-- The strategic role of the CPO -- Business process, technology and organizational innovation -- The convergence of procurement and finance -- Globalization and its impact on supply management -- Supplier performance and risk management -- Strategic Sourcing Cycle including -- Spend analysis -- E-Sourcing -- Contract Lifecycle Management -- The Procure-to-Pay Cycle including -- E-Procurement -- E-Payables -- Supplier Enablement -- P-cards -- Management of complex spend categories including -- Travel & entertainment, -- Contingent labor and professional services, -- Telecommunications -- Business process outsourcing (BPO) and other consulting servicesDuring the proceedings Aberdeen will also announce the recipients of its 2007 Achievement Awards for Global Supply Management. Five companies will receive awards in various categories of excellence. Selections were based solely upon Aberdeen's qualitative and quantitative research over the past 18 months, including survey respondents and interviews to conclude the winners. For registration and event information, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/events/live/cpo07/default.asp About Aberdeen Group, a Harte-Hanks Company Aberdeen is a leading provider of fact-based research and market intelligence that delivers demonstrable results. Having benchmarked more than 30,000 companies in the past two years, Aberdeen is uniquely positioned to educate users to action: driving market awareness, creating demand, enabling sales, and delivering meaningful return-on-investment analysis. As the trusted advisor to the global technology markets, corporations turn to Aberdeen for insights that drive decisions. As a Harte-Hanks Company, Aberdeen plays a key role of putting content in context for the global direct and targeted marketing company. Aberdeen's analytical and independent view of the "customer optimization" process of Harte-Hanks (Information - Opportunity - Insight - Engagement - Interaction) extends the client value and accentuates the strategic role Harte-Hanks brings to the market. For additional information, visit Aberdeen http://www.aberdeen.com or call (617) 723-7890, or to learn more about Harte-Hanks, call (800) 456-9748 or go to http://www.harte-hanks.com.
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