By Lilia Guan NSW Local Government Procurement has worked with procurement consultants, PMMS Consulting Group launch stage two of its procurement roadmap program. The Program was designed specifically…
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Opinion on impact of carbon price on procurement
By Ruth Bayley, CEO of Australian Association of Procurement and Contract Management The impact of the carbon price on prices paid for goods and services is a risk. Like any…
Training to deal with procurement rules
By Lilia Guan Traditionally procurement purchasing in government was about getting the best value for money and finding savings where government sees fit. However the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and…
Government procurement to drive indigenous jobs
The minister for finance and deregulation Penny Wong and minister for indigenous employment and economic development Mark Arbib have welcomed approval of the Indigenous Training, Employment and Supplier Plan under…
Marrickville backs ban
By Lilia Guan The city of Marrickville in Sydney, has defended its support for sanctions against Israel, as a business decision. Marrickville has joined the Global Boycott Divestments…
Steps to attract the best procurement talent
By Craig Donaldson The complex economic environment in Australia and around the world will have a significant impact on public sector chief procurement officers (CPOs) in 2011. Cost management will…
Greening the cleaning contract
The City of Yarra in Victoria is currently trialing a groundbreaking, green cleaning partnership program, in collaboration with its cleaning contractors. The council’s Green Clean Program is being facilitated by…
Optimisation is key
Bishop Fleet Optimization, a world leader in fleet utilisation and audit services, has offices in Australia, New Zealand and the United States and will be launching into the UK market…
Surfing the sustainability wave
By Bill Aukett I had the opportunity to make a presentation to a Higher Education Finance and Procurement conference on the Sunshine Coast. My presentation was called ‘A sustainable university:…
NSW develops an innovative procurement process
Working with Clarence Valley Council, NSW Public Works has developed the early tenderer involvement (ETI) process and introduced it for the Shannon Creek Dam project's construction procurement phase. “An Australian…