AberdeenGroup Expands its Market-Leading Supply Management Research Practice; New Research...

BOSTON -- The AberdeenGroup, a leading provider of fact-based research and insights focused on the global, technology-driven value chain, has revealed a newly diversified research agenda in its Supply Management practice. Firmly established as the premier research firm in the supply management

Aberdeen's Procurement and Supply Channel is prolific in the areas of sourcing, spend management, contract management, procurement, and category-specific strategies. "No research organization has conducted more fact-based research on the supply management space over the past several years." says Sudy Bharadwaj, Vice President and Practice Director of Global Supply Management at AberdeenGroup "Procurement & Supply technology is empowering organizations against the ever-increasing pressures of cost control and efficiency, and as such our research team will endeavor to arm solution selection providers with all the information they need to make informed, strategic decisions."

The breadth of Aberdeen's coverage will be well illustrated at the second annual 2006 CPO Summit, a highlight in the procurement and supply calendar. This two day conference, produced in conjunction with Purchasing Magazine, will showcase the increasing diversity in the industry and discuss a variety of issues affecting corporate procurement. "This Summit is a critical educational and networking event where purchasing and supply chain leaders can get updates on new strategies and insights on the latest issues affecting the field, and at the same time swap examples of how they are individually solving common problems," says Paul E. Teague, Editor in Chief of Purchasing.

The CPO Summit will be held in October. For more information about the summit and to obtain Aberdeen's 2006 Procurement & Supply Research Agenda, visit: http://www.aberdeen.com/channel/procs.asp

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AberdeenGroup, Inc. provides fact-based research and insights focused on the global, technology-driven value chain. Aberdeen's benchmarking, market and solution assessments, sales acceleration programs, and conferences support Global 5000 value chain and technology executives -- and the solution providers who serve them. For more information, visit www.aberdeen.com or call 617-723-7890.