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The Role of Immanence in the Future of Public Procurement
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Procurement specialists frequently complain that despite the benefits of their professional skills to their respective organizations, their profession lacks recognition. Over the past decade, examples of this
phenomenon can be found in a range of commercial and academic forums specializing in procurement, purchasing and other areas of supply chain management. This paper will explore aspects of the recent history of public p...
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Outsourced Procurement Training for Defence in Australia
Asia & the Pacific, Australia
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The Defence Materiel Organisation, a prescribed agency within Defence, has responsibility for Defence procurement in Australia. Defence for over ten years has outsourced the training of procurement personnel to the private sector. One of the providers is DeakinPrime, commercial arm of Deakin University. Training of the procurement professionals has been targeted at simple and complex levels, with an earlier focus on strateg...
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Paths to Procurement Success
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The identification and recognition of personal skills and organisational paths within one's organization will, according to this article, demonstrate to others why these skills are important and perhaps begin a momentum whereby these issues will be incorporated into formal/informal training and development sessions, and lead others to personal success.
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Identifying the 'Real World' Challenges Faced by Today's Procurement Professional
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This research paper analyses the linkage between the evolution of the procurement role, the ‘real world’ challenges faced by practitioners and the skills and competencies needed by today’s procurement professional.
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