(9/5.2011) BMP's Event Picks of the Week

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I’ve picked two events to attend this week, both of which have the possibility of being the one we will cover by sharing our detailed notes with you on Friday.

On Tuesday, Sourcing Interests Group is hosting a webinar titled “Vendor Management Organization Models and a Guide to Structuring the Best VMO for Your Organization”.  Part of the appeal of this topic is that they are covering more than one model. So if you are looking to start a vendor management program, this will help you decide which model might work best in your organization. If you already have a VMO and it isn’t accomplishing what you had hoped, learning about alternate models may give you some new ideas. If you are interested in this event, but are not a member of SIG, remember to attend the live event because they don’t make archived recordings available to the public.

On Thursday, Gartner is hosting a webinar titled “Segmenting Your Supply Chain to Enable Innovation and Profitability”. While the description sounds promising, it is sometimes hard to predict how literally they are using the label supply chain. Do they mean supply chain generally as in managing risk and sources or are they specifically going to address transportation concerns. I’ll let you know once I’ve attended.

The last date for the week I’d like to call your attention to is Friday. With the fall conferences approaching fast, early bird registration dates are starting to hit. IACCM, ISM, and CFO rising all have discounts that expire this Friday, so look at our calendar for the specifics.