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Educational OpportunitiesNAPM Southwestern Michigan offers educational programs to it's members through it's own activities and partnerships with neighboring groups May 15thEconomic Year in ReviewDr. Long will provide an update to the conditions impacting our area as well as an analysis of the impact of what is happening globally. Dr. Long is Director of Supply Management Research at Grand Valley State University. From 1975 to 1985, he served as Associate Professor of Marketing at Western Michigan University where he taught industrial marketing, industrial purchasing, and marketing strategy. Dr. Long was a co-foundry of the Marketing and Management institute, a Kalamazoo based seminar and consulting firm. Since 1977, he has conducted hundreds of seminars across the entire nation for such firms as Onan, Cardiac Pacemaker, Northwest Airlines, Siemen’s, Eaton, Standard Oil, Upjohn, Schering-Plough, Boise-Cascade, Detroit Edison, Rockwell International, Parker-Hannifin, Freeport Sulfur, Philip Morris, General Foods, RJR-Nabisco, and I.B.M. Over 25,000 people from over 480 of the “Fortune 500” have now attended his seminars Dr. Long received his Ph.D. in marketing from the College of Business at Michigan State University in 1975. Since then, he has been active doing research in the areas of business cycles, industrial marketing, industrial purchasing, and negotiation. He is co-author of The Win-Win Negotiator, a One Minute Manager style book. For over 29 years, he has edited a survey of local purchasing managers for both the Kalamazoo and Grand Rapids areas, which has proved to be a major economic indicator of current and future business conditions. This survey appears in many local newspapers and regional business publications, and is part of the Federal Reserve's bi-monthly survey of business conditions. Register Here To Be AnnouncedSummer EventWe will update you as soon as we have more information Register Here Affiliate EventsDinner MeetingsDinner Meetings are typically held monthly. Local, regional and national speakers are featured presenting assorted topics of interest to today's supply chain professionals. Register Now! Seminars & WorkshopsTime too tight for extended classes? Attend a part or full day seminar to pickup new knowledge on areas of interest to you and your company. Seminars & Workshops are held periodically on topics of Purchasing, Supply Chain Management and Sourcing. Register Now! Plant ToursOur plant tours feature leading companies from across our area and provide the opportunity to learn by seeing how theory is put into practice. They also provide benchmarking opportunities and foster the sharing of best practices and professional networking. Register Now! In-House CoursesWe offer on-site training in a variety of formats. Read More. Registration & PaymentAdvance registration and payment is accepted online via our
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