.Strategic Procurement in Internet Time - May 15

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Strategic Leadership Forum - Pittsburgh - Program for May 15, 2001 

Strategic Procurement in Internet Time  
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Margaret McGrath, Vice President, PPG Industries  
&  
Dale Prows, Vice President, NOVA Chemicals 

If you have to deliver it faster -- you have to process it faster -- and  
therefore you have to get it faster. As we step through the supply chain,  
this acceleration affects every facet of the modern goods-producing  
corporation.  The agile corporation is a given or you are history.  

What are the strategic opportunities created by digitization of the  
procurement function, what are the solutions and why have they been  
selected?  Our speakers, from two of Pittsburgh's largest companies will  
review some of the highlights of the journey upon which they have embarked  
and some of the strategic decisions that have shaped procurement for them. 

PPG Industries  
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PPG is a global manufacturer of coatings, fiberglass, glass and chemicals.  
On an annual basis, PPG purchases $4.5 billion in materials and services  
from thousands of suppliers. PPG's procurement function provides the  
company a competitive advantage through a relentless focus on lowest total  
cost of ownership. 

Our speaker, Margaret McGrath, is Vice President, purchasing and  
distribution, of PPG Industries. She joined PPG in 1990 as assistant  
treasurer. Following two years as controller of PPG's coatings segment  
businesses, in 1994 she was named president of PPG Canada Inc., a PPG  
subsidiary based in Mississauga, Ontario, and PPG vice president of  
coatings in Canada. 

NOVA Chemicals  
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With a background in world-wide SAP implementation and routine EDI use,  
NOVA Chemicals has sought to balance the opportunities and hype of IT and  
Internet developments against  fundamental economics.  Their e-commerce  
strategy focuses on:  
  Customer Care,  
  Extended Supply Chain, and  
  e-Procurement.  

Our speaker is Dale Prows, Vice President of Procurement Global Purchasing  
& Supply for NOVA Chemicals Corporation. He has responsibility for all  
purchasing activity at NOVA Chemicals excluding feedstocks and logistics  
representing a $700 million annually, primarily in North America and  
Europe. 

Coordinates: Top of the Triangle; 600 Grant Street, Registration: 11:30 AM; 
 Lunch 12:00 PM;  Speaker: 12:30 PM 
Fee: Members $20; Non-Members $27; Students with ID $15 
Online Registration:  
http://www.slf-pgh.org/registerformeeting3.htm 
Phone Registration:  
412.363.5500 (x 223 if unattended)  

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