NAPM (ISM) Monthly Meeting,  Thursday, May 10, 2007

 

Date:  Thursday, May 10, 2007

Time:  Social Time 6:00 pm Dinner 6:30 pm Speakers 7:00 pm

Place:  La Fiesta Restaurant 3815 Franklin Ave.  Waco, TX

Cost of Meal:  $15 Please bring correct amount, pay by check, or credit card

RSVP:  Susan_K_Smith@baylor.edu by Tuesday, May 8th at Noon

             Or call Susan 710-6130

Invite a friend or co-worker to the meeting

 

 

Speaker:  Tom Tanel, CATTAN Services Group in College Station, TX

Topic:  Negotiations

 

THOMAS L. TANEL, C.P.M., CTL, CCA

THOMAS L. TANEL, C.P.M., CTL, CCA, has an international reputation as a Consultant and Seminar Leader in Purchasing and Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Negotiations, Supply Chain Management, and Outsourcing.  With over 28 years of experience, he offers a practical and theory-based perspective in purchasing, procurement, and physical supply through his line, teaching, staff, and consulting positions.

The President and CEO of CATTAN Services Group, Inc., a logistics advisory, counseling and training firm specializing in purchasing, transportation, inventory control and warehousing, he is also a Principal of CATTAN Consultants.  Designated as a lifetime Certified Purchasing Manager by the National Association of Purchasing Management, he has served as Director of Seminars for NAPM’s Transportation Group and holds NAPM-New Jersey’s Certificate of Service.  He has also served as a member of the American Purchasing Society’s Executive Committee, Seminars and Conference Planning Committee, and Education Committee.  For the Purchasing Management Association of Central Jersey, his service has included Director of National Affairs,; Chair, Public Relations; Chair, Professional Development; Executive Vice President; and President.  In addition, Mr. Tanel has achieved Certification in Transportation and Logistics through the American Society of Transportation and Logistics and as a Certified Cost Analyst through the Institute of Cost Analysis.  He holds a Bachelor of Arts from St. John's University and an MBA with a concentration in Logistics through Florida Institute of Technology.

Some of the organizations that have benefited from Mr. Tanel's assistance include: Altec, a division of Ford Motor Co.; AMP, Inc.; Basic Vegetable Products; Bell Atlantic Mobile; Bell Atlantic Network Services; Bertelsmann; Brach & Brock; Gilroy Foods; Glaxo Wellcome; Maxus Energy; McCormick & Co.; Mead Zellerbach; Mobil Oil Corp.; Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.; NEXTEL; NORTEL; The Original Honeybaked Ham Co.; PDVSA Services, Inc.; Republic National Bank; Resorts International; Rockefeller Group; Rohm & Haas; Southern Nuclear Operating Co.; Taylor Packing Co.; Temple-Inland Industries; UNISOURCE; and United Airlines.  Tom is a seasoned, global veteran with experience in the United States, Australia, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean Basin, Europe, South America, Turkey, and the Far East.

Tanel has served as adjunct faculty in Materials and Distribution Management for Bloomfield College, The University of Maryland, Monmouth College, and St. John's University.  He has conducted over 500 lectures and seminars for colleges and universities, NAPM affiliates, professional associations and societies, and in-company clients, as well as for the American Management Association.  A respected practitioner, his more than 40 articles and insights have appeared in Army Logistician, Container News, Distribution, Electronic Buyer’s News, Executive Business, Inbound Logistics, Logistics Spectrum, Manufacturer's Mart, Materials Management and Distribution, Professional Purchasing, Purchasing Magazine, Purchasing Management Digest, Purchasing World, Supplier Management and Selection Report, and Translog, to name a few.