The Point
Buyers Meeting Point attends many sales AND procurement webinars/webcasts. One of the interesting things about consistently reading content from quality sources is that you start to notice trends. It is amazing how often the same topics arise at the same time in different places. We use this blog as a way to help you stay on top of the major themes in procurement and supply chain management.
Event Notes: Sustainable Procurement: Doing Good for the Business & the World
You might not think so, but watching the mainstage speakers from AribaLIVE in LasVegas this week was an excellent substitute for being there in person. Somehow the picture in picture slides plus camera angle streaming video captured the energy from the live audience and the enthusiasm of the speakers.
Webinar notes: Supplier Management – Social Responsibility
On Wednesday, the Sustainable Business Forum hosted "Supplier Management - Social Responsibility" presented by SGS, the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. The Sustainable Business Forum is a platform for the voices of leading experts and promotes constructive discussions on business sustainability, focusing on the crucial topics that make up the core of sustainable business strategy.
Webinar Notes: Manage Supplier Risk: Be Proactive Using Diverse Market Intelligence
This week’s featured webinar was run by ISM and provided a “how-to” on market intelligence with examples of market data usage, potential sources of information and some real-world examples of why this topic is so important (or should be). Although Reed Elsevier (owners of LexisNexis) sponsored the event, it was remarkably non-salesy. The event is available on demand (as are the slides) and can be accessed on ISM’s site with their other Previous Web Seminars.
Professional Responsibility in Procurement
As you’ll read more about on Friday, this week’s BMP event pick is the Ethics of Legal Process Outsourcing presented by Sourcing Interests Group. As a tie in, today’s Wiki-Wednesday topic is “Professional Responsibility” – mostly because the phrase “competent representation” doesn’t exist as a Wikipedia page. Without stealing all my own thunder for later in the week, the event was very interesting, and it gave me an opportunity to consider some parallels between the outsourcing of legal services and procurement’s contribution to an organization.