INTRODUCTION TO BUYING
A one-day interactive workshop for buyers.
OVERVIEW
Procurement accounts for up to 70% of a company's spend - yet much of it is
done by departmental managers without formal training in buying and negotiating.
This one-day workshop provides the essential groundwork for effective buying
and negotiating.
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Why you should attend The workshop provides practical, proven advice to get better value and establish sound customer-supplier relationships.. Who should attend The course is particularly suitable for new buyers and for purchasing, sales or marketing managers, supervisors and staff taking up such appointments for the first time. It may also be of benefit to those who have had little formal training in buying and negotiation and who wish to consolidate their experience. |
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How you and your organisation will benefit You will learn how to:
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Programme
SEMINAR METHOD The course is designed as a participative workshop and will involve discussion, syndicate work and role plays to enable delegates to put into practice the skills they acquire during the day. |
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Books by Kingswell Consultants Books on Service Management Hiles, A. N. The Complete Guide to IT Service Level Agreements, Matching Service Quality to Business Needs.. ISBN 0-9641648-2-5 published by Rothstein Associates Inc. The standard work on IT Service Level Agreements. Hiles, A. N. E-Business Service Level Agreements: Strategies for ISPs, ASPs, *SPs and CLECS. Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. The first book to deal specifically with e-commerce Service Level Agreements. Hiles, A. N. Service Level Agreements, Winning a Competitive Edge for Supply and Support Services. ISBN 0-9641648-4-1published by Rothstein Associates Inc. This book applies Service Level Agreements to services other than IT. Real case studies and example SLAs are provided ranging from Human Resources, Logistics, through Training, Livestock Handling, Logistics and Field Service Engineering. Hiles A.N. and Gunn, Dr. Y. Creating a Customer-Focused Help Desk: How to Win and Keep Your Customers. Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. ISBN 0-9641648-6-8 This book has the support of the Help Desk Institute www.helpdeskinst.com Books on Business Continuity Hiles A.N. Business Continuity Management: Best Practice. Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. ISBN 0-9641648-3-3. This book explicitly covers all the ten areas of business continuity competence required for membership of the Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRII) and the Business Continuity Institute (BCI). Hiles A.N. Enterprise Risk Assessment & Business Impact Analysis – Best Practices ISBN 1-931332-12-6 Published by Rothstein Associates Inc. Covers many techniques and methods of risk and impact assessment with detailed examples and checklists. e-Publication. Kingswell books on Business Continuity, Service Level Agreements and Help Desk Management will shortly be available by page download in conjunction with Rothstein Associates Inc and Books24x7.com. New and updated books. Existing books Business Continuity Management – Best Practice and IT Service Level Agreements have been extensively updated. See our products page or visit www.rothstein.com . All the above books can be obtained from: Rothstein Associates Inc. e-mail pjr@rothstein.com Telephone: USA: 1-888-ROTHSTEIN Hiles A.N. Guide to Risk Management. Published by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Hiles A.N. and Barnes, P. (Editor and main contributor) The Definitive Handbook of Business Continuity Management, John Wiley & Sons, 1999, ISBN 0 471 98622 4. Hiles, A.N. (contributor), Croner’s Purchasing and Supply Guide to I.T., 1994, ISBN 1 85524 271 0 Hiles, A.N. (contributor), Guide to Business Continuity Management, 1999, for the Confederation of British Industry by Caspian Publishing Hiles A.N. (contributor) Business Continuity Management, 2000, Institute of Directors / Department of Trade & Industry.
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