Engineered Procurement Firm ThreeCore Hires Supply Chain Management Expert; Procurement firm emphasizes deep industry experience as core competency.Business/Technology Editors BEVERLY, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2001 ThreeCore, Inc., a pioneering provider of engineered procurement solutions for custom-manufactured components, today announced that it has added Richard G. Weissman, Certified See certification. Purchasing Manager A Purchasing Manager is an employee within a company, business or other organization who is responsible at some level for buying or approving the acquisition of goods and services needed by the company. (C.P.M.), to their team of experts. Mr. Weissman brings more than 25 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, and operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. to ThreeCore. "Rich is an excellent addition to our technical staff. He will focus on expanding our supplier base and directing strategic initiatives tailored to the evolving needs of our customers," said Tom Collins, Vice President of Operations and co-founder of ThreeCore. "His broad-based supply chain experience is well documented. He is a fine complement to our team," he added. "ThreeCore's sourcing services fill a direct need in the market. ThreeCore's tools combine operations, innovative technology and industry experts to create a long-term solution to managing margins in a tight economy," Rich Weissman said. "I have always prided myself at being on the forefront of progressive supply chain initiatives. ThreeCore's best-practice procurement processes are the next wave in supply chain innovation," he added. In addition to his C.P.M., Mr. Weissman holds an M.S. in Management from Lesley University Lesley University is a private university with campuses at Boston and Cambridge, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Lesley College was founded by Edith Lesley in 1909 as The Lesley School, focused on early childhood education as a part of a larger international kindergarten and a B.A. from Rutgers University Rutgers University, main campus at New Brunswick, N.J.; land-grant and state supported; coeducational except for Douglass College; chartered 1766 as Queen's College, opened 1771. Campuses and Facilities Rutgers maintains three campuses. . He is a past president of the Purchasing Management Association of Boston (PMAB PMAB Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behavior PMAB Purchasing Management Association of Boston PMAB Prototype Measurement and Analysis Branch ), a member of the National Association of Purchasing Management, APICS APICS Association for Operations Management APICS Educational Society for Resource Management (formerly American Production and Inventory Control Society) APICS American Production & Inventory Control Society , and the American Society for Training and Development. He has authored over 30 articles and papers on procurement, negotiation, materials management Materials management is the branch of logistics that deals with the tangible components of a supply chain. Specifically, this covers the acquisition of spare parts and replacements, quality control of purchasing and ordering such parts, and the standards involved in ordering, and business topics. He currently sits on the editorial advisory board of the Supplier Selection and Management Report. His column "Ask Rich" is featured on the PMAB's home page. He previously served on the editorial advisory board of Electronic Buyer's News where he was honored with the "Top 10 Professional Purchasers" award. About ThreeCore, Inc. ThreeCore is an engineering-based procurement firm that relies upon human intelligence to manage the procurement process and leverage the power of the Internet in procurement transactions. Its innovative approach blends industry expertise and proprietary supplier rankings with a host of online procurement tools, enabling its manufacturing clients to source custom direct materials at lower total cost. The company is currently focusing on the aerospace, semiconductor, and telecommunications industries, in addition to medical devices and other high-tech manufacturing. For additional information regarding ThreeCore's engineered procurement solutions, contact Joseph Tragert, Vice President of Marketing, at (978) 921-7166, or visit www.threecore.com. |
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