From: M Taylor [mlt@mltweb.com] Sent: Friday, September 07, 2001 6:36 PM To: BUYTRAIN Mail List (E-mail) Subject: Buytrain List: [justinetime] Just in ETime Newsletter Are you using this tool? A free email newsletter from NAPM that is timely and informative. Cheryl does a great job of including articles on current events and links to important information. Following is a copy of the current edition. Subscription is free to all memembers of NAPM. Subscribe at http://www.napm.org/AboutNapm/justinetimesignup.cfm Mike Taylor, C.P.M. Contract Support Services Fluor Hanford -----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Chadwick [mailto:CCHADWIC@NAPM.org] Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 7:08 AM To: NAPM Just in ETime Subject: [justinetime] Just in ETime Newsletter JUST IN ETIME Thursday, September 6, 2001 IN THIS ISSUE: -- Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Contracts In August Say Purchasing And Supply Executives In Latest Non-Manufacturing NAPM Report On Business® -- Online Course Starts September 21st. -- Have You Seen The Latest Issue Of Practix? -- Register Now For An NAPM Seminar And Mark Your Calendar. Space Is Limited! --------------- NON-MANUFACTURING BUSINESS ACTIVITY CONTRACTS IN AUGUST SAY PURCHASING AND SUPPLY EXECUTIVES IN LATEST NON-MANUFACTURING NAPM REPORT ON BUSINESS® Business activity in the non-manufacturing sector shrank in August 2001 say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing NAPM Report On Business®. The report was issued today by Ralph G. Kauffman, Ph.D., C.P.M., chair of the National Association of Purchasing Management's Non-Manufacturing Business Survey Committee and coordinator of the purchasing and supply management program, University of Houston-Downtown. "In August, NAPM's Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index indicated decreased activity in the non-manufacturing economy compared to July," Kauffman said. "New Orders decreased and Order Backlogs shrank more rapidly in August than in July. Exports also decreased while Imports increased for the first time in eight months. Employment was reduced and Inventories continued to decline. Supplier Deliveries were faster in August for the first time since the inception of NAPM's non-manufacturing business survey in July 1997. Prices decreased in August for the second consecutive month, and the Non-Manufacturing Inventory Sentiment Index indicated that purchasing and supply executives felt a somewhat greater degree of discomfort with the level of inventories in August than they did in July," Kauffman said. For the complete report go to: http://www.napm.org/NAPMReport/NMROB092001.cfm --------------- ONLINE COURSE STARTING SEPTEMBER 21ST NAPM's online course, Purchasing and the Law, begins September 21, 2001. "Purchasing and the Law" is a four-week course designed as an overall introduction to contract law and the UCC. The entire course will be delivered over the World Wide Web and the Internet. Students may participate at any time of the day or night; there will be no standard time when all class participants MUST meet. Students have weekly assignments deadlines. This course includes the textbook: Purchasing Law, by Helen M. Pohlig, Esq. For more information about this course, the instructor, or to register, see: http://www.napm.org/Seminars/purchasinglawcourse.cfm --------------- HAVE YOU SEEN THE LATEST ISSUE OF PRACTIX? Practix, a quarterly Best Practices in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management publication available from CAPS Research, just released its latest issue. The article in the September issue are: <> Buyer-Driven Electronic Marketplaces: Developing Business Models for an Integrated E-Procurement Strategy <> Management of Supplier Network Knowledge for Enhanced Manufacturing Efficiency <> Evolution of Online Auctions in B2B E-Procurement To read the latest issue of Practix visit: http://www.capsresearch.org/PractixPDFs/Practix901.pdf --------------- REGISTER NOW FOR AN NAPM SEMINAR AND MARK YOUR CALENDAR. SPACE IS LIMITED! Looking to leverage value across your organization? Looking to source more strategically? Look no further! Attend NAPM's NEW Commodity Teams seminar and let NAPM help you learn the leading-edge approach to optimizing supply management! Commodity Teams: Leveraging Value Across the Whole Organization Dallas, TX November 15-16, 2001 Commodity teams are regarded as a leading- edge approach to optimizing supply management's organizational contribution. They are a unique opportunity to enhance and leverage value across an entire organization. This advanced seminar covers how to organize and use commodity teams with a "value focus." It will equip participants with effective team-building and participation skills. Who Should Attend Supply management professionals, as well as professionals from other functions such as maintenance, engineering, finance and accounting, and quality control who are involved in or relate with a commodity team. This program is valuable to those who are or may become members of a commodity team initiative in their organization. For the complete seminar outline, or to register for this course, go to: http://www.napm.org/shopping/seminar.cfm?ID=97&No=4408 New to Supply Management? Need a refresher course? Fundamentals of Purchasing: The Building Blocks of World-Class Professionalism (3-day) Atlanta, GA October 3-5, 2001 NAPM continues its commitment to professional development with this newly revised, highly interactive, hands-on seminar: Fundamentals of Purchasing. The program begins with the key concepts underlying a world-class purchasing and supply organization and moves through leading-edge issues, including e-commerce. Participants will learn through a variety of interactive teaching methods, such as case studies, exercises, lectures, and both small- and large-group discussions. Throughout the session, you will develop a network of colleagues from a variety of organizations. Led by a seasoned instructor with years of experience in teaching purchasing interactively, this seminar is an excellent first step on your path to a world-class career in purchasing and supply management. For the complete seminar outline, or to register for this course, go to: http://www.napm.org/shopping/seminar.cfm?ID=53&No=4392 --------------- NOTE: Some links in this message may be too long to fit on a single line, which means you may receive error messages when you select them. If this happens, simply copy and paste the links into your Internet browser's address window (navigation bar). Questions/Comments? Contact Cheryl Chadwick at cchadwic@napm.org. ©Copyright 2001 National Association of Purchasing Management, All Rights Reserved. --- You are currently subscribed to justinetime as: Michael_L_Taylor@RL.gov To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-justinetime-1922N@lists.napm.org