With a new year ahead of us, it is always important to take a few minutes to look back on the past year’s results.

2003 has been a very declining market for Purchasing & Supply Chain Education (an average of minus 20% to 30%). Despite of that, the EIPM has succeeded in increasing its revenue by 10%. This positive result is due to the EIPM strategies on innovation and differentiation. These two elements can be perceived mainly in the increasing development of the EIPM distance learning education, and in its ability to address and create training programs in six different languages worldwide.

This success explains why in 2003, Aptar Group, Bayer, EADS, SNECMA and UNIQ decided to start a training relationship with the EIPM and to join the EIPM's wide-ranging international clientele.

This trend accelerates beginning 2004, as the EIPM signs its contract with DuPont in the U.S. to train about 1,300 purchasing professionals (around 400 in the U.S.) and the reminder spread all over the globe to be trained in English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Chinese. This contract has been followed by Unilever worldwide and Colgate Palmolive in Europe.

More and more, the EIPM is becoming the reference for in-company programs in Purchasing & Supply Chain Management for global companies.

Bernard Gracia
Director
European Institute of Purchasing Management
 

Please contact Christophe Villenave   cvillenave@eipm.org

The 2004 MBA started in January 24 with participants from Adisseo, Alfa Laval, Alstom, Avebe, CIBA Masterbatch, Holcim, Huber & Suhner,...altogether representing at least seven nationalities.

Since its origins in 1990, the part-time Executive MBA was designed to allow participants to succeed in achieving their career goals as well as developing their education. One of its special characteristics is flexibility: one-week modules every six weeks spread over 18 months, however, the program can be completed in three years. This is the reason why you can still join in the 2004 academic year until mid June.
 

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

The EIPM has implemented a series of multi-level certified training programs for professionals embarking in the purchasing function.
 

Come and join participants from other companies, such as Borealis, Cartepillar, Deutsche Telekom, DuPont, Pirelli, UPM Kymmene, Sodexho, Scania …
Some seats are still available

Early Bird Registration for the Fall session is May 10, 2004
 

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

This program is dedicated to purchasing professionals who have an executive position in purchasing & supply chain or to those who have an MBA with purchasing specialisation, including a managerial position in purchasing!

The OBJECTIVE OF THE PROGRAM is to give participants new insights on business development and purchasing, to put the accent on how to handle the future with a strong emphasis on strategies and personal development.

Executives are the ones who analyse environment, set up directions and create the context to make strategies happen! For that, they need new ways of thinking, analysing and acting. They need new concepts and skills to be successful. Because the new business world is different – and it needs a different know-how. Because changes are not longer linear but abrupt and radical, because the only thing we know in the business environment is uncertainty. Because the knowledge gets obsolete faster than ever!

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

To sustain its research program, the EIPM has launched a series of research workshops for this year. The next one will be focusing on Purchasing Organization. A very limited number of participants (maximum 15) are accepted to facilitate exchange of ideas and development of subjects of common interest.

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

THE PROFICIENCY SEMINAR FOR EXPERIENCED BUYERS ^{click here}

To answer your demands, the EIPM created a specific training program for professional buyers who need to revisit some fundamentals and to enhance some new methodologies, concepts and tools.
This proficiency seminar is a one-week intensive program to improve methods and tools for experienced buyers. 
 

The individual fee is 3700 euros (+VAT)
Early bird fee is 3200 euros (+VAT) for a registration before the 31^st of March for the spring session and the 23^rd of August for the autumn session.

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

We are gathering data until mid march. If you want to participate in this important European Research project, you can still fill out the on-line form. The results and analysis will be communicated to the participant only.

If necessary, please contact Elda Simonaska  esimonas@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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