Smart Sourcing Summit: Managing Risk in uncertain times

On October 13-14, 2009 at the Sofitel Chicago O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, Purchasing magazine will convene its first ever ‘Smart Sourcing Summit’ to provide industrial procurement professionals with must-have information about global, national, and regional economies, commodity pricing and supply conditions, and critical strategies among top-performing supply management organizations.

Delegate seats are available at recession-busting rates, discounts are available for multiple delegates who register at the same time, and early-bird registrations.

Key agenda topics include:
• Where prices and supply are headed for key raw materials
• The past, present and future of energy cost management
• Recovery outlook for U.S. financial and credit environments
• The North American manufacturing forecast and prospects for economic rebound
• Supply chain management in an uncertain world
• How purchasing will manage risk in the post-recession economy
• How procurement professionals can emerge from the recession as buying champions

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