BOSTON, MA--(Marketwire - September 11, 2007) - Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks company (
NYSE:
HHS), partners with three prominent global supply management publications
to host this year's Chief Procurement Officer's (CPO) Summit. Supply &
Demand Chain Executive, Supply Chain Management Review and the CPO Agenda,
based in the UK, have partnered with Aberdeen to deliver the most
comprehensive best practices and executive networking event for procurement
professionals and their peers in supply chain, finance and operations. This
year's event will be held on November 13 - 14, 2007 at the Seaport Hotel
and World Trade Center, in Boston, MA. The summit will leverage Aberdeen's
leading research in this area and offer supply management best practices as
presented by high-profile industry practitioners.
Now in its third year, and building on the $1.46 trillion in spend
represented by last year's attendees, the Chief Procurement Officer's (CPO)
Summit is the only executive-level event that features senior executive
presentations led by industry-recognized leaders sharing the key trends
that will impact procurement in 2008 and beyond. "Our publication partners
have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to serve the needs of the
procurement professional and build awareness surrounding global supply
management best practices and strategies," said Stephen Gold, President of
the Aberdeen Group.
Supply & Demand Chain Executive (
www.sdcexec.com) is the executive's user
guide for successful supply chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting
analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and
supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical,
world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage.
Supply Chain Management Review (
www.scmr.com) is an executive-level
publication dedicated to the art and science of moving goods to market.
Their readers are senior managers responsible for their companies' supply
chain activities. Readers also include educators and management consultants
who need to keep current with the latest supply chain trends. They are
published eight times a year by Reed Business Information.
CPO Agenda (
www.cpoagenda.com) is an international business review designed
specifically for chief procurement officers and senior purchasing and
supply chain executives in larger organizations. CPO Agenda is published
four times a year by Redactive Media Group in conjunction with the UK's
Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply -- the same partnership
responsible for Supply Management magazine. It reaches top purchasing,
sourcing and supply management professionals worldwide who collectively
control hundreds of billions of pounds, dollars and euros of expenditure.
"The role of the CPO has increased the significance and visibility of
purchasing within the organization. We sought out summit partners that
would be able to bring the maximum value to our participants with their
heightened knowledge of global shifts in supply and the changes in
technology that effect the global supply management atmosphere," notes
Andrew Bartolini, Sr. Director of Global Supply Management research at
Aberdeen. "The goal of the CPO Summit is to provide an opportunity for the
elite of the elite in procurement to come together and discuss the most
critical issues facing the function today."
For registration and event information, visit:
http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/cpo07
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