Technological advances and innovations create extraordinary new possibilities, many of which are totally unexpected. The ramifications spread quickly throughout all industries and professions. Such is the case with e-commerce and its impact on buyers, purchasing managers and the supply chain professionals in your industry.
The impact of e-commerce is accelerating, creating demands for changes in purchasing processes and procurement procedures. In exchange, when you know how to harness and manage its power and anticipate its potential, you can make e-commerce a powerful new supply chain super tool for your organization. Your understanding of e-commerce in the supply chain process has a measurable impact on your performance. Those who fail to keep pace will miss significant opportunities to gain and maintain a competitive advantage in the purchasing and procurement arena.
Be certain that you have a total grasp of the essentials and potential of e-commerce as a supply chain super tool. Don’t miss this two-day workshop that covers and forecasts what you need to know now and do next as the “e-commerce purchasing” professional in your company.
You Will Cover:
- How e-commerce is increasingly impacting your job and how to adjust to the change
- Key organizational changes you can expect to happen for sure
- How the process of negotiations in purchasing is changing
- 10 important implementation strategies you need to know
- All about DCM and CPFR-the next evolution
- How to thrive and survive in the new global supply chain revolution
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
- Professionals who deal with the “Supply Chain”
- Associate Buyers
- Buyers
- Senior Buyers
- Managers in and responsible for the Procurement/Supply organization
- Managers responsible for the Procurement/Supply organization
- Managers and Administrators with Procurement-Supplier interface
WORKSHOP OUTLINE
1. What E-Commerce Really is
- Getting a clear grasp of e-commerce
- The continuing evolution of e-commerce
- Key changes that will continue to evolve and change and the impact they will have on you
2. How E-Commerce works
- How and where it fits within the supply function
- Critical steps for developing your e-business strategy
- Using the new approaches to supplier selection and management
3. Five (5) Ways E-commerce Impacts You and Your Purchasing Performance
- Major changes you can expect in system and process management
- How to control internal and external communications
- Changes to client relationships and 3 new approaches to use
4. How the Way You do Business Has Changed
- New approaches to evaluating and managing your suppliers
- Managing your clients
- Handling payments to suppliers
- New ways to control your costs
5. Organizational Changes You Can Expect
- A profile of the new organizational structure
- Changes in your job description, responsibilities, and the expectations others have of you
- Different reporting relationships to expect and the new opportunities they create
6. Essential E-commerce Tools You Will Need
- How to locate and evaluate the best search engines for supply chain research
- The role of bookmarks and effective ways to use them
- Building your on-line reference library
- The good and the bad of email in purchasing and how to manage it
- Using the Internet and the intranet -- your key to success
7. New Methods of Buying You Need to Use
- 4 ways to keep up with the changing technology
- How to keep track of the best web sites
- New ways to negotiate on the internet
8. The Impact of E-commerce on Legal Documents and Contracts
- How to handle legal documents under the UCC
- Boilerplate: ways to use it electronically
- Selecting the best contracts for e-commerce
9. UCITA: Will It Replace the UCC
- Important sections of UCITA you need to know
- What is required to ensure your documents meet the legal test
- 3 ways to handle disputes -- a new challenge under UCITA
10. Ten Implementation Strategies You Need to Know
- How each will affect your job
- Setting new corporate policies
- Rethinking your ethics guidelines
- ? What role negotiations play in e-commerce and effective ways to deal with them
11. DCM and CPFR-The next evolution
- The role these new concepts play in purchasing
- How these tools help you and how you can use them
- The forecast of what’s next for the supply organization
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