Revving up for eWorld 2010

Billed as the UK’s main event for procurement and supply chain professionals, excitement is building for eWorld Purchasing and Supply 2010.

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.

Taking up the reins at a morning breakout session on both days, is supply chain expert Procure4, in conjunction with Trade Interchange Ltd, specialists in eAuctions and eProcurement. 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, explains:  “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.”

With this type of partnership working, it perhaps comes as no surprise that the two organisations work together on a regular basis.

Having carved out a name for itself as a procurement management specialist on both sides of the Atlantic, Procure4 takes a practical approach to all procurement activity.  With the aim of cost base reduction, the organisation leverages the experience of its in-house team of experts, along with a network of associates across the continent, to address both strategic and operational supply chain issues.

It is Procure4’s customer-led focus which saw it tap into Trade Interchange’s eAuction and eRFX expertise in the first place.

As one of the longest established eAuction providers in the UK, Trade Interchange has built a reputation for providing first class online tender and quotation services, software and support for successful purchasing, to a wide range of well respected clients across the UK, Europe, USA Australia and New Zealand.

“Our fully managed eProcurement service provides a central platform to help buyers and purchasing teams to reduce costs, make time savings and have a more transparent price negotiation process,” explained Andy.

“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. 

“All 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,” he continued.

eWorld Purchasing and Supply runs from 24-25 February 2010 at  the National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.  To find out more visit www.eworld-purchasing.com