Seasons Greetings
As the year draws to a close, CIPS Australia and New Zealand would like to thank its valued members for your support throughout 2007 and to wish you a safe and happy Christmas period. We look forward to working with you again in 2008, which is already shaping up to be our biggest year yet.... Read more
SME event a success
Western Australia had its final event for 2007, which was held at the Mercure hotel on November 15..... Read more
Australian project contract awarded
(Source: Rob Cockerill, gasworld.com)
CB&I, a Texas-based engineering, procurement and construction company, has been awarded a contract valued in excess of $373m by Woodside Burrup Pty Ltd, sole developer of the Pluto LNG Project in Western Australia, to provide its services for the proposed project...... Read more
Hospital appointment handled correctly: Auditor General
Posted Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:11am AEDT
(Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/27/2102002.htm)
An independent review has found that the appointment of the Executive Director of Procurement to the proposed Fiona Stanley Hospital was carried out correctly..... Read more
Office Closure Times
With the festive season upon us and a successful schedule of conferences and training sessions behind us, its time for us to wind down for the year. As of 12.30pm (Victorian hours) on Friday 21 December the office of CIPS Australia and New Zealand will be closed, and will reopen at 9.00am on Monday 7 January. Any enquiries during this time should be emailed to info@cipsa.com.au and will be responded to upon our return.... Read more
No January Newsletter
Just a reminder that due to the Christmas break there will be no January newsletter. The next edition will be available in February 2008 and looks set to be a bumper issue! Send your contributions to regions@cipsa.com.au
CIPS Australia & New Zealand Office
If you’ve visited us recently you may have noticed some office renovations taking place in order to make room for the growing CIPSA team (including new Corporate Relationship Manager, see below).... Read more
New CIPS Australia corporate relationship manager
Edward Rayner has been appointed as a new corporate relationship manager at CIPS Australia. Edward started on 1 October just in time for the annual conference in Melbourne.... Read more
Sydney Conference
The Category Management Forum, 13-14 March 2008, The Grace Hotel, Sydney
This one-and-a-half day event will be focused on ‘best practice’ management of key indirect categories.... Read more
Other Conference Dates for 2008
The 3rd Public Sector Procurement Forum, Canberra:
21-22 May 2008, National Convention Centre, Canberra
The CIPS New Zealand Strategic Procurement Forum:
12 June 2008, Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland
Women in Procurement, Melbourne:
19-20 June 2008, The Sebel Citigate, Albert Park, Melbourne
The CIPS Australia Strategic Procurement Forum, Adelaide:
19 August 2008, The Stamford Plaza, Adelaide
The CIPS Australia Strategic Procurement Forum, Perth:
21 August 2008, The Novotel Langley, Perth
The 4th CIPS Australia Annual Conference, Melbourne:
14-15 October 2008, Crown Palladium, Melbourne.... Read more
Procurement Professional Magazine
Issue 16 of Professional Procurement (PP16) is now available. Featuring an overview of the Annual Conference, all of the Award winners, and other great topics, this issue is a must-read.... Read more
Member Satisfaction Survey
The Annual Business and Profession Study, an online survey to examine how well you feel CIPS Australia is doing, has now closed.... Read more
NSW Gala dinner… one ‘Eck of an evening
More than 150 CIPSA members, suppliers and sponsors had one ‘Eck of an evening on November 30, as guests celebrated the end of another year, and for some hairy fellows on the night, also the end of Movember!.... Read more
Movers and shakers around the country
NSW - Visna Lampasi MCIPS is leaving Tyco International and moving to OneSteel as the General Manager Distribution Sourcing
QLD - Billie Gorman MCIPS, QLD Vice Chair has moved from Parmalat to Head of Strategic Sourcing at the Bank of Queensland.
Dave Allen MCIPS, QLD Chair has moved from Turner & Townsend to Santos.
WA - Tina Groves moves from Dept of Treasury & Finance to Dept. of Housing & Works to, WA Govt, effective 30 November.
NZ - New Zealand Chair, David Freeman FCIPS moved from TelstraClear to Westpac during November..... Read more
It's a Steele. Negotiation Masterclass a rioting success!
More than 30 people seized the opportunity to spend two days in a Paul Steele Negotiation Masterclass in Sydney and Melbourne. Participants were able to build into their working practices negotiation techniques and preparation frameworks to skilfully influence and move other parties.... Read more
2008 Open Training Dates to be announced soon
Keep an eye out for the release of the 2008 Open Training Programme with over 80 open courses scheduled for 2008. The programme will be bigger and better and more tailored to the needs of members, following feedback from the successful 2007 programme.... Read more
The Knowledge Club 8
The 8th issue of The Knowledge Club, a quarterly digest of briefings relevant and practical articles to support procurement practitioners, is due out in mid-December.... Read more
29 exam candidates during November
CIPS Australia facilitated 29 CIPS examinations across Australia and New Zealand for the November 2007 examination series. Candidates from across the region sat for examinations of the units comprising the CIPS qualifications ranging from the CIPS Level 4 Foundation Diploma in Purchasing and Supply through to the CIPS Level 6 Graduate Diploma in Purchasing and Supply.... Read more
CIPSA Fee Increase Reflects Rising Costs of Operation
CIPSA has recently reviewed its costs and as a result has decided that it can no longer sustain its existing fee schedule. While interest rates and the CPI have continued to climb in the past few years, CIPSA fees have remained static since the formation of the organisation back in January 2005.... Read more
5th International Conference on Supply Chain Management and Information Systems
9-12 December 2007-11-23 Langham Hotel, Southbank, Melbourne Australia
Jointly hosted by Monash University, RMIT University, Victoria University, University of South Australia, Australian Maritime College and GS1 Australia.... Read more
Supply Chain Business Forum 2008
Designing and managing high-performance supply chains in volatile markets - To be held in Melbourne Australia; 20-22 February 2008.
Hosted by Institute for Logistics & Supply Chain Management (ILSCM), Victoria University, Melbourne.... Read more
Pioneer Computers Signs $500m Government Deal
(Source: Sarah Falson, SmartOffice)
The government has signed Pioneer Computers Australia in a record-breaking $500 million contract to supply its range of rugged computers, notebooks, tablet PCs and UMPCs for use in government offices in New South Wales.... Read more
Procurement BPO not widely used
(Source: Len Rust, Computerworld)
The adoption of procurement business outsourcing is not widespread in Australia but rather is still discrete in nature and will remain so over the next couple of years, according to surveys by IDC.... Read more
Telstra Revamp Behind Target
(Source: Michael Sainsbury, Australian)
The second stage of Telstra's multibillion-dollar information technology transformation is being overhauled after IBM was dumped as the main systems integrator.... Read more
Amazon helps vendor launch SAAS e-procurement Coupa On Demand available this week
(Source: Jon Brodkin, Network World)
An open source e-procurement vendor has launched a software-as-a-service offering that takes advantage of Amazon.com technology.... Read more
TaaS trend will mean cheaper tech for enterprises
(Source: Suzanne Tindal, ZDNet Australia 20 November 2007)
Gartner analysts predict that technology as a service (TaaS) will play a major role in future procurement, with its pay by use model set to cut user upfront costs and reduce vendor margins.... Read more
Mercinta: Corporate Strategic Sourcing - "Looking From Outside The Fishbowl"
(Source: Yahoo Finance News. Monday November 19)
Sydney, Australia, Nov 19, 2007 - (ABN Newswire) - The strategic sourcing value chain diversifies the growth portfolio of companies.... Read more
Green procurement guidelines
As the world goes green, governments, companies and communities around the globe are moving towards ‘green procurement’ - purchasing their goods and services from companies that are taking responsible action to minimise their environmental footprints... Read more
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