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Based on your experience or readings, discuss how the mega trends in Business,
Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR), and Management/Leadership affect
the Purchasing and Supply Management professional in the exercise of his/her duties and
responsibilities - in particular globalization, e-commerce/e-procurement, professional
development/training, and cross-functional teaming and project (matrix) management.

How do these trends impact on the organizational and operational aspects of the
Purchasing and Supply Management Department?

What are the skill sets that Purchasing and Supply Management professionals should
exhibit to better prepare them for the business, IT, HR, and management/leaderships
challenges facing them in the first ten years of this century?

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Based on your experience or readings, discuss how the mega trends in Business,
Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR), and Management/Leadership affect
the Purchasing and Supply Management professional in the exercise of his/her duties and
responsibilities - in particular globalization, e-commerce/e-procurement, professional
development/training, and cross-functional teaming and project (matrix) management.

How do these trends impact on the organizational and operational aspects of the
Purchasing and Supply Management Department?

What are the skill sets that Purchasing and Supply Management professionals should
exhibit to better prepare them for the business, IT, HR, and management/leaderships
challenges facing them in the first ten years of this century?

Mega trends in Business,
Information Technology (IT), Human Resources (HR), and Management/Leadership directly affect the purchasing and supply management professional in several ways. ...

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