Nowadays, most companies are focusing on short-term cost cutting practices. Yet purchasing’s long-term-concern, which is innovation, was skillfully tackled at the 8th Annual Conference to throw light into the crucial role it plays in business growth. The quality of the speakers’ presentations, including those of academics, practitioners and consultants, together with the audience’s interaction, led to an understanding of all innovation’s strategic. Although Purchasing has a foot in the innovation process, there is still a long way to go. This essential function to companies’ development should be organized differently. It requires future changes in its strategies, expertise, ways of working, and above all, purchasing entrepreneurship.

The EIPM is undertaking research on Purchasing Cost and Innovation:
http://www.eipm.org/research/research_surveys.html

Wishing you a wonderful Christmas holiday,

Bernard Gracia
Director
European Institute of Purchasing Management
 

Enrolment for the MBA 2004 starting in January 24 is currently open. If you are looking for an intellectual challenge and wish to further develop your career, you can still join in the 2004 academic year. Every year, 20 participants from 13 European nationalities representing different professional sectors join in the MBA program.

If someone in your organization is planning on going for it, please hurry up. Time is running out. If you need alumni references, company contacts or find out about its key elements and points of view concerning its impact on the participant’s personal and professional development.
 

Please contact Véronica Dumoulin  +33 450 31 56 83.  vdumoulin@eipm.org
 

The program has been designed for executives to learn about the new trends in Purchasing strategy, leadership and change management.

This 3-day high-level, exceptional, short & intensive seminar (offered twice) will be thought by Dr. Arjan Van Veele, UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EINDHOVEN and Mrs. Elda Simonaska, EIPM.
 

Please contact Antonella Nurra  +33 450 31 56 71. anurra@eipm.org
 

CAPC PROGRAMS: CERTIFIED TRAINING TO FIT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PURCHASING JOBS                              Early Bird Registration  ^{click here}

The EIPM has implemented a series of multi-level certified training programs for professionals embarking in the purchasing function.
• CAPC for Newcomers, starting on March 2, 2004
• CAPC for Expert Buyers, starting on March 15, 2004
• CAPC for Purchasing Managers, starting on March 1, 2004

Come and join participants from other companies, such as BMW, NUTRACO, BANG & OLUFSEN, DEUTSCHE BANK, DUPONT, GE ENERGY, HEINEKEN, KIMBERLY CLARK, SAFT, SNECMA, THALES, TOTALFINAELF, ESSILOR, F. HOFFMAN LA ROCHE AG, SIEMENS and HOLCIM.

You still have the possibility to benefit from early bird rates if your register before December 31, 2003

Please contact Valérie Michaud +33 450 31 56 73 . vmichaud@eipm.org
 

Please contact Cristelle Durafour  +33 450 31 56 76. cdurafour@eipm.org
 

The first Research Workshop will take place within the week of February 2 – 6, 2004. The date is still to be determined. A selective number of companies are accepted in this interactive panel. For more information,

Please contact Antonella Nurra  +33 450 31 56 71. anurra@eipm.org
 

In order to support the EIPM’s research projects, we have launched partnership agreements with a few companies. Its mission is to continue the discovery and development of optimal solutions addressing your businesses’ existing purchasing concerns. If you wish to find out more about it,

Please contact Bernard Gracia  bgracia@eipm.org
 

For more information visit our website: www.eipm.org

The European Institute of Purchasing Management
 
French Geneva Campus – Site d’Archamps – 74160 Archamps – France
Tel: +33 (0) 4 50 31 56 78 – Fax: +33 (0) 4 50 31 56 80 – E-mail: eipm@eipm.org
 

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