Tools
156 Green Procurement: Let's Get Started!
155 Cost Savings: From Potential To Actual
154 Purchasing Services: The Pitfalls, Part II
153 Buyer Performance Measurement Mistakes
152 Skillfully Managing Supplier Relationships
151 Good Negotiation Tactics That Can Backfire
150 Supplier Quality Audit Basics
149 The Vendor Performance Myth
148 The Target Pricing Controversy
147 Purchasing Resume Perfection
146 Buyers Ask: What Is Market Intelligence?
145 The Purchasing Manifesto
144 Calculating Cost Savings In Multiple Years
143 Top 10 Purchasing Changes In 10 Years
142 Negotiation Psychology That Suppliers Use
141 Doing Better Business With Small Suppliers
140 Adjust Your Negotiation Approach
139 Are Big Suppliers A Big Supply Risk?
138 Your Requisition Template Isn't Enough
137 A Negotiating Technique With A New Name
136 Purchasing, Social Responsibility, & Animals
135 4 Supplier Relationship Management Tactics
134 Dual Source vs. Single Source
133 Negotiating The Ultimate Contract
132 2007's Purchasing Buzzwords
131 Supply Chain Optimization Simplified
130 6 Early Supplier Involvement Tips
129 7 Supplier Diversity Challenges, Part II
128 How A Skilled Negotiator Prepares
127 Cost Savings Reports: Why Some Are Weak
126 Spend Analysis: Whatcha Looking For?
125 Your Purchasing Salary: Is It Fair?
124 Procurement Card Pros & Cons
123 Inventory Purchasing Terms You Must Know
122 What Your Negotiation Power Depends On
121 7 Supplier Diversity Challenges, Part I
120 A Global Sourcing Strategy: What's Different?
119 Should Purchasing Manage The Warehouse?
118 Cost Savings: Tips For Recording Them
117 How To Negotiate Price Increases
116 Purchasing & Inventory Management Hook Up!
115 What Is Supply Chain Management, Anyway?
114 Accountability In Purchasing Processes
113 Office Supplies Sourcing Secrets
112 Negotiating Tactics You Can Use Today
111 Is Contract Management A Critical Process?
110 Reporting Cost Savings: Dot The I's!
109 Demystifying Group Purchasing Organizations
108 Tactical vs Strategic Purchasing
107 Supply Chain Technology: What's Next?
106 Suppliers' Secrets For Negotiating With Purchasing
105 The Strategic Sourcing Plan of Attack
104 The Purchasing Agent's 10 Commandments
103 Purchasing Services: The Pitfalls, Part I
102 Cost Savings Ideas: EDMC Case Study
101 What Management Wants From Purchasing
100 The Next Purchasing Crisis & Contingency Planning
99 Negotiation Questions That Surprise Buyers
98 Supplier Scorecard Price Comparison Formula
97 Trend Alert: The Supplier Code of Conduct
96 Negotiating a Time and Materials Contract
95 Starting A Supplier Diversity Program
94 10 Signs of a Modern Purchasing Department
93 Vendor Negotiations: Timing Is Everything
92 Supply Base Rationalization: Not 1, But 5 Options
91 Supply Chain Developments To Watch In 2006
90 The 3-Way Match, eProcurement, & Pain
89 The Procurement Project Management Plan
88 The Make Or Buy Procurement Decision
87 Is Your Force Majeure Clause Too Weak?
86 A New Safety Stock Calculation
85 Procurement Risk Analysis
84 Women In Purchasing & Supply Chain
83 Negotiating With Suppliers Over Policies
82 Contract Templates: False Sense Of Security?
81 RFP Templates & Social Responsibility
80 The 21st Century Procurement Department
79 Strategic Sourcing & Stakeholder Resistance
78 Spend Management Technology Trends
77 Email Guidelines For Purchasing Professionals
76 Supplier Size: It Matters
75 6 Ways Purchasers Get More Respect
74 Will This Purchasing Trend Take Your Job?
73 Purchaser's Lesson In RSS Technology
72 Negotiation, Ethics, & You
71 What Salespeople Learn To Say To You
70 How To Create A Suppliers' Guide
69 Creative Ideas For Purchasing Leaders
68 Government vs. Private Sector Purchasing
67 Charles' 2005 Purchasing Predictions
66 Procurement & World-Class Quality, Part II
65 Procurement & World-Class Quality, Part I
64 A Cool Excel Exercise For Purchasers
63 When To Lease Instead Of Buying
62 eSourcing & Supplier Relationships, Part II
61 eSourcing & Supplier Relationships, Part I
60 eProcurement & Retail-Type Items
59 3 Ways To Trim Costs In The Supply Chain
58 Critical Ingredients For A Good RFP
57 Cultural Aspects of International Sourcing
56 Identifying Supplier Alliance Candidates
55 2004's Supply Management Buzzwords
54 How Careless Purchasers Lose Credibility
53 An Easy Time-Saving Tip For RFP's
52 Competing For Downsized Purchasing Jobs
51 Service vs. Manufacturing Industry Purchasing
48 11 Signs of Ethical Competitive Bidding
42 Guide To International Negotiation Planning
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