{"id":2770,"date":"2009-11-27T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-27T14:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2009\/11\/27\/holiday-weeks-a-great-time-for-procurement-to-step-up-its-game\/"},"modified":"2021-07-19T06:27:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T10:27:38","slug":"holiday-weeks-a-great-time-for-procurement-to-step-up-its-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/holiday-weeks-a-great-time-for-procurement-to-step-up-its-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Weeks:  A Great Time For Procurement To Step Up Its Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have had a very busy week here at Next Level Purchasing despite \u2013 or, maybe, because of \u2013 it being a holiday week. We have had a high number of enrollments in our online purchasing training classes this week.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>And that got me thinking\u2026holiday weeks are usually a little slower in a procurement department. Large numbers of internal customers have taken vacation days. Suppliers have plant shutdowns. Management isn\u2019t breathing down your neck the way they do most weeks.<\/p>\n<p>So, like the students who have enrolled with us this week, it is a great time to get stuff done that you\u2019ve been putting off! You know, those more strategic projects that have fallen victim to the tactical fire-fighting that you do most days. Days like today make for a great opportunity to catch up and knock off some things from that ever-growing to-do list.<\/p>\n<p>So, don\u2019t waste quieter days like today working at a slower pace or surfing the Internet. 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