Local - National - Global Supply Management Strategies for Today Presented by: The NAPM of Orange County

Friday, May 17, 2002, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Coastline Community College (map)
12901 Euclid Street, Garden Grove, CA 92840-5214

$125 NAPM/ISM members
$150 non-members
$100 early registration by April 19

Continental breakfast & lunch included. Lunchtime global event will be part of the days activities.

Keynote Address:

"Economic Outlook for Orange County, California and the U.S."
Presented by Dr. Esmael Adibi
Director of the A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research
and Anderson Professor at Chapman University

Full attendance qualifies for 6.00 C.E.U. units!

Four Workshop Sessions: You can attend 2 of them, one in the morning and one in the afternoon - each is 2 hours..

• Workshop #1
  "Create Your Own Purchasing Resource Internet Library"
  
  
• Workshop #2
  "Building Your Relationships by Becoming a World-Class Communicator"
  
  
• Workshop #3
  "Legal FAQ….plus Answers!"
  
  
• Workshop #4
  "Reducing Your Total Spend In 2002"

Workshop #1 "Create Your Own Purchasing Resource Internet Library"

Facilitated by: Cheryl C. Stewart & Chrys Varnes, C.P.M.
Cheryl C. Stewart created Coastline College's innovative Online Library and serves as the institution's librarian. Chrys Varnes, C.P.M. is owner of Chrystal Consulting that specializes in bringing clarity to B2B.

Overwhelmed by the quantity of information available on the Internet but underwhelmed by its quality and relevance? If so, don't miss this workshop. Workshop participants will learn how to find the best resources for product information, pricing conditions/trends and other information vital to today's successful purchasing professional. In this highly interactive workshop each person will have computer/website access.

Workshop #2 "Building Your Relationships by Becoming a World-Class Communicator"

Facilitated by: Irv Gamal, President & CEO of Insight Systems™ Group. Irv has a graduate degree in Communication Theory and is a trainer, speaker, consultant, and leadership coach.

Acquire some practical techniques for enhancing your mastery of the complexities of interpersonal communications in this fun-filled and value-packed workshop. Among the topics discussed will be:

• Six common communication barriers
• How messages are misinterpreted
• The power of non-verbal communication
• Simple things are often not so simple
• How perception influences our judgments
• The assumption trap
  
  
  
  

Workshop #3 "Legal FAQ….plus Answers!"

Facilitated by: Attorney Leslie S. Marell who has been practicing business and commercial law since 1976. She has extensive experience counseling companies in the areas of business contracts, purchasing, computer and technology law, and day-to-day legal matters.

In this participative workshop, Leslie will discuss the frequently asked legal questions she received during the past 10 years from purchasing professionals. Such as:

• Can contracts be created via emails? Are digital signatures required?
• How can we deal with suppliers who try to hold us to contracts signed by unauthorized personnel in our company?
• What are the key differences between contracts for services vs.goods?
  
  
  
  

Workshop #4 "Reducing Your Total Spend In 2002"

Facilitated by: Steve Miller, C.P.M., CTM, of Miller Management Systems. Steve is President of ISM San Fernando Valley and Instructor at Cal State Northridge.

This interactive workshop will help you develop a spend analysis, process-map the purchasing department to find the hidden time for value-added projects, conduct a supply base rationalization, evaluate and set criteria for identifying your strategic supplier base, and learn how to transfer financial liability to your suppliers. Discover how to carve out enough time in your tactical routine to make a significantly positive cost impact for your organization.

Register HERE