AberdeenGroup Launches Procurement & Global Supply Research 'Channel' on Aberdeen.com; Key Performance Indicators, Benchmarking Tools, Research, and Events Serve Growing Needs of Global Supply & Procurement Community.BOSTON Boston, town, England Boston, town (1991 pop. 26,495), E central England, on the Witham River. Boston's fame as a port dates from the 13th cent., when it was a Hanseatic port trading wool and wine. Having recovered from a decline in the 18th and 19th cent. -- During The CPO's Summit, Tim Minahan, AberdeenGroup's Senior Vice President and Chief Services Officer, announced the launch of Aberdeen's new Procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. & Supply Research 'Channel' on www.aberdeen Aberdeen, former county, Scotland Aberdeen, former county, Scotland: see Aberdeenshire. Aberdeen, city, Scotland Aberdeen, city (1991 pop. .com. The Procurement & Supply Research Channel serves Aberdeen's growing and diverse community of procurement and supply chain professionals with online research tools, benchmarking and best practice reports, key performance indicators Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are financial and non-financial metrics used to quantify objectives to reflect strategic performance of an organization. KPIs are used in Business Intelligence to assess the present state of the business and to prescribe a course of action. (KPIs), decision support tools, and learning events. --Content is now organized to enable procurement executives to benchmark their operational efficiency and effectiveness, identify procurement best practices, and assess solutions and services to accelerate and sustain continuous improvements. --Programming includes research on strategic sourcing, procurement operations and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. , contract management and compliance, category spend management, supplier management and improvement, and invoice An itemized statement or written account of goods sent to a purchaser or consignee by a vendor that indicates the quantity and price of each piece of merchandise shipped. A consular invoice is one used in foreign trade. reconciliation and payment. --Aberdeen's latest Research Channel also includes special features on procurement strategies and solutions for mid-market companies. "Aberdeen has benchmarked the procurement competency COMPETENCY, evidence. The legal fitness or ability of a witness to be heard on the trial of a cause. This term is also applied to written or other evidence which may be legally given on such trial, as, depositions, letters, account-books, and the like. 2. , performance, and best practices of more than 6,000 enterprises," said Tim Minahan. "The Procurement & Supply Research Channel provides procurement and supply executives with a single knowledge center for benchmarking their organization's performance and identifying best practices to accelerate improvements." Jamie Bedard, Aberdeen's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , said, "Aberdeen's Global Supply Management team is leading the market with fact-based research and unprecedented insight into the supply strategies and technology solutions that winning companies are using. Our new, easy-to-navigate website serves the needs of more than 120,000 registered users worldwide, providing a wealth of highly relevant tools to help supply chain professionals build an arsenal of leading research and benchmarking resources. Related Aberdeen research "channels" include Supply Chain & Logistics, Service Chain, Manufacturing & Design, Customer Management, along with corporate functional categories such as HR, Finance, and IT. To visit Aberdeen's Procurement & Supply Research Channel, follow this link: http://www.aberdeen.com/channel/procs.asp or visit www.aberdeen.com. About AberdeenGroup, Inc. AberdeenGroup provides fact-based research and insights focused on the global, technology-driven value chain. Aberdeen's benchmarking, market and solution assessments, sales acceleration programs, and conferences support Global 5000 value chain and technology executives and the solution providers who serve them. For more information, visit www.aberdeen.com or call 617-723-7890. |
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