Now in its ninth year, and with over 800 senior buyers and decision makers expected through its doors, eWorld Purchasing and Supply will run from 24-25 February at the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.

The free event has fast become the place for those looking to take advantage of leading edge technologies and techniques, as well a means of keeping ahead of emerging procurement issues. This year looks set to be no exception.

Speaking at a morning breakout session on both days, is supply chain expert Procure4, in conjunction with Trade Interchange, specialists in eAuctions and other eProcurement services. Entitled ‘What is the ‘e’ in eProcurement?’ the discussions will be based around effective procurement in 2010 and beyond.

Andy Tyson, Director, Trade Interchange Ltd, commented, “We will be encouraging delegates to explore how people and technology together make for effective procurement by ensuring efficiency of costs and processes.

“In particular, we will draw on our own experiences from our chosen fields and collaborative working. Using case studies from the retail and hospitality sectors, we will highlight how ‘joined up’ procurement achieves objectives - and gets results.”

“Although we started out specialising in eAuctions, to help buyers to obtain the optimum market price for goods and services, our remit has grown. We now provide a full range of eRFX tender and quotation services too, which support requests for information, proposals and quotations.

“This illustrates how the world of procurement is changing. Emerging technologies are making way for the next generation of specialist applications. We embrace such developments and are therefore thrilled to be co-hosting these breakout sessions with Procure4 at this year’s eWorld Purchasing and Supply event in such exciting times,” Tyson continued.