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Leveraging Six Sigma to Drive Supply Chain Efficiencies and Savings
October 19, 2010
This post is from the Contracting Intelligence Blog In a November 4th, 2003 article by Next Level Purchasing’s Charles Dominick titled “Purchaser’s Introduction to Six Sigma,” Charles stressed that “As a purchaser, you can use the Six Sigma methodology in a variety of ways.” This includes everything from “working with a supplier to improve the […]
Attack on NextLevelPurchasing.com Site Despicable
June 27, 2010
We continue to fight off the DDoS attack on NextLevelPurchasing.com that I reported on Wednesday. Our technology partners have reported that our website is being hit 300 – 1,000 times per second with malicious traffic, crashing the server and rendering the website inaccessible. We continue to work on implementing solutions in the hope that access […]
Against a backdrop of yet another public sector scandal, winning “True Peference” status as a government supplier is an achievable goal
March 27, 2010
With stories of public sector procurement scandals almost common place as covered in Charles Dominick’s Purchasing Certification Blog, there are oftentimes more questions than answers regarding the government competitive bid process. In Part 4 of the 7-Part Seven Steps to Success: Jump Start Government Contract series, Washington-based author expert Judy Bradt will be joining us […]
Recognizing the changing dynamics of the social media world, Next Level Purchasing steps up its service and value to the market
January 6, 2010
When Next Level Purchasing founder and visionary Charles Dominick appeared as part of a guest panel in the 2-Part series “Is The Traditional Association Model Dead?” it was clear that he grasped the significance of the changing landscape in terms of professional development and insights. In his thoughtful and diplomatic manner, Dominick pointed out the […]
Next Level Purchasing’s SPSM2 designation relfects a commitment to continued developmental excellence
July 2, 2009
As both a seasoned speaker and lecturer who has had the privileged of addressing small classrooms of 20 people to 400 professionals at a keynote address, I understand the critical importance of maintaining the highest degree of relevancy in terms of present day insights and viable emerging practices within the procurement profession. Many of the […]
Next Level Purchasing: Translating Success
June 23, 2009
“The goal of a good translation is when the source and the target texts communicate the same message . . . Measuring Success in Translation, an industry axiom When I received an advanced copy of Next Level Purchasing’s press release announcing that they were about to introduce a Spanish Speaking version of their highly acclaimed […]
May 21st PI Window on Business Revisits and Expands Upon our Panel Discussion that Asked the Question: Is the Traditional Membership Model Dead? (http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Jon-Hansen)
May 19, 2009
We once again welcome our guest panel of Tim McCarthy (IACCM), David Clevenger (Corporate United), Cindy Allen-Murphy (Buyers Meeting Point), and Charles Dominick (Next Level Purchasing) as we discuss the ongoing viability of the traditional association membership model. In this week’s show we delve even deeper into the questions that surround the significant changes and […]
PI Window on Business On-Demand Broadcast Available for April 9 Show: Is The Traditional Association Membership Model Dead?
April 9, 2009
A panel of distinguished guests addressed what is without a doubt one of the most interesting and perhaps controversial issues facing the supply chain professional today . . . “Is the traditional association membership model dead?” Moving from the shadows of an adjunct function of the finance department to a recognized role of strategic importance […]
PI Window on Business Quick Post: Updated Link to Poll that asks the question, “Is the traditional association membership model still relevant?”
April 9, 2009
Corresponding with today’s PI Window on Business Show, we have recently launched a poll that asks if the traditional association membership model is still relevant. Here is the updated link through which you can cast your vote on this controversial and thought provoking question: Association Relevancy. Also be sure to join me and our distinguished […]
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New Socializing Your Supply Chain Group Launched on SRM Portal
July 28, 2011
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The tagline for the new Socializing Your Supply Chain Group that was just launched on the Supplier Relationship Management Portal is “Investigating how social networks can help you to better connect buyers with their suppliers.” It is an interesting premise in that social networking and social media are rapidly becoming the mediums of choice in […]