Member Commentary on SYNERGY 2008

If you missed SYNERGY 2008, here are a few reflections on the presentations given by industry experts.  To view the corresponding PowerPoint presentations, visit the member login section of www.corporateunited.com and click on the SYNERGY 2008 link.

Kristin Pierre, Environmental Protection Agency
Green Procurement
• “Sustainability is a major program in our company; the information was very relevant.”
• “Super!  Thank you for finding a great speaker on a timely topic.”
• “Nice, simple tips to get started.  Good takeaways.”

C. Caldwell Hart, Jr., Dresser-Rand
Lean Applications in Supply Chain
• “Almost every point applied to my service-related business, even though Caldwell is from a manufacturing house; excellent!”
• “He made lean manufacturing relevant to the indirect side of supply chain.”
• “Pleasantly surprised at the relevance of the content!”

Dr. Robert Handfield, North Carolina State University
Supply Market Intelligence
• “Direct application to my company’s current needs.”
• “An extremely intuitive presentation.”
• “Best presentation at the conference. Engaging speaker and more progressive content. Absolutely relevant and timely to our business.”