Join Hospitality Supply Management, an Institute for Supply Management Forum, for its 2006 Fall Conference at the Doubletree Hotel, Campbell Centre, October 17-19, 2006, in Dallas. Take this opportunity to find out what's new and what's on the horizon.
This is a chance to ensure you have a fresh, safe supply chain that delivers quality at the right price.
Don't miss Robert J. Engel, CPM, national director of client services for Resources Global Professionals, as he presents Market Trends and the 10 Fundamental Strategies and Best Practices of Supply Chain Organizations.
This session explores current market trends in goods and services as well as addresses how world-class organizations are dealing with the changing marketplace.
Find out where the markets will take us in the next 12 months when William C. Lapp, president of Advanced Economic Solutions, offers his wit and wisdom about commodity costs and economic prospects for the coming year. Lapp will present Economics and Commodities: Looking Back at 2006, Looking Forward to 2007.
Join Gerry Fernandez, president of Multicultural Foodservice and Hospitality Alliance (MFHA), in a discussion on supplier diversity.
Supplier Diversity - A Challenge for the Future presents the business rationale for a supplier diversity effort, the benefits of partnering with Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) and the future implications for supply chain management in light of an increasingly more diverse America.