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Purchasing & Supply Management Podcast Series
Have you checked out the Purchasing & Supply Management Podcast Series?
Available online for free, the podcast series covers additional supply chain management and purchasing topics in an audio format.
Recent podcasts include:
- Cost Reduction Ideas (Beyond Sourcing)
- Procurement Technology Success Secrets
- Global Strategic Sourcing Tools
- And much more!
New Course! Executing A Global Sourcing Strategy
With all the talk about the global sourcing that many companies are doing, one may think that it is easy, right? That perception could not be further from the truth. Global sourcing may be one of the most complex activities you’ll encounter as a purchasing professional.
There’s no doubt about it – global sourcing is a challenge with many opportunities to fail. There are many complex processes that need to be done right. It’s not enough to know what those processes are. You need to know how to perform those processes in order to be successful.
Despite the challenges of global sourcing, purchasing professionals do succeed at it. They succeed because they know specifically how to handle all of the situations involving coordinating logistics, dealing with customs, arranging payment, identifying countries for sourcing, finding suppliers, calculating landed cost, assessing risks, and implementing their global contracts. Our highly personal and interactive online course "Executing A Global Sourcing Strategy" will teach you how to take global sourcing from a concept to a successful reality!
For more information visit "Executing A Global Sourcing Strategy"
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION NOW FEATURED ON YOUTUBE
PITTSBURGH, PA - November 20, 2008 - YouTube may not seem like a common place to cover purchasing-related topics, but SPSM® Certification Provider Next Level Purchasing hopes to change that by launching the Purchasing Certification Channel, the first YouTube channel devoted entirely to procurement and supply chain topics. Purchasing professionals can now access videos on a range of supply chain topics, including an informal history of purchasing, how to use the PurchSearch tool, inventory carrying cost calculation, and much more, for free at www.youtube.com/nextlevelpurchasing.
Videos are added to the Purchasing Certification Channel every month, covering new developments and trends in the purchasing field or topics that students of Next Level Purchasing suggest. In light of recent economic activity, coverage discussing how current economic conditions have resulted in suppliers voluntarily reducing prices or cancelling price increases resulting in cost avoidance for many purchasers was added to the Purchasing Certification Channel's lineup.
"We aim to keep purchasing professionals engaged and educated by covering different supply chain topics; the Purchasing Certification Channel provides another medium to do just that. With YouTube we are able make these procurement-related videos available to purchasing professionals around the globe instantly," said Charles Dominick, SPSM, president and founder of Next Level Purchasing.
Next Level Purchasing is a leading provider of online training for purchasing professionals. Its training includes the globally-recognized SPSM® Certification for world-class supply management success. Its services enable organizations to lower costs, support operations, and reduce risk by improving purchasing processes and expanding the capabilities of supply management organizations. Visit Next Level Purchasing at: www.NextLevelPurchasing.com.
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POPULAR GAMES WITH A PROCUREMENT TWIST ENHANCE TRAINING
PITTSBURGH, PA - November 17, 2008 - While you may not expect to find procurement-related questions on popular game shows, SPSM® Certification-provider Next Level Purchasing has brought some more fun to the purchasing field by integrating purchasing information with such games as hangman, million-dollar quiz, and crosswords.
The games, designed to not only bring fun to purchasing training but also reinforce a student's learning, are already available at the mid-point of all ten of Next Level Purchasing's full-length online procurement courses. The course "14 Purchasing Best Practices" includes a game similar to "Jeopardy" and reviews material from the first four lessons. The student will have three categories to choose from: "Annual Buying Plans," "Supplier Performance," and "Qualifying Suppliers." Each category offers three questions with point values ranging from 100-300 and the student will have two and a half minutes to answer as many questions correctly as possible. Additional games are expected to be added throughout each course in the near future.
A special game will be available to the public for free through the eNewsletter PurchTips starting on November 19, 2008. The "Million Dollar Savings Game", which includes questions based on content from previous editions of PurchTips, mimics "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" in its format. The contestant has two hints available to help them try to achieve as much "cost savings" as possible.
"It's important that purchasers are able to acquire and apply the information from our courses, but learning doesn't have to be boring. These new games are intended to help support our students' learning while letting them have some fun at the same time," said Charles Dominick, SPSM, president and founder of Next Level Purchasing.
Next Level Purchasing is a leading provider of online training for purchasing professionals. Its training includes the globally-recognized SPSM® Certification for world-class supply management success. Its services enable organizations to lower costs, support operations, and reduce risk by improving purchasing processes and expanding the capabilities of supply management organizations. Visit Next Level Purchasing at: www.NextLevelPurchasing.com.
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NEW ONLINE TOOL FOR PURCHASING PROFESSIONALS
PITTSBURGH, PA - September 17, 2008 - Procurement professionals can now find the reliable and relevant purchasing information they want online, without the clutter. PurchSearch, a custom search engine created by online training provider Next Level Purchasing, crawls only approved reliable and relevant sources including trustworthy industry magazine publications and blogs.
With the amount of information available online, reliable purchasing information can get lost in unrelated search hits, PurchSearch allows professionals to find procurement-related information quickly and easily. PurchSearch indexes pages from magazines Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Purchasing, industry blogs Sourcing Innovation and Spend Matters and many others. By indexing only approved sources, purchasers can be assured that the information they find is relevant to their search and reliable.
The SPSM Certification Program is comprised of a series of interactive online courses, which enable purchasing professionals to master invaluable skills categorized into six key facets of purchasing: fundamentals; analysis & spreadsheets; contract law; project management; best practices; and sourcing. Organizations located throughout six continents have enrolled their purchasers in the program.
"Purchasers are busy professionals and they want to be able to find reliable information quickly and easily, and we wanted to provide purchasing professionals with the tools they needed. PurchSearch ," said Charles Dominick, SPSM, president and founder of Next Level Purchasing.
Next Level Purchasing is a leading provider of online training for purchasing professionals. Its training includes the Senior Professional in Supply Management Certification Program for world-class supply management success. Its services enable organizations to lower costs, support operations, and reduce risk by improving purchasing processes and expanding the capabilities of supply management organizations. Visit Next Level Purchasing at www.NextLevelPurchasing.com.
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PITTSBURGH TRAINING PROVIDER NAMED TO DISTINGUISHED SUPPLY CHAIN LIST
Pittsburgh, PA -- August 6, 2008 - Next Level Purchasing, Inc., a provider of online training for purchasing professionals, has been named in Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine's '2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100' list for the second consecutive year.
Those included in the '2008 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100' this year are leading providers of supply chain services and technologies who are at the forefront of innovation. "Our goal with this year's '100' is to highlight a broad range of solutions and services targeted at a variety of industries, addressing the needs of companies of varying sizes, and assisting in the transformation of a diverse mix of the functions that make up the supply chain," explained Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Next Level Purchasing's Senior Professional in Supply Management® (SPSM) Certification Program utilizes a 21st Century internet classroom to provide a series of interactive online courses, which enable purchasing professionals to master invaluable skills categorized into six key facets of purchasing: fundamentals; analysis & spreadsheets; contract law; project management; best practices; and sourcing.
"Next Level Purchasing is honored to be recognized as one of the top service providers in the supply chain profession by one of the field's most respected publications," said Next Level Purchasing's president and founder, Charles Dominick, SPSM. "I dedicate this honor to our customers, whose desire for measurable results inspires us to innovate and continually improve."
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.
About Next Level Purchasing, Inc.
Next Level Purchasing is a leading provider of online training for purchasing professionals. Its services enable organizations to lower costs, support operations, and reduce risk by improving purchasing processes and expanding the capabilities of supply management organizations. Organizations located throughout six continents have enrolled their purchasers in Next Level Purchasing courses. Visit Next Level Purchasing at www.NextLevelPurchasing.com.
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PITTSBURGH TRAINING PROVIDER INCLUDED IN DISTINGUISHED LIST
Pittsburgh, PA -- July 18, 2007 - Next Level Purchasing, Inc., a provider of online training for purchasing professionals, has recently been named in Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine's '2007 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100' list.
Those included in the '2007 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100' are at the forefront of enabling companies of varying sizes and industries to meet the challenges of the evolving supply chain. "The corporate executives and line-of-business leaders who rely on the magazine want to know what the different supply chain solution and service providers are doing to help them meet the challenges of the 21st century supply chain," explained Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive.
Next Level Purchasing's Senior Professional in Supply Management (SPSM) Certification Program utilizes a 21st Century internet classroom to provide a series of interactive online courses, which enable purchasing professionals to master invaluable skills categorized into six key facets of purchasing: fundamentals; analysis & spreadsheets; contract law; project management; best practices; and sourcing.
"Next Level Purchasing is honored to be recognized as one of the top service providers in the supply chain profession by one of the field's most respected publications," said Next Level Purchasing's president and founder, Charles Dominick, SPSM. "I dedicate this honor to our customers, whose desire for measurable results inspires us to innovate and continually improve."
About Supply & Demand Chain Executive
Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.
About Next Level Purchasing, Inc.
Next Level Purchasing is a leading provider of online training for purchasing professionals. Its services enable organizations to lower costs, support operations, and reduce risk by improving purchasing processes and expanding the capabilities of supply management organizations. Organizations located throughout six continents have enrolled their purchasers in Next Level Purchasing courses. Visit Next Level Purchasing at www.NextLevelPurchasing.com.
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SUPPLY CHAIN TRAINING PROVIDER WINS INNOVATIVE BUSINESS AWARD
MOON TOWNSHIP, PA – October 9, 2006 – Next Level Purchasing, Inc. earned recognition locally as the recipient of the
Innovative Business of the Year Award during the Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber of Commerce (PAACC) Celebration of
Excellence at The Club at Nevillewood on Thursday, September 28, 2006.
Next Level Purchasing was specifically recognized for its ability to implement technology and innovation that has resulted
in new growth and operational efficiency, since the company was founded six years ago with a mere $2,000 investment.
“Next Level Purchasing clearly exemplified the determination and energy that it takes to be an innovative leader in the
business community,” said Chamber president Sally Haas. “The Pittsburgh Airport Area Chamber is proud to have them as a
member and mentor for other businesses.”
The company’s online education model enables students from around the globe to participate in its self-paced purchasing
training program. While traditional corporate learning would have required an instructor to travel to each customer site,
online training has enabled Next Level Purchasing to train professionals from more than 50 countries without leaving the
office.
“We are honored to be recognized as the PAACC Innovative Business of the Year,” said Charles Dominick, SPSM, president of
Next Level Purchasing. “It is very gratifying to win this particular award in the key economic region of Pennsylvania that
the Chamber represents.”
Next Level Purchasing is a leading provider of online training for supply chain professionals. Its training includes the
Senior Professional in Supply Management Certification® Program for world-class supply chain success. Its services
enable organizations to lower costs, support operations, and reduce risk by improving supply chain processes and expanding
the capabilities of supply chain organizations. Visit Next Level Purchasing at www.NextLevelPurchasing.com.
For the latest supply chain news, visit
www.NextLevelPurchasing.com/supply-chain-news.html.
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SUPPLY CHAIN TRAINING
PROVIDER ANNOUNCES MASSIVE
IMPROVEMENTS &
A PRICE FREEZE THROUGH JULY 2006 |
PITTSBURGH, PA -- March 21, 2006
- Next Level Purchasing, Inc., a
provider of online training for
supply chain professionals, has
announced the completion of a
significant phase of its
continuous improvement efforts.
The improvements made affect
many aspects of Next Level
Purchasing's online supply chain
classroom and the total
interactive experience for its
students.
Some of the wide ranging
improvements made by Next Level
Purchasing include:
- The addition of video summaries
at the end of each lesson
- The doubling of audio clips in
each class that allow the
student to listen to the
material instead of reading it
- Revisions to Next Level
Purchasing's printer-friendly
versions of the class materials
in order to make them more
user-friendly
- A move to higher-quality
certificate paper
- The introduction of new
weather-resistant envelopes in
which certificates are mailed
- The total overhaul of Next Level
Purchasing's "Frequently
Asked Questions" page
"We have a passion for giving
supply chain professionals the
highest-quality, most rewarding
learning experience possible,"
said Charles Dominick, SPSM,
president of Next Level
Purchasing. "From adding
high-tech multimedia right down
to using better envelopes in
which we mail our certificates,
we have made drastic
improvements on behalf of our
students, who we deeply respect.
And the best news of all is that
we are going to provide this
higher-quality learning
experience at the same prices
through July 2006."
Next Level Purchasing is a
leading provider of online
training for supply chain
professionals. Its services
enable organizations to lower
costs, support operations, and
reduce risk by improving supply
chain processes and expanding
the capabilities of supply chain
organizations. Visit Next Level
Purchasing at
www.NextLevelPurchasing.com. For
the latest supply chain news,
visit
www.NextLevelPurchasing.com/news.
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