Open training - Time to get your bookings in!
3rd-4th April - Introduction to Procurement &
Improve your Procurement skills
22nd April - Effective Expediting
6th June - Business Negotiation
11th June - Category Management
New committee member
Tage Tveit - Tage arrived in Australia 2001 from Norway with the intention of staying 3 years to complete Bachelor degree. He completed his Bachelor of Business at the Queensland University of Technology, graduating in 2003...... Read more
Evening seminar
On Wednesday evening, 20th February 2008, over 50 CIPSA Queensland Region members and guests gathered at the Novotel, Brisbane for their most recent evening event..... Read more
Contribute to your local news
Always considered yourself a bit of a Clark Kent? Procurement Super Hero by day, sleuth journalist by night? Well we would love to see your talent, and even if you don’t have the talent, we would still love to hear the gossip from your region..... Read more
Exam deadlines
External examinations are currently offered in May and November each year. When you are registered as an active student, you will be sent an examination enrolment form well in advance of the closing date for each series.... Read more
Conference: The Category Management Forum,
13-14 March 2008, The Grace Hotel Sydney
DAY 1 SOLD OUT – still some spaces left for Dinner and Day 2 seminars.... Read more
Amy wins her way to a CIPSA conference
Amy Lawrence, Sourcing Analyst at Rio Tinto Procurement is the winner of our "Win your way to a CIPSA Conference Competition".... Read more
Recycled Paper Forum: Friday 14 March, Grace Hotel, Sydney
Should your company be doing more to support buying recycled paper from Australian sources? As an example of Category Management in action you are invited to spend an hour gaining a thorough understanding of the Australian paper recycling industry.... Read more
CPO Agenda Masterclass programme 2008
In addition to Open Training, CIPS Australia will run a series of CPO Agenda Masterclasses throughout the 2008 business season. Aimed at senior level procurement managers, these Masterclasses will address the most compelling and intractable issues facing senior procurement professionals in daily management of their portfolios.... Read more
CPO Agenda magazine discount
A global quarterly publication from CIPS, CPO Agenda is an international business review designed specifically for chief procurement officers and senior purchasing and supply chain executives in larger organisations.... Read more
Get 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, including the Globalisation feature.... Read more
CIPS Australia – The First Three Years 2005-2007
Don’t forget that our triennial report, ‘CIPS Australia – The First Three Years’ is available online here, or available in printed format directly from CIPS Australia.... Read more
CIPS Australia goes green with ENVI and Blue Star Print Group
CIPSA are pleased to announce that PaperlinX has kindly offered to support CIPSA in 2008 with a recycled paper supply.... Read more
‘A Guide to IT in Procurement’ – Research Initiative
As a Procurement Professional do you see technology as an enabler? Does technology enable you to perform better as a procurement professional?.... Read more
Unlock the secrets of effective travel management!
Business Travel Monthly, the leading publication in the region on business travel procurement and management, has gone digital. With the switch to this new and exciting distribution format, the publishers, BTTB, would like to offer all CIPSA Members Free Access to this valuable resource.... Read more
Member Survey: e-procurement practices
CIPS Australia invites members to participate in an ongoing e-procurement research project being conducted by the Central Queensland University and the University of Western Australia.... Read more
CIPSA bids farewell to Amanda Lamont
After more than two years as Corporate Relationship Manager, Amanda Lamont is leaving CIPSA at Easter.... Read more
Apics accreditation for CIPS Level 4
Apics has finalised discussions with CIPSA for the recognition of apics’ newly introduced Diploma of Business (Purchasing).... Read more
Supply Management Magazine now less than half price
SM is the CIPS UK journal produced fortnightly and is available online to members with a full archive of over 15000 SM articles at www.cips.org.... Read more
Change of personal details
CIPS is always trying to keep up-to-date with the whereabouts of its members, and this is not an easy task.... Read more
Brendan Comas.... Read more
Harry Bracegirdle.... Read more
Nick Binks.... Read more
Nigel Tinley.... Read more
Rob Craig.... Read more
Key Conference Dates for your diary:
13-14 March - SYDNEY – The Category Management Forum
21-22 May - CANBERRA – The 3rd Public Sector Procurement Forum
12 June - AUCKLAND – The CIPS New Zealand Strategic Procurement Forum
19-20 June - MELBOURNE – Women in Procurement Conference
19 August - ADELAIDE - Strategic Procurement Forum
21 August - PERTH - Strategic Procurement Forum
14-15 October - MELBOURNE – The 4th CIPS Australia Annual Conference
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Manufacturing Forecast 2008: Moderate Year Forecast as Manufacturers Tighten Belts
The Business Prospects for Australian Manufacturing in 2008 survey, conducted in late December 2007, was recently released by Australian Industry Group.... Read more
Australian Logistics Council launches National Strategy
Australia’s $150 billion Supply Chains could grind to a near halt if governments and industry do not commit to real reform, Ivan Backman, Chairman of the Australian Logistics Council in his challenge as he launched the National Strategy for the Transport and Logistics Freight Industry 2008-2015.... Read more
Supply Chain Business Forum
The first Supply Chain Business Forum was recently held in February, which was jointly hosted by the Institute for Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Macquarie Graduate School of Management.... Read more
Enviro 08 – Australasia’s Enivronmental and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition
Australia’s leading environment and sustainability conference Enviro 08, is expecting record crowds this year.... Read more
2008 Green Procurement Training Course Commencement
(Source: selector.com)
Good Environmental Choice Australia is pleased to announce the commencement of the 2008 Green Procurement Training Course.... Read more
Aramco splits Jubail contracts to minimise risk of cost rises - State-owned oil giant invites contractors to submit fixed-price bids
(Source: Perry Wiliams, Middle East Business Intelligence)
Saudi Aramco is seeking to minimise the impact of rising costs at its new refinery in Jubail by splitting the contracts into smaller, more manageable packages and asking contractors to submit fixed-price bids.... Read more
Tourism Australia reviews ad account
(Source: Mark Sweney, guardian.co.uk)
Tourism Australia, which infamously ruffled British sensibilities with the controversial "Where the bloody hell are you?" TV ad campaign is reviewing its global advertising accoun.... Read more
Gartner: Growth in IT outsourcing creates market opportunities
(Source: CRN Australia)
Outsourcing is gaining momentum globally as well as locally.... Read more
Qantas costs to fall below rival's
(Source: Steve Creedy, Austraian Financial Review)
QANTAS believes the cost base for its group operations will fall below that of Virgin Blue's by the end of the calendar year or early next year.... Read more
Transport India 2008, 26-29 May, New Delhi
(Development Opportunities in Road, Rail, Airports, Ports and Real Estate in India)
Beacon Events is delighted to be working in collaboration with Feedback Ventures and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, India Chapter to bring you a timely summit on Transport India 2008.... Read more
1st Intra Asia Summit Translog Asia 2008
The Global Institute of Logistics (GIL) and The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific (TLIAP) are delighted to present its Inaugural Intra Asia Summit, TransLog Asia 2008 to be held in Singapore, 8-11 April.... Read more
China – What If We’re All Wrong?
Business Monitor International's newly published Special Report, China - What If We’re All Wrong.... Read more
From cups of tea to iron ore, inflation making presence felt
(Source: Richard Edwards, European Leaders in Procurement Blog)
Those who work in procurement are accustomed to dealing with inflationary pressures, but a quick glance through the daily headlines suggest that after a period of relatively benign price increases we are about to enter a far tougher period.... Read more
PNG announces health review after ABC expose
(Source: Steve Marshall, ABC News)
The Papua New Guinea Government has ordered a shake-up of the country's medical supplies system after the ABC exposed incompetence and corruption within the health department.... Read more
Higher Procurement for Clemson University - SciQuest e-procurement to advance University's goal to become top-tier research facility
(Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive)
Clemson University this week said it has selected SciQuest Inc.'s full suite of e-procurement solutions as the foundation for its entire source-to-settle procurement process.... Read more
Going Lean and Green – the next focus on supply chain management
(Source: Supply & Demand Chain Executive)
New Report Quantifies the Business Benefits of e-Procurement Aberdeen Group, Inc., surveyed 622 companies and found that Best-In-Class enterprises place 26% more spend under management than all other enterprises.... Read more
No fun and games - Hard times loom for the world's biggest Toy making centre
(Source: The Economist)
The annual Hong Kong toy fair is one of the shop windows in which China has displayed its growing industrial prowess over the years... Read more
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