ISM-Charlotte, Inc.
A Chapter of the Institute for Supply Management working together to advance the profession of supply management.
Charlotte's Leading Supply Chain Management Professionals
Welcome to the new and enhanced ISM—Charlotte chapter website.
ISM—Charlotte has served Procurement and Materials management professionals and organizations in North and South Carolina for the past decade. ISM—Charlotte is a not-for-profit educational association that offers supply chain skills enhancement and career growth opportunities through seminars, workshops, networking, and tours specifically geared toward the ever-changing environment of procurement, materials management, logistics, and planning.
We are excited to launch our new website, designed to better support and increase engagement with our members, organizations, and community. We are confident our new website’s enhanced features will provide easy access to ISM benefits.
Please return often for upcoming events, news, research reports, and member resources.
Upcoming Events
September
24
2024
MEMBER WEBINAR
Member Only
Supply Chain Costing and Performance Management
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Supply Chain Costing and Performance Management
This presentation is based on the book “Supply Chain Costing and Performance Management” that Gary Cokins co-authored published by John Wiley & Sons. The book is a result of a research study to examine the application of supply chain profit and costing measurement methods in multiple industries and international settings.
Learning Objectives:
- Why there is pressure on supply chain trading partners to collaborate rather than be adversarial.
- Why customers are the source of shareholder wealth creation for suppliers.
- How to measure and manage supplier, product, channel, and customer profitability.
- Why as differentiation from product advantages is reduced or neutralized due to commoditization, then service level differentiation matters, and the customer relationship grows in importance as a competitive advantage.
- How to shift the mindset from growing sales to growing profitable sales and to view customers as investments like in a stock portfolio to seek higher ROIs – return on customers (ROC).
- How to consider influencing a company’s suppliers’ suppliers and customers’ customers – second tiers and above.
October
02
2024
MEMBER WEBINAR
Member Only
Compiling Supplier Data to Inform Sustainability Compliance
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Compiling Supplier Data to Inform Sustainability Compliance
October
17
2024
MEMBER WEBINAR
Member Only
Quarterly State of Risk Update
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Quarterly State of Risk Update
Join the executive leaders from ISM and Resilinc as they come together as part of a quarterly series to discuss the latest and emerging risks and disruptions impacting global supply chains. ISM CEO Tom Derry and Resilinc CEO Bindiya Vakil will also provide insights based on respective data and research from both organizations.
Supply Management News & Reports
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Report On Business® Roundup: August Hospital PMI®
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Report On Business® Roundup: August Services PMI®
September 05, 2024Articles -
Report On Business® Roundup: August Manufacturing PMI®
September 03, 2024Articles
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