5th Middle East Purchasing Forum 2007 18 - 22 Nov 2007 • Mövenpick Hotel • Dubai 
Generating Savings Through Controlling Costs And Driving Operational Efficiency
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Pre-Forum Workshop A - Sunday, 18 November 2007
Workshop Timings: Registration and coffee will be at 8:00. The workshop will run from 8:30 to 14:30 with two breaks for coffee and refreshments. Lunch will be served at 14:30.
Strategic Procurement Management
Implementing Successful Sourcing Strategies For Your Competitive Advantage
Introduction
You will explore numerous strategic approaches and solutions for an integrated, agile and forward looking procurement function. The design, management and implementation of different strategies and methods is inevitable to achieve success. Efficient sourcing and effective management of supplier resources, can provide an organisation with a significant competitive advantage.
Agenda
• Increase your understanding of the initiatives that will help you develop and deliver enhanced procurement based strategies
• Gain insight into the strategic thinking of organisations that have achieved world class practices
• Access cutting edge procurement tools and methods from various industries around the world
• Receive expert coaching and advice to determine the value of these tools for your procurement operation
• Explore numerous strategic approaches and solutions for an integrated and aligned procurement approach
Consider the importance of procurement as a strategic role in the context of sourcing and supplier relationships and manage it correctly to provide your organisation with a significant competitive advantage.
Click on any of the following links for more information:
Forum Day One - 19 November 2007
Forum Day Two - 20 November 2007
Post-Forum Workshop B - 21 November 2007
Post-Forum Workshop C - 22 November 2007
Your Expert Workshop Leader
Dr. Dermot Carey,
Managing Director
Materials Resource Management, Ireland
Dr. Dermot Carey is a procurement management consultant, trainer and business coach, whose experienced career of 35 years has seen him accomplish major assignments in significant industries, throughout the five continents.
Dr. Carey is the founding member of the North/South Public Procurement Initiative. Recently he co-authored ‘Co-operation to win in Europe’; a paper, approved by the Department of Finance, Dublin, which was the basis of The ntergovernmental Agreement in Public Procurement. He has worked extensively on organisational procurement structures to achieve cost reduction within global multi-nationals, in line with corporate strategies. His engagements include his presence as a visiting professor at universities across Europe, lecturing the graduating class at post graduate programme levels. He also sits on various boards involved in strategic process planning, including the NHS and UK government departments. He developed and implemented an integrated procurement structure for a Dublin hospital, which has been recommended nationwide.