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Early Bird Pricing for Registrations on or before May 20th, 2022 The APD Cost Management Certification is a 4-month on-line development program designed to provide purchasing professionals with the knowledge, skills and take-away tools required to understand and achieve should-be direct material costs. We provide a new look at Purchasing 101 foundations while accelerating individuals to Purchasing 4.0 where data is leveraged with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning to move to optimal pricing, should-be costs and predictive cost modeling.…

Early Bird Pricing for Registrations on or before June 17th, 2022 The APD Cost Management Certification is a 4-month on-line development program designed to provide purchasing professionals with the knowledge, skills and take-away tools required to understand and achieve should-be direct material costs. We provide a new look at Purchasing 101 foundations while accelerating individuals to Purchasing 4.0 where data is leveraged with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning to move to optimal pricing, should-be costs and predictive cost modeling.…

  Early Bird Pricing for Registrations on or before July 22nd, 2022  The APD On-line Strategic Negotiation Program is a 4-week on-line development program designed to provide purchasing and sales professionals with the knowledge, skills and take-away tools required to maximize negotiation results while building effective relationships.  Program materials are based upon the processes, techniques and real-world insights we have gained during our 17 year in-the-industry experience helping clients negotiate better pricing with their suppliers and customers.  The program includes:  Three live ninety-minute group sessions that deliver /reinforce content and provide Q&A time  On-demand videos reviewing critical tools and techniques …