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Professional development and procurement training road show comes to Gauteng

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Tomorrow’s supply management professionals will be charged with developing and executing value creation strategies that find new value in the supply base, deliver value as quickly as possible within the cost parameters defined by the demand market and maximise the return to the company. To accomplish this they will need to find and leverage external […]

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Supply Chain training: CEA launches TEBLOS

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Commerce Edge Academy (CEA) has launched its online student support technology, TEBLOS, which has enabled the registered international study centre for the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) to begin tutoring students studying CIPS Level 4: Foundation Diploma in Purchasing & Supply, Andrew C. Hillman, Director of Commerce Edge Academy, tells SmartProcurement. TEBLOS is

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KZN: Continuous Professional Development remains high on Agenda

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Despite the economic downturn, the bumper attendance at Commerce Edge and SmartProcurement’s KwaZulu Natal Roadshow has affirmed that continuous professional development remains high on South African supply chain professionals’ priorities. CONFERENCE SUCCESS Presenters, Alan Low of Purchasing Index and Bernie van Niekerk of Commerce Edge (3rd and 2nd from right), with delegates at the Road

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Beat the Recession – Continue Your Education

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During a recession, the cost of adult education may seem impossible to afford, nevertheless, the cost may not be as high as perceived. “Continuing education increases an employee’s value to a company and for those seeking new jobs provides increased skills to make finding a new job easier”, Andrew Hillman, Director of the Commerce Edge

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The Institutes of Southern Africa Procurement Academy: A Joint Venture Partnership between IPSA & CIPS

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In today’s highly competitive business world it is increasingly important to both organisations and Public Enterprises that all their internal departments continually raise their game. This is becoming especially true for those in Procurement and Supply Chain Management, where a real difference can be made between delivering a winning strategy and losing customers and profit.

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World Class Operational Procurement: Training, Training, Training

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Part 4 of a ten-part series that examines key operational aspects of the so-called “Purchase-to-Pay” value chain by Independent Contributor, Peter Alkema – Head: Purchase to Pay at ABSA “The Purchase-to-Pay (PTP) value chain is a series of business events that are usually enabled by a system such as SAP. Knowledge of this process, as

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15 Simple Rules for effective Negotiations

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“Organisations can no longer only rely on their products and services to differentiate themselves”, Tom Beasor, an acclaimed international negotiator told SmartProcurement. “Often, it is the actual level of training of their personnel that makes the deciding difference.” This applies as much to your hard skills (technical competence) as it does to your soft

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New CIPS procurement training courses launched in SA

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Commerce Edge, a SETA (Services Sector Education and Training Authority) accredited procurement training company is launching five brand new courses in affiliation with CIPS (UK) (The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) and, IPSA (The Institute of Procurement and Supply, South Africa). Margaret Richings, Sales Director at Commerce Edge told Smart Procurement that “These courses will

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Professional status for the Purchasing and Supply Management environment

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The purchasing and supply management environment had changed over the past eight years in South Africa. The role of the purchasing and supply practitioner is no longer the procuring of products and services, but it become more and more strategic. The purchasing department has a bigger impact on the bottom line of companies. Savings,

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Procurement talent development solution launched

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Local provider of World Class Procurement training, Commerce Edge, has launched a solution that enables Procurement Departments to initiate, manage and track the development of key World Class Procurement Skills.

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