{"id":2569,"date":"2008-12-22T13:32:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-22T13:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2008\/12\/22\/the-purchasing-certification-blog-goes-on-holiday-hiatus\/"},"modified":"2021-07-16T04:23:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T08:23:03","slug":"the-purchasing-certification-blog-goes-on-holiday-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/the-purchasing-certification-blog-goes-on-holiday-hiatus\/","title":{"rendered":"the Purchasing Certification Blog Goes On Holiday Hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After a very successful 2008, a few of us here at Next Level Purchasing will be taking some time off over the holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry\u2026if you\u2019re a student or someone who wants to inquire about our online purchasing classes, the SPSM<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Certification, or our procurement skills assessment\/benchmarking program, we will have employees working each business day through the next two weeks. But, as far as this blog goes, we will have only one more post after this one before 2009 arrives.<\/p>\n<p>To tide you over, here are a couple of holiday-related posts from the past:<\/p>\n<p>Purchasing Is NOT The Island of Misfit Toys<\/p>\n<p>Holiday Gifts From Suppliers<\/p>\n<p>So happy holidays to all! 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