Corporate United Announces Its Selection as a 2006 Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 Thought Leader; Leading Business Magazine Presents Annual Listing of Innovative Supply and Demand Chain Suppliers.CLEVELAND Cleveland, former county, England Cleveland, former county, NE England, created under the Local Government Act of 1972 (effective 1974). It was composed of the county boroughs of Hartlepool and Teeside and parts of the former counties of Durham and -- Corporate United, the nation's largest group purchasing organization A group purchasing organization is an entity that leverages the purchasing power of a group of businesses to obtain discounts from vendors based on the collective buying power of the GPO members. Many GPOs are funded by administrative fees that are actually paid by the vendors. , has been named to the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine, the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation. Corporate United becomes part of the fifth-annual listing of the Supply & Demand Chain Executive 100 in Supply & Demand Chain Executive's June/July 2006 issue. Five years ago, Supply & Demand Chain Executive announced its first "100" list of supply chain solution providers, consultants and other organizations that were helping lead the way in transforming companies' supply and demand chains. "We're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are very pleased to have been selected for this very prestigious recognition," said Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. Marc Rosen Ros´en a. 1. Consisting of roses; rosy. . "It's it's 1. Contraction of it is. 2. Contraction of it has. See Usage Note at its. it's it is or it has it's be ~have very satisfying to be recognized for the contributions Corporate United is making to its members and the business world in general." This year the magazine focused the criteria for its "100" feature on innovation. "Our readers turn to Supply & Demand Chain Executive to learn about new solutions and best practices for enabling the supply chain, to understand trends in supply chain technology, and to benchmark their own companies' enablement initiatives with those of other enterprises across industry verticals," explained Andrew K Andrew K is a Greek DJ and record producer. He has released over 30 records in a variety of well-respected labels including Armada, Mo-Do, Pure Substance, Vapour, Babylon Records and more. As a DJ, he has appeared in many countries across the globe. . Reese REESE Research and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (National Science Foundation) , editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "The corporate executives and line-of-business leaders who rely on the magazine want to know not only what the state of the art is today, but what will be the cutting edge of supply chain transformation and enablement tomorrow." Highlighting the magazine's objective search for organizations engaged with innovative strategies, Corporate United cites efforts in several areas. First, Corporate United is focused on maintaining a horizontal group purchasing organization structure. Additionally, a big part of its success is concentrating on driving value in the indirect spend arena where FORTUNE 500 companies continue to discover huge savings opportunities and business enhancements. Next, Corporate United is more successful than any other group buying organization in achieving truly leveraged agreements with suppliers where a 500% to 1,000% ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). within the first two years is realized by the member company participating on the given contract. Finally, creating an environment where members are active participants in developing contracts means agreements are developed to truly serve the members' needs and that leverage exists beyond price negotiations. "Our innovation and commitment to success has resulted in membership growth to over 80 companies representing in excess of $220 billion in combined revenues; Corporate United now has the buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. of a virtual FORTUNE 3 company. Our unique position allows us to serve the specific needs of each member while leveraging those areas where we can reduce the members' overall total cost of ownership," said Rosen. About Corporate United Since 1997, Corporate United has been assisting the world's largest and leading companies to realize the power of leverage and indirect spend savings on their bottom lines. Corporate United facilitates an unrivaled network and provides the services and resource flexibility companies need to manage their enterprise spend requirements. CU provides more than 80 Global 2000 companies across every industry sector with sourcing and contract management solutions. To learn more about our business model, please contact Corporate United at 440-895-0938 or visit our Web site at www.corporateunited.com. 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 steer castrated male cattle beast over a year of age. See also bullock, buller steer. steer bulling see bulling. steer Medtalk verb executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. Find the magazine on the Web at www.SDCExec.com. |
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