Supply Excellence — Stockholm: Supply Management Nordic Style

Stockholm: Supply Management Nordic Style

April 20th, 2007 · by Tim Minahan · No Comments · Supply Management 2.0 Forum, supply management

Gentlemen’s Quarterly (GQ) recently rated Stockholm as the city with the most beautiful women in the world. (I’ll be sure to let you know.) What the fashion magazine overlooked was that the Nordic region also boasts some of the most advanced supply management organizations on the planet.

On Wednesday, April 25th, the Supply Management 2.0 Forum will stop in Stockholm to showcase some of the practices and techniques Nordic companies are using to improve their sourcing, contract, and supplier management performance. Both the mainstage and the audience at this event are jam packed. (In fact, we just moved the Stockholm Forum to a larger venue due to the high volume of registrants.)

The Stockholm Forum will feature three of the most advanced supply management organizations in the Nordics:

UPM-Kymmene, one of the world’s leading forestry products companies, will share the secrets behind its supply management transformation. UPM will also reveal how it is using environmentally and socially responsible supply practices to secure long-term supply and lower supply costs.
Norwegian Defence will showcase how it is using advanced sourcing techniques to ensure supply and hold down costs for its military operations and research initiatives.
Perlos, a global design and manufacturing partner for the telecom and electronics industries, will share how it is leveraging strategic sourcing success to contribute to its corporate profitability improvement program.

If the standout presentations from Compass Group and Visa at last year’s forum are any indication, this year’s Stockholm event promises to be a huge learning experience. For example, Compass Group’s e-Sourcing lead offered this helpful check list to determine what spend is ripe for auctioning:

Can you define clear specification for the category?
Is there a competitive supplier pool?
Is the spending or unit volume significant enough to be of interest to suppliers?
Are you prepared to change suppliers based upon the auction results?

“If you can honestly answer ‘Yes’ to each of these questions, the category can be auctioned,” according to Compass.

The high number of registrants suggests that this year’s Stockholm Forum will also be an excellent opportunity for Nordic-region supply managers to network with your peers.

Don’t miss out. Register here today. I hope to see you there.

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