Benchmarking Opportunities

Cross-Industry Benchmarking:
Our goal for 2010 is to develop a cross-industry report that includes data from at least 300 companies. The success of this highly regarded benchmarking program is due to our ability to work with different organizations within different industry sectors to collect fresh data on key metrics. The survey has only 16 questions from which we harvest 20 different benchmarks. If your company completes the survey we will provide you a summary report that shows how your company compares to others within your industry sector. As you may already know, we do not release any information about the companies who participate in the cross-industry benchmarking survey. The 2010 cross-industry survey was released earlier this week. The 2009 report can be found on the CAPS Research web site www.capsresearch.org. If you have any questions or need additional information please contact the benchmarking team at metrics@capsresearch.org.

Surveys in Data Collection:

• The SnapShots survey "Measuring and Monitoring Supplier Risk" has extended data collection through March 26.

Surveys to be Released:

• Cross-Industry Report of Standard Benchmarks – Week of March 22, 2010
• Industrial Manufacturing – Week of March 29, 2010
• Focus Benchmarking: Supplier Financial Analysis – Week of April 19, 2010

Industry Advisory Committee Meeting:

• Petroleum Industry – March 30, 2010

Do You Want To Benchmark? If the answer is "Yes," contact the Benchmarking team at CAPS Research to get your company added to the list of companies who will be asked to provide data for 2010 survey releases. Just send an email to metrics@capsresearch.org asking for more information about benchmarking opportunities.

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News

The 21st Annual International Executive Roundtable for Chief Purchasing Officers will be held Apr 21 - 23, 2010 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The theme is, "Creating Value in the New Economy". With a spotlight on value-based commodity management and accelerating innovation from the supply base, we will focus on maximizing your capabilities beyond the transition. This is a CAPS Research Sponsor event. If you would like more information regarding this event, send an email to researchevents@capsresearch.org.

CAPS Research Presentations – CAPS Research will be represented at the ISM International Supply Management Conference in San Diego, CA, April 25-28, 2010. Join the CAPS Research team, Phillip Carter, D.B.A., D. Steven Wade, Robert Monczka, Ph.D., and Joseph Carter, D.B.A. at the following presentations:

• Sustainability and Talent Management
• Value Based Category Management
• Accelerating Innovation Through Effective Supplier Collaboration
• Proactively Managing Supply Base Risk

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Knowledge Central

The following reports and information are now published on www.capsknowledge.org, a sponsor-only searchable archive of CAPS Research studies, leading-edge practices, benchmarking reports and best practices presentations:

• Focus Study: Pharmaceutical Supply Chain in China: Challenges and Opportunities
• Focus Study: Supply Strategy Implementation: Current State and Future Opportunities 2009

Please note that only CAPS Research sponsor organizations have full access to Knowledge Central. If you haven't already done so, you are encouraged to click on Knowledge Central Overview for a short, five-minute guided tour of Knowledge Central.

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Notes

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Sincerely,

Phillip Carter, D.B.A.
Executive Director
CAPS Research

CAPS Research is a global research organization jointly sponsored by the W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University and the Institute for Supply Management™.

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