We interrupt this regularly scheduled program (or, supply tip contest for those devoted readers) to plug a survey launched this week by Supply & Demand Chain Executive. The magazine is tackling an issue that I have addressed the last few months: Globalization. The five-minute survey will:

• Identify the key challenges globalization is posing for purchasing and contract management.
• Uncover hidden risks of negotiating and managing suppliers and partners in emerging regions.
• Compare your purchasing and contract management competence to top performers and industry peers.
• Examine the role of technology in global supply and contract management strategies.
• Define best practices of top-performing supply and contract management organizations.

All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the resulting benchmark report: Global Supply and Contract Management: Strategies for Success in the New World Economy. And, as an added incentive, Procuri will give one lucky survey respondent a free pass to Procuri Empower 2007.

In order to be eligible for the free pass contest, you must fill out the optional contact information fields at the end of the survey. All individual responses will be kept strictly confidential. To take the survey
click here.

The clock is ticking… the survey ends August 30th.