Hightlight of SCMRG Activities2

ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION  THEME: WORKING TOGETHER TO PROFESSIONALIZE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT – 2 MARCH 2017

On the 2^nd of March 2017, the Supply Chain Management Research Group in the College of Economics and Management Sciences (CEMS) led by Prof Marcus Ambe in collaboration with the Chief Directorate: Capacity Building in the Office of the Accounting General, National Treasury organised a Roundtable Discussion on the theme “Working Together to Professionalise Supply Chain Management”. The purpose of the roundtable was to share thoughts on leading practices and strategies on how to professionalise supply chain management in the country. The roundtable also created a platform for academic institutions, professional bodies and associations as well as government to share their experiences and insight on how to work together, to professionalise supply chain management. The roundtable discussion was attended by over 217 delegates across the country. The delegates were heads of supply chain management in their organisations from the public and private sectors.

Mr Mark Kuiper, Prof Marcus Ambe, Charles Dey, Prof Hannie Badenhorst-Weiss, Mongo park, Prof Thomas Mogale, Lusani Madzivhandila, Schalk Human, Ingrid Du Buisson, Winnie Dlamini, Prof Goonasagree Naidoo, Dennis Mlambo, Mike Johnston, Prof Douglas Boateng, Andre Coetzee, Prof Christopher Mulaudzi and Dr Peter Kilbourn from right to left.