AberdeenGroup and PURCHASING Magazine Launch ''The CPO's Summit''; Premier Procurement Best-Practices Forum for Supply Management Executives.

BOSTON -- AberdeenGroup and PURCHASING magazine announce "The CPO's Summit" conference, the premier forum for supply management executives to exchange best practices and accelerate strategies for transforming procurement into a value-creating corporate function through the use of advanced supply strategies and technologies. The CPO's Summit will be held at the Westin Copley Hotel in Boston, November 16 and 17, 2005.

Senior procurement executives from Sara Lee Corporation, Delphi Corporation, Time-Warner, Delta Air Lines, Tyco International, and other enterprises will share their companies' supply strategies and experiences. Senior editors from PURCHASING magazine and research analysts from AberdeenGroup will share benchmarks, trends, and best practices in the following areas:

--Managing services spend

--Supply risk management

--Supply management technologies

--Aligning supply strategies with corporate goals

--Benefits/risks of low-cost country sourcing (LCCS)

--Commodities outlook -- metals, chemicals, plastic resins, electronic components

--How supply management can help a company in danger of filing for Chapter 11 protection

"The CPO's Summit is the first event to bring together the leaders in supply management research, strategy, and execution," said Tim Minahan, leader of Aberdeen's Supply Management research practice. "We are extremely excited to partner with PURCHASING magazine to deliver this unique learning forum and networking event for supply management executives."

"PURCHASING magazine is delighted to be working with AberdeenGroup," said Editor-In-Chief Paul E. Teague. "We have put together program content that will give procurement and supply-chain professionals the information they need to help their companies prosper in a fiercely competitive and changing global environment."

For information, visit (http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/CPO05/default.asp) or contact Kevin Fitzgerald, VP, Supply Management Research, AberdeenGroup, [phone]. Email [e-mail].

About AberdeenGroup

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 [phone].

About PURCHASING magazine

PURCHASING is the magazine of total supply chain management and is read by the world's largest audience of purchasing professionals. For more than 85 years, PURCHASING has served professionals working in manufacturing, process, and service companies. For more information, visit www.purchasing.com or phone [phone].