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Cost Certification Online
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. Course materials are based upon the processes, techniques and real-world insights…
Find out more »2021 Resins Outlook, Part 2
Price changes for resins are projected to vary considerably depending on supply and demand factors. This 30-minute webinar will focus on the North American pricing outlook for many of the resins we weren’t able to cover in the August 25 webinar, as well as important feedstocks. In addition, we’ll discuss the outlooks for crude oil and natural gas prices, and share some of the potential factors we’re monitoring that can impact 2021 resin prices. Pricing outlooks for feedstocks will…
Find out more »APD Cost Management Certification Program
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. Course materials are based upon the processes, techniques and real-world insights…
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