{"id":2448,"date":"2008-05-21T13:04:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2008\/05\/21\/the-spsm-certification-cost-savings\/"},"modified":"2023-06-26T08:22:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T12:22:52","slug":"the-spsm-certification-cost-savings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-spsm-certification-cost-savings\/","title":{"rendered":"The SPSM Certification &amp; Cost Savings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the attendees at my presentation at Iasta\u2019s reSource conference last week was Sourcing Innovation\u2019s blogmaster Michael Lamoureux (a.k.a., <em>the doctor<\/em>). <em>the doctor<\/em> must have taken copious notes because he did a fine job of summarizing my presentation in his blog post entitled \u201cPurchasing Certification as a Savings Strategy,\u201d which he posted today.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/businesses\/membership\/\">Become a member of one of the world\u2019s largest procurement associations today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Check it out!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-spsm-certification-continues-to-spread-globally\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe SPSM Certification Continues To Spread Globally\u201d (Edit)\">The SPSM Certification Continues To Spread Globally<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/one-word-could-increase-your-cost-savings\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cOne Word Could Increase Your Cost Savings\u201d (Edit)\">One Word Could Increase Your Cost Savings<\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/recession-stagflation-cost-savings-corporate-purchasing\/\" aria-label=\"\u201cRecession, Stagflation, Cost Savings &amp; 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