Registration Open for 2016 Purchasing and Inventory Conference [1]

The Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) has announced that its 2016 Purchasing and Inventory Managers Conference will be held April 14-16 at the Sheraton Music City Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee.

With roundtable discussions, networking opportunities, sponsor exhibits and a world-class General Session speaker, PEI’s 2016 Purchasing & Inventory Managers Conference is the event of the year for industry professionals.

The two-day conference will feature three general session presentations by Dale Henry, Ph.D. Henry is a well-known author, educator, trainer and speaker and will present three general sessions during the conference: “Dealing With the Organizational Wart: Change”; “The Power of TEAM”; and “The Customer Is Always Right?”

The conference also will include thought-provoking roundtable discussions covering important industry topics for purchasing and inventory managers. Roundtable topics include: best software packages; branches and inventory management; eliminating obsolete and excess inventory; inventory control with bar codes; inventory control on rolling stock; nuts and bolts of core and warranty management; and warehouse management.

The early conference registration fee is $295 for PEI members and $545 for non-members through Feb. 6, 2016. Fees increase to $395 and $695, respectively, after that date. Registration for the conference is available by visiting www.pei.org/pi2016 [2] or by calling PEI at 918-494-9696.

Room block rates at the Sheraton Music City Hotel are $149 per night. Attendees may call 615-885-2200 and mention group code “PEI Purchasing and Inventory Managers Conference” to reserve rooms at the negotiated rate. The hotel block is available on a first-come, first-served basis and the cut-off date is March 15, 2016.

Founded in 1951, PEI is comprised of more than 1,600 companies engaged in manufacturing and distributing equipment used in the fuel and fluid handling industry. Members are located in 50 states and 81 countries. PEI is the leading authority and source of information for the fuel and fluid handling equipment and services industry. The association is committed to promoting the value of distributor services and improving the business relationships and practices of its members. PEI is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For additional information, email Chris Bouldin at cbouldin@pei.org or visit www.pei.org.