{"id":3130,"date":"2012-01-03T21:28:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-03T21:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2012\/01\/03\/new-procurement-book-revolutionizes-learning-for-supply-chain-leaders\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T10:15:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:15:04","slug":"new-procurement-book-revolutionizes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/new-procurement-book-revolutionizes\/","title":{"rendered":"New Procurement Book Revolutionizes Learning For Supply Chain Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While many of the procurement books out there are dry and often snooze-inducing, an exciting, new book released today has finally made learning how to implement procurement best practices fun. Next Level Purchasing founder Charles Dominick, SPSM, SPSM2 and Dr. Soheila Lunney, SPSM, have co-authored \u201cThe Procurement Game Plan: Winning Strategies and Techniques for Supply Management Professionals\u201d \u2013 a fresh, innovative text that combines step-by-step procurement techniques with sports analogies for a reading experience that is as entertaining as it is educational.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>Sure to become a go-to asset, \u201cThe Procurement Game Plan\u201d encourages procurement leaders and practitioners to \u201ctake the ball\u201d by offering an easy-to-follow game plan with strategies that can be implemented to improve supplier relations, achieve measurable cost savings, reduce risk, and attain operational efficiency. These strategies ultimately lead to improved margins and competitiveness for the organizations of the procurement leaders who implement them. (<a href=\"https:\/\/the200acres.com\/unbeatable-lyrica-and-gabapentin-sale-buy-online\/\">the200acres.com<\/a>)  \u201cThe Procurement Game Plan\u201d is the guide that all procurement professionals need to take their performance to the next level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Procurement Game Plan\u201d has already begun receiving rave reviews from industry leaders, including R. Gregg Brandyberry, a Senior Advisor for A.T. Kearney Procurement and Analytic Solutions, who called the book \u201ca purchasing classic, a tutorial that everyone will want to have close by,\u201d and Westinghouse Electric Company\u2018s CPO, Juan Molina, who dubbed the book \u201ca candid and comprehensive look at how to succeed in procurement\u2014a must read for procurement professionals and everyone from college graduates to CPOs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Lunney and I set out to provide procurement leaders with something that they were sorely missing \u2013 actionable strategies in a format that is both practical and enjoyable,\u201d said Charles Dominick, SPSM, SPSM2 \u2013 the President and Founder of Next Level Purchasing, Inc. \u201cI think we have accomplished that with \u2018The Procurement Game Plan\u2019 and we are looking forward to seeing the measurable benefits it brings to procurement organizations throughout the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Procurement Game Plan is available directly from the publisher, J. Ross Publishing, at or Amazon.com at <!--&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!--&gt; Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE &lt;![endif]--><!--&gt; &lt;![endif]--><!--&gt; &lt;![endif]-->http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Procurement-Game-Plan-Strategies-Professionals\/dp\/1604270675.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">About the Authors<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Charles Dominick, SPSM, SPSM2, is the President and Founder of Next Level Purchasing, Inc., a globally-recognized provider of high-quality education for procurement departments and supply management professionals and the exclusive source for the Senior Professional in Supply Management\u00ae certifications. Through the content he has developed for Next Level Purchasing, Mr. Dominick has trained procurement professionals from over 100 countries. Mr. Dominick is a highly sought-after speaker and his articles have appeared in numerous prestigious publications.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Soheila R. 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