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The Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa (IPSA) and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) hosted their 4th annual conference on the 20th and 21st of May 2008 at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg. More than 370 delegates from all spheres of Procurement and the SCM environments (private and public) attended the two-day

Responsibility for  economic and social transformation of the country also lies in the hands of the Procurement profession. While the emphasis on social transformation through BEE procurement has been well documented, the macro economic impact of public sector procurement practices was clearly illustrated by Karen van Vuuren, CPO of Transnet and President of IPSA at

SmartProcurement, has always held the view that what the procurement and supply fraternity in SA genuinely needed, was an annual forum at which to gather and exchange thoughts on best strategic sourcing practices in key commodity groups. The Smart Sourcing Conference 2007 has come and gone and, it has made a permanent, positive mark on

The Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa (IPSA) is a founding member of the UMBRELLA ORGANISATION FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATIONS Various professional associations and societies representing individuals and companies in the Supply Chain Management environment signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) to establish the Federation for Supply Chain Management Associations (“FSCMA”). According to

THE SAPICS 2007 Conference and exhibition ATTRACTED A RECORD ATTENDANCE OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES together with a powerhouse of commercial support. Hot on the heals of the highly successful IPSA Pan African conference, this year’s SAPICS Conference & Exhibition for supply chain and operations management professionals, "packed them in" earlier in June at Sun

 (Seated from left to right: Keith Trower (Deputy CEO CIPS), Karen van Vuuren (Chairperon IPSA) and Kraai van Kraaienberg (CEO IPSA)  The Institute of Procurement & Supply of South Africa (IPSA) and the Chartered Inistitute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) hosted and facilitated a global convergence of top minds at its 2007 Pan African Conference