Michigan State University’s Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Executive Seminar has been the world’s premier procurement and supply management executive education experience.
The seminar brings together leading educators and industry professionals to share today's best purchasing practices in the supply chain context. Core strategies used by world-class organizations will be discussed, including those that achieve sustainable procurement and supply chain advantage. As research and experience continue to indicate, the seminar clarifies the significant value of purchasing and supply chain strategies to a firm’s bottom-line performance.
We hope you will include this exciting seminar and global networking opportunity in your professional development plan for 2025.
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Faculty and Speakers
- David Frayer, Seminar Co-Director
- Carlos Mena, Seminar Co-Director
- Tobias Schoenherr, Seminar Co-Director
- Jennifer Dunn
- Stanley Griffis
- Keith Bezant Niblett
- Ayalla Ruvio
- Cheri Speier-Pero
- Additional faculty and industry leaders will be joining the Executive Seminar.
Key Learning Objectives
- To establish the critical components of integrated strategic procurement/sourcing and supply chain management and how these processes can contribute to the competitive success of your firm throughout the value chain
- To enhance understanding and implementation of concepts, strategies and techniques required to increase personal and organizational effectiveness
- To broaden your professional network by exchanging ideas and best practices aimed at accelerating improvement at your company with peers from various industries and firms
- To identify emerging trends and critical directions for purchasing/sourcing and supply chain management while setting key requirements and measurements of success
- To connect participants with tangible, relevant actions for follow up outside of the seminar
Who Should Attend
The seminar is designed for purchasing, materials, and supply chain executives as well as general and senior managers who seek a more comprehensive understanding of their firm. The attendees are most interested in learning strategies, concepts, and techniques necessary to contribute more fully to their organization's competitive performance. By acquiring strategic purchasing and supply chain management methods, participants are able to readily identify significant opportunities to leverage resources, and implement value-added initiatives.
Additional Information
COST
The seminar fee of $5,495 includes all seminar activities, materials, and executive-chef planned meals, beginning with the welcome reception and the dinner menu on Sunday and continuing through lunch on Friday.
We offer a multi-seat registration discount for organizations sending a combination of three or more participants to our annual Supply Chain Logistics Management Executive Seminar or our Purchasing & Supply Chain Management Executive Seminar. A discount is also available to MSU Supply Chain Management Council member companies. Both of these discounts are $495 off per participant. Please visit our FAQ Page or contact us at edp@broad.msu.edu for details relating to these available discounts or other registration questions.
LOCATION
This program is offered In-Person at the James B. Henry Center for Executive Development at Michigan State University located at 3535 Forest Road, Lansing MI 48910. For traveling guests, hotel accommodations are available at the adjoining hotel, Candlewood Suites East Lansing.
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancellation within 15 days of the program start date will be limited to emergency situations and may result in a 10 percent cancellation fee. Participant substitutions are welcome at any time prior to the start of the program. If a registered participant does not attend and does not notify us in advance, they will be charged the full fee.