CIPS Australia Launch 2008 Open Training Programme
The CIPSA open training programme for 2008 offers a wide range of non-assessed training courses designed to enhance procurement skills and disseminate professional knowledge quickly and easily. This year CIPSA is offering 100 courses in 9 locations with 15 topics to choose from. Four topics are completely new for 2008 – Supplier Evaluation, Risk Management, Fundamentals of Contract Law and Effective Expediting. Five of the 15 topics this year have been redesigned with improved content and clearer positioning for 2008.... Read more
ACT Calendar of Events
Mark your diary now for these ACT events coming up in the first half of 2008. More dates will arise, so remember to keep an eye out on the ACT Events page.... Read more
Meet your new Chair and Vice Chair
ACT Chair: Robyn Hardy - Acting executive director, ACT Procurement Solutions (a division of ACT Treasury), ACT Vice Chair: Troy Watkins - Senior manager, KPMG).... Read more
Conference: The Category Management Forum,
13-14 March 2008, The Grace Hotel Sydney
Following a very successful 2007 conferencing season, the 2008 CIPSA conference programme commences with the CIPSA Category Management Forum on the 13th & 14th March at The Grace Hotel in Sydney.... Read more
Win your way to a CIPSA conference of your choice!
CIPS Australia is giving you the chance to win a trip to the CIPSA conference of your choice.... Read more
CIPSA is 3!
The 10th January 2008 marked the third anniversary of CIPS Australia, following the 75th anniversary of CIPS itself last year.... Read more
New CEO appointed
CIPS is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Sperryn as its new Chief Executive Officer.... Read more
PP17 out now
The February/March issue of Procurement Professional Magazine is now available.... Read more
Exam deadlines
External examinations are currently offered in May and November each year.... Read more
IPSERA Conference
The procurement community in Australia and Professor Guy Callender of Curtin University of Technology invite you to the 17th IPSERA (International Purchasing & Supply Education and Research Association) Conference.... Read more
Women in Procurement Conference – 19-20 June, Albert Park
Mark your diary now for a new event to CIPSA the calendar, “Women in Procurement” will provide a unique educational and networking opportunity for those interested in the advancement of women within the procurement profession.... Read more
Get the latest CPO Agenda articles online – Free!
Click on the link here to read the latest newsletter from CPO Agenda Editor-in-chief, Geraint John, with links to some of the latest CPO Agenda articles.... Read more
CIPS Qualifications – are you moving up the ladder?
CIPS is increasingly able to offer people a wide range of study methodologies from a range of providers including distance learning, e-learning, face-to-face classroom teaching, self study, online tutors, modular or flexible programmes, so individuals can choose what’s right for them.... Read more
Changing Details?
Every month CIPSA loses contact with many members who have not updated their details when they change jobs, or move house.... Read more
Join the Co-op today… for great bookshop savings
To officially launch CIPS Australia's relationship with the Co-op bookshop, we have 50 copies to give away of “The Meaning of Everything”, by Simon Winchester, to the first 50 people to join the Co-op bookshop.... Read more
John Gattorna.... Read more
Keith Trower.... Read more
Peter McNamara.... Read more
Antoinette Brandi.... Read more
Ian Buchan.... Read more
Andrew Targett MCIPS.... Read more
Steven Pelham FCIPS.... Read more
Mark Reynolds.... Read more
Cassie Lawrence.... Read more
Exam king Stephen Sherwood, Manager - Banking, Group Strategic Sourcing at Suncorp.... Read more
Amanda Lamont, Relationship manager at CIPS Australia.... Read more
2008 Training Dates
Visit the Open Training page here for a list of training dates for 2008..... Read more
Events for 2008
Keep up-to-date with all the events happening at CIPS Australia. Simply visit the Events page on www.cipsa.com.au or click the direct link here.
Tanner to save with centralised spending
(Source: Sydney Morning Herald Mark Davis Political Correspondent January 18, 2008)
The Finance Minister, Lindsay Tanner, says the Federal Government may not be using its $30 billion annual spending power to secure the best possible deals from suppliers.... Read more
Qld government goes pineapples for green IT
(Source:Marcus Browne, ZDNet.com.au)
The Queensland government has announced plans to embark on a new green procurement strategy, after a procedural review led to the establishment of a green whole-of-government computing arrangement.... Read more
Woodside lets EPC contract for Pluto platform
(Source: Uchenna Izundu, Oil & Gas Journal)
LONDON, Jan. 11 - Woodside Energy has let a $24 million contract to the Eos joint venture for the design, engineering, procurement, and construction of its riser production platform for the Pluto LNG project off northwest Karratha, Western Australia.... Read more
RAAF C17 purchase on time: Combet
(Source: The Sydney Morning Herald) January 18, 2008
2 billion project to buy four giant heavy-lifting Boeing aircraft.... Read more
14th IFPSM Summer School on Advanced Purchasing Research
(July 3-8, 2008 - Salzburg, Austria)
The International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management will hold its 14th IFPSM Summer School on Advanced Purchasing Research is to be held between July 3 and 8, 2008 in Salzburg, Austria.... Read more
Executives Online – New Interim Report
Executives Online announces the third bi-annual update of its market research publication on the UK interim management market, The New Interim Report.... Read more
Wal-Mart Announces Next Steps in its Green Evolution
(Source: GreenBiz.com)
BENTONVILLE, Ark., Jan. 25, 2008 -Wal-Mart wants to make its most energy intensive products 25 percent more efficient in the next three years.... Read more
U.S. Government Mandates EPEAT PC Purchases
(Source: GreenerComputing.com)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10, 2008 -- Three major departments of the federal government have jointly announced.... Read more
Spend Analysis Specialist Zycus Tackles the Strategic Sourcing Lifecycle
(Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive)
Princeton, NJ — January 22, 2008 — Solution provider Zycus has built its reputation and market niche over the past few years by offering well-regarded software tools that make it easier for companies to tackle some of their toughest spend analysis challenges.... Read more
JAPAN: Kirin, Lion Nathan pool raw material purchases
(Source: just-drinks.com)
Kirin Holdings is teaming up with its trans-Tasman unit Lion Nathan... Read more
Will the food run out?
(Source: Tom Marchbanks, NewStatesman)
The weekly shop and the morning loaf of bread... Read more
Trade Union warns MSPs should be wary of shared services saving cash
(Source: Peter MacMahon)
Scotland’s largest public service union has warned MSPs that relying on "shared services" to save money in the public sector will not work... Read more
New Supply Chain Report to Address the State of the Industry in Australia
(Source: The Logistics Association of Australia)
The Logistics Association of Australia Ltd (LAA) and leading international supply chain and logistics management consultant, Logistics Bureau... Read more
Formula for Success
(Source: Supply & Demand Chain)
Accenture study reveals need for chemical companies to capture, share supply chain best practices... Read more
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