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A very special thanks is also due to MRI Global for their contributing sponsorship of our recruitment section.  The latest vacancies include Group Buying Controller and Purchasing Manager position more >>

You will notice a new look and feel to our APS website.  This is in line with our stated aim to continually enhance, develop and expand upon the benefits we bring our members.   Our site is constantly under development and being updated. It is important for us to have your opinions on how best APS can help you, so please send us your comments. Your feedback is important and always very welcome.

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We will be in touch very soon, but in the interim if you have any questions please email us at info@irishpurchasing.com 

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Note: If you or your organisation are interested in participating in one of our many sponsorship opportunities please do contact us as soon as possible.
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Understanding 
Supply Chain Event Management

One of the newest morsels on the tech industry's buffet of buzzwords is Supply Chain Event Management (SCEM). And though, in the past, enterprise software buyers seemingly displayed an insatiable appetite for the latest acronym, times have changed. A tighter economy and jaded IT community have analysts trying harder to define SCEM and corporate managers working diligently to understand whether or not they need it.

Unlike CRM and some other popular "techronyms," SCEM hasn't ballooned into an all-encompassing category of its own with blurry boundaries. Analysts appear to agree that MORE >


 

Why are Oil Prices so Strong ?
Saudi Arabia's call for OPEC to cool prices by increasing supply aims to douse a rally that has sent oil prices up around 20 percent this year to the highest level in 13-years. Despite Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi's comments, oil prices are still within a dollar or the $40 mark after rising 22 percent this year. Following is a list of the main factors behind oil's price surge.  More >>>

NCB Purchasing Managers’ Services Index - June 3rd  2004
First indication of Irish business conditions each month
Expansion of the Irish services economy remained robust in May. Activity and new business grew strongly, testing capacity levels. More >>> 


NCB Purchasing Managers’ Manufacturing Index - July 1st  2004
First indication of Irish business conditions each month
Growth in the manufacturing sector was maintained in June though at a slightly less rapid rate than in the previous few months. Export orders to the US , Asia and the UK remained robust and employment growth accelerated marginally. Overall, the survey outlines the continuation of a satisfactorypace of growth in the sector."
Dermot O’Brien – Chief Economist at NCB More >>

Global Purchasing - Are you ready ?
Small- to medium-size companies can benefit as much, if not more than larger corporations, from global purchasing. They could also use global purchasing as a springboard for international business development, access to distribution channels and product diversification through strategic alliances and equity participation in foreign firms.

There are no theory or system that apply uniquely to small- to medium-size companies when it comes to global purchasing. Strategies defined for small- to medium-size companies draw heavily from the experience of large corporations and the evolution of purchasing and supply management.  More >>>

Network Advice and Support
Over the next few weeks members of APS will be contacted to seek their support in helping other members of with issues related to purchasing and supply chain management.

In brief, we will be asking each member to allow their name and contact details to be made available in the members section of our website to other members.

The result will be a professional contact list to help you with all of your purchasing and supply chain management issue.

For your early inclusion please contact us at 353 1 8369685


Top Tips for Dealing with Sales People
With a some help form our friends at salesjobs.ie, here is a little guide to better business between buyers and sellers. More >>>  

 

 

 

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