Learn the proper elements required to develop a strategic and tactical planning process.
Every organization needs a strategic plan to make sure it knows where it's are going in order to do things better, faster, and cheaper. Strategic planning is all about setting the long-term direction of the company, knowing what the organization's goals, intentions and values are. Purchasing and supply management executives often get so preoccupied with the immediate issues (thinking tactically rather than strategically), that they lose sight of their ultimate objectives. As procurement teams face the challenges and opportunities resulting from increasing competitiveness, accelerating globalization and the growth of services as a key differentiator in the marketplace, it is essential that organizations reassess their existing strategy and continuously validate its effectiveness based on the current and anticipated future business environments. Today, strategies are more a part of an organization's success than ever before. Not only has technology given companies the opportunity to truly make purchasing and supply management more efficient and inexpensive, but companies are now spending a larger percentage of their revenue on products and services than they were 30 years ago. Most organizations spend around 20-60% of their money on the materials, supplies, capital equipment, technology, and services that are necessary to keep the enterprise running. As a result of these changes, more organizations need to put in place best practices that can guide their purchasing decisions and that can help them make their business a success.
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LeRoy H. Graw, EdD, CPP, CPPM, C.P.M. CPSM, CPCM, CISCM
International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute
- President and CEO of the International Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Institute (www.ipscmi.org), American Procurement Institute (www.api-us.org), and American Certification Institute (www.amcertinst.org)
- International reputation as a subject matter expert, consultant, and seminar leader in purchasing/procurement and supply chain management with over 48 years of experience
- Author of 21 different procurement and supply chain management certification programs and 45 different procurement and supply chain management seminars and courses; more than 3000 students have participated in his programs and courses in the United States, China, Mexico, the Caribbean Basin, Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand
- A world class practitioner, educator, and trainer and published author of procurement textbooks and manuals; his published works include Service Purchasing: What Every Buyer Should Know (Van Nostrand), Cost and Price Analysis: Tools to Improve Profit Margins (Van Nostrand), Manual of International Business Negotiation (published in China), and Commercial Contracting: Otherwise Known as Purchasing (published in China)
- Co-author of the previous edition of the C.P.M. Study Guide, the C.P.M. Diagnostic Examination, and the NAPM Glossary of Key Purchasing Terms
- He was recently honored by the National Contract Management Association as its educator of the year
- Serves on the adjunct faculty for several American, Chinese, and Malaysian universities
- B.S. degree, U.S. Military Academy at West Point; M.B.A. degree, University of Richmond, Virginia; Ed.D. degree in education administration and curriculum and instruction, University of Southern California
- Designated a Lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager; he holds several additional certifications in purchasing, contracting, supply chain management, and certified training consultant
- Can be contacted at 253-248-7188, [email protected] or [email protected]
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