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The generation game

March 12, 2013

Rebecca Ellinor, managing editor, Supply ManagementOne of the events I took part in last month was the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) conference. In addition to chairing a panel debate, I attended the morning sessions to hear the keynote speakers.

As part of a wider talk, one plenary presenter put forward his vision of the ‘future of procurement’. He gave three options: 1. Procurement has increasing success, takes on more categories and gets more work. 2. Procurement professionals take on a more advisory, consultancy-type role within their organisation. 3. Procurement survives as a business capability, but not as a function. (more…)

A lifetime of achievement

June 6, 2012

Rebecca Ellinor, managing editor, Supply ManagementThis issue marks the 80th anniversary of CIPS. It charts the history of the institute from the point at which seven people around a table decided it was a good idea to establish a British association, to the 66,000 members it has today in 150 countries. (more…)