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Moving from being a buyer of specific supplies or materials toward becoming a strategic sourcing partner requires broadening the way any organization views sourcing. To be effective in purchasing or procurement processes, qualifying suppliers is a critical step to ensuring that quality supplies and materials will be used in the organization. Each time a company is faced with making a critical purchase, one of the first thoughts should be about involvement—who needs to be involved with qualifying suppliers?

• Identify the best approaches used to select and qualify suppliers.
• Prepare for a contract negotiation with a supplier by studying the steps in the process.
• Determine the advantages and challenges with implementing a Supplier Relations Management (SRM) strategy.
• Better understand the valuable role strategic alliances play in your organization’s supply chain.
• Identify the best practices used to measure supplier performance.

Please note that a light breakfast will be provided.