The 3rd CIPSA Category Management Forum
24th & 25th March 2010
The Australian Technology Park Sydney
Last year we explored the question of whether Category Management was “Simply a fad surfing the boardroom” and concluded that far from that being the case, Category Management was here to stay. But what exactly do we mean by Category Management?
“The Buyer”, our popular (and occasionally outspoken) Blogger at www.pponline.com.au offered the following definitions back in November:
“Category management is a genuine end-to-end process. Which is mostly what separates it from an upstream/downstream strategic sourcing role. Cat management envelops all aspects of the supply process more naturally than basic strat sourcing. Yes, it is more end to end. More supply chain management than procurement. Maybe even the fulfillment of the marketing proposition – from CONCEPTION to CONSUMPTION. Necessarily more involved with both the tip of the supply chain right through to the actual consumer need. “
Or as CIPS described it: “The entire art & science of supply chain management applied to a single category of expenditure.”
Programme
Featuring nine plenary sessions on generic category management subjects and three seminar streams addressing specific categories, the programme provides procurement practitioners with a unique opportunity to hear the latest ideas on how to optimize their category management programmes.
Further updates in the way of confirmed speakers and session content will be published regularly over the next few weeks, so watch this space.
