AberdeenGroup Launches Procurement & Global Supply Research 'Channel' on Aberdeen.com; Key Performance Indicators, Benchmarking Tools, Research, and Events Serve Growing Needs of Global Supply & Procurement Community

Business Wire, Nov 17, 2005

BOSTON -- During The CPO's Summit, Tim Minahan, AberdeenGroup's Senior Vice President and Chief Services Officer, announced the launch of Aberdeen's new Procurement & Supply Research 'Channel' on www.aberdeen.com.

The Procurement & Supply Research Channel serves Aberdeen's growing and diverse community of procurement and supply chain professionals with online research tools, benchmarking and best practice reports, key performance indicators (KPIs), decision support tools, and learning events.

--Content is now organized to enable procurement executives to benchmark their operational efficiency and effectiveness, identify procurement best practices, and assess solutions and services to accelerate and sustain continuous improvements.

--Programming includes research on strategic sourcing, procurement operations and outsourcing, contract management and compliance, category spend management, supplier management and improvement, and invoice reconciliation and payment.

--Aberdeen's latest Research Channel also includes special features on procurement strategies and solutions for mid-market companies.

"Aberdeen has benchmarked the procurement competency, performance, and best practices of more than 6,000 enterprises," said Tim Minahan. "The Procurement & Supply Research Channel provides procurement and supply executives with a single knowledge center for benchmarking their organization's performance and identifying best practices to accelerate improvements."

Jamie Bedard, Aberdeen's President and CEO, said, "Aberdeen's Global Supply Management team is leading the market with fact-based research and unprecedented insight into the supply strategies and technology solutions that winning companies are using. Our new, easy-to-navigate website serves the needs of more than 120,000 registered users worldwide, providing a wealth of highly relevant tools to help supply chain professionals build an arsenal of leading research and benchmarking resources.

Related Aberdeen research "channels" include Supply Chain & Logistics, Service Chain, Manufacturing & Design, Customer Management, along with corporate functional categories such as HR, Finance, and IT.

To visit Aberdeen's Procurement & Supply Research Channel, follow this link: http://www.aberdeen.com/channel/procs.asp or visit www.aberdeen.com.

About AberdeenGroup, Inc.

AberdeenGroup provides fact-based research and insights focused on the global, technology-driven value chain. Aberdeen's benchmarking, market and solution assessments, sales acceleration programs, and conferences support Global 5000 value chain and technology executives and the solution providers who serve them. For more information, visit www.aberdeen.com or call 617-723-7890.