Procurement and Supply Chain ME

September 29, 2013October 2, 2013
The Address Hotel Dubai Mall
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
http://www.iirme.com/procurementme

The second Procurement and Supply Chain ME conference returns this year with a strategic program featuring leading global and regional experts. The conference will share winning approaches to successful strategic procurement in a changing environment; as well as proven strategies for driving change management, achieving stakeholder buy-in and effective supplier management and assessment systems.

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