Asia Strategic Procurement Forum, 3rd & 4th November 2008

In response to this pressure, many procurement professionals slash advertising, cut travels, restrict non-essential expenditure and even start cutting back their investment on critical activities such as research and development.

CPOs are pressured to look into procurement improvements that can create sustainable year-over-year cost reductions to support continued profitability and growth. The same pressure has also prompted CEOs and CFOs to drive procurement initiatives to deliver significantly greater savings results in this period of commodity price increases.

It is a constant challenge for procurement executives and practitioners to predict future procurement trends and drive strategic value in their organisations. It is equally important for procurement practitioners to look ahead and understand what the Asian procurement landscape will look like in the next few years.

With these issues in mind, this Asian Strategic Procurement Forum scheduled for 03 & 04 November 2008 has been designed to focus on effects of globalisation on procurement sector, emerging technology tools, proven methodologies and industry best practices that will radically change procurement. You will walk away from this conference with insights on how to look beyond dollar savings and into potential impacts across the entire supply chain including quality and service of goods and services purchased.

As a further enhancement to this event, all sessions in this conference programme have been pitched at a strategic level, directly addressing many of the current hot issues in the Asian markets. This 2-day event will feature best practice case studies and panel discussions presented by industry experts and successful practitioners who are spearheading procurement functions in this region.