Hackett: Supply Chain Management Review, "Webcast: How Procurement and Supply Management Drive Competitive Advantage"

Business Wire, March 27, 2008

ATLANTA & LONDON -- This exclusive webcast presents important new research findings from The Hackett Group, a global strategic advisory firm. Study author Pierre Mitchell, Senior Business Advisory at The Hackett Group, reveals how excellence in procurement and supply management leads to better business performance. Citing best practices from the industry leaders, he outlines a five-step plan to help supply management professionals make a bigger and better impact on their company's business strategy and overall performance. Attendees get practical answers to such key questions as "What is the future of procurement and supply management?" and "How can I evolve my value proposition to sustain and improve long-term relevance?"

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The Hackett Group (NASDAQ: HCKT), a global strategic advisory firm, is a leader in best practice advisory, benchmarking, and transformation consulting services, including shared services, offshoring and outsourcing advice. Utilizing best practices and implementation insights from more than 4,000 benchmarking engagements, executives use Hackett's empirically based approach to quickly define and prioritize initiatives to enable world-class performance. Through its REL brand, Hackett offers working capital solutions focused on delivering significant cash flow improvements. Through its Hackett Technology Solutions group, Hackett offers business application consulting services that helps maximize returns on IT investments. Hackett has worked with 2,700 major corporations and government agencies, including 97% of the Dow Jones Industrials, 73% of the Fortune 100, 73% of the DAX 30 and 45% of the FTSE 100.

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