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 FREE! American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Resources for Higher Education |
 Managing procurement funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act poses some major challenges for colleges and universities. Programs mandate that the funds be spent quickly and in a transparent, effective and efficient manner. Learn how one national cooperative purchasing program provides higher education institutions with pracitcal resources, solutions and cost savings to address these unprecedented challenges.
Presented by
Bob Wood, North Carolina State University
Chris Mellis, U.S. Communities
Keith Vos, The Home Depot
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An Interview with Leaders-Their Thoughts and Journey
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Joyce Haney, C.P.M. |
Spend this hour and fifteen minutes with several respected educational procurement leaders. During this panel discussion, they will be asked to share personal experiences, insights and lessons learned along the way and to offer insight and advice on relevent leadership topics.
Presented by
Joyce Haney, C.P.M., Penn State University
Linda Collins, University of California San Diego
Sandy Hicks, CPPB, University of Colorado
Tom Kaloupek, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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Best Practice with Suppliers-Interactive Panel Discussion
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Sandy Hicks, CPPB |
Join us for a lively, candid panel discussion where you will learn from a supplier perspective what Universities do well and not so well with their business practices. Dialogue on how the current economic times affect our business will also be held. This session may challenge those business practices you are embracing today.
Presented by
Sandy Hicks, CPPB, University of Colorado
Howie Aroesty, Staples Advantage
James Knight, Huron Consulting Group
J.T. McGuire, Fisher Scientific
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They Told Us Where to Go
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Nancy Brooks, MPA |
A panel of three procurement directors will be presenting the strategic viewpoints of their top administration regarding where the institution needs purchasing to go, what purchasing needs to be contributing to the institution and how they envision the role of purchasing in the next five to ten years.
Presented by
Nancy Brooks, MPA, Iowa State University
Jim Hine, University of California, San Francisco
Rob Kelly, C.P.M., CPIM, CPSM, University of Notre Dame
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Req to Check: Life in the Trenches
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Jack Zencheck |
A panel with representatives from a large, medium and small school will discuss how they have implemented true Procurement (Requisition to Check) within their organization. Learn the pitfalls and audit concerns from those who have been there.
Presented by
Jack Zencheck, C.P.M., Yeshiva University
Paul McGowan, Boston College
Debbie Reynolds, University of North Texas
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Who should attend: Purchasing Professionals along with project teams geared toward achieving Excellence in Procurement
Description: Presented in a case study, Paul Martin, Ann Crislip & Mary Alice O'Brien of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) will outline how a leading University created a complete electronic procure to pay process. Attendees will learn how RPI leveraged the results to streamline its purchasing and settlement processes. The solution enabled RPI to eliminate inefficient paper-driven processes, accelerate delivery of goods, take advantage of pre-negotiated cost-saving contracts, control maverick spending, and gain real-time visibility into organizational spending.
RPI also wanted to cut the administrative processing costs and shorten the cycle time of workflow from days to hours. RPI exceeded those goals and will share those results. Martin, along with Ann Crislip and Mary Alice O'Brien, will offer best practices that attendees can apply at their organizations, including gathering executive buy-ins and support, ensure painless e-Procurement implementation and integration, foster complete adoption, and develop long-term strategy for streamlining workflow. Presenters will answer questions on a range of related topics such as metrics, reporting, approval processes, supplier enablement, e-Sourcing capabilities and other components of RPI's realization of automating the procurement process.
Collaboration between RPI and SciQuest resulted in several marquee firsts from efforts taken nearly ten years ago and the relationship remains solid today. The successes that RPI has had resulted in SciQuest's nomination for NAEP's Award of Excellence in Procurement which was awarded to RPI in April, 2009 at NAEP's 88th Annual Meeting.
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2009 Annual Meeting Webcasts
The 2009 Annual Meeting Webcasts are now online. The following titles are available for purchase (click on the session title to purchase at the NON-MEMBER rate of $199 per session):
Member Price: $129 per session (You must be logged in to get the Member price)
Non-Member Price: $199 per session.
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CALCULATING PROCUREMENT'S VALUE
Presented by
Chris Mihok
Yale University |
Procurement has embraced change and adapted over the years. The bottom line however is that achieving measurable savings is the principal method by which Procurement can demonstrate its value in supporting the institution's educational mission. A significant obstacle in quantifying the value of Procurement is the lack of standardization among schools in measuring cost savings and other benefits gained through the actions of Procurement.
The purpose of this webcast is to propose and explain a universally-accepted definition of cost savings and to identify the tools to use in developing a successful cost savings and benefits program.
Member Price: $99 (You must be logged in to get the Member price.)
Non-Member Price: $199
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