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CIPS receives professional certification from SAQA Department of Business Management Posted on 16 Nov 2012 The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) Africa recently received formal recognition by the South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA) as the professional body for the procurement and supply profession in South Africa. [Read More] |
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Bridging the gap between theory and practise – Supply Chain Challenge 2012 Department of Business Management Posted on 16 Nov 2012 On 10 and 11 October 2012, BCom Option: Supply Chain Management students participated in the annual Supply Chain Challenge, which is a computerised supply chain management simulation that spans over two days. [Read More] |
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Expert lectures in Master Certificate Programme Department of Business Management Posted on 04 Sep 2012 Dr Jeroen van den Berg visited the Department of Business Management in August 2012 to teach in the Master Certificate Programme in Supply Chain Management offered by the Department and Continuing Education at the University of Pretoria. [Read More] |
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BCom option Supply Chain Management students visit Woolworths Distribution Department of Business Management Posted on 29 Aug 2012 During August 2012, 27 enthusiastic final year BCom Supply Chain Management students had the privilege to visit the Woolworths Distribution Centre (DC) in Midrand. [Read More] |
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Hands-on experience of the supply chain Gert Brits Posted on 14 Aug 2012 The Business Management honours class visited the Mercedes-Benz spare part distribution facility and Caterpillar’s Johannesburg Distribution Centre (JDC) in Isando on 3 August 2012 as part of their module Integrated Logistics Management (GLB 780). [Read More] |
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Staff served as judges at the annual SAPICS Supply Chain Education Excellence Awards Denise Lourens Posted on 14 Aug 2012 Recent leadership studies argue that the practice of instilling a sense of power is at the root of organisational effectiveness and that the most empowering leaders reward the achievement of their staff or associates by expressing praise in highly visible and confidence-building ways. [Read More] |
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3rd Annual Supply Chain Management & Logistics Career Day Gert Brits Posted on 10 Aug 2012 The Department of Business Management's Unit for Supply Chain Management and the Graduate Career Office of the University of Pretoria hosted a career preparation seminar for second- and third-year BCom option Supply Chain Management and BCom Honours Business Management students in the Sanlam Auditorium on UP’s Hatfield Campus on Friday, 27 July 2012. [Read More] |
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International visitors to the Department of Business Management Department of Business Management Posted on 10 Aug 2012 Mr Anne Staal and Mr Marius van der Woude from the Hanze University Groningen in the Netherlands recently visited the Department of Business Management. Hanze University Groningen is the largest university of applied science in the northern part of the Netherlands. [Read More] |
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Best Presenter Award Department of Business Management Posted on 16 May 2012 Dr Alex Antonites of the Department of Business Management and Head of the Business Incubator, attended the annual Economics, Finance and International Business Conference in Miami, USA [Read More] |
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BCom Supply Chain Management Wesley Niemann Posted on 04 Apr 2012 The BCom(Option: Supply Chain Management) second-year students visited the South African Breweries’ Alrode brewery in Alberton on Friday, 30 March 2012, as part of the module Supply Chain Management 216. [Read More] |
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Tshwane Enterprise Development Programme (TEDP) makes positive contribution Prof Jurie van Vuuren Posted on 03 Apr 2012 In 2009 the City of Tshwane initiated a programme to enhance entrepreneurship within the city by providing a training and mentorship opportunity to entrepreneurs that operate on different levels within the city, with the University of Pretoria as the service provider. [Read More] |
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Conference on Entrepreneurship in the Healthcare Industry Department of Business Management Posted on 28 Mar 2012 The Department of Business Management co-hosted a conference with the Oklahoma State University (OSU) on entrepreneurship in the healthcare industry during the week of 6 March 2012. [Read More] |
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Guest lecture by a former Prime Minister Dr Johan Vögel Posted on 28 Mar 2012 On Wednesday, 29 February 2012, the former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Professor Jan Peter Balkenende, delivered a guest lecture to the Business Management 359 (International Business) students in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. [Read More] |
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CIPS SA joins hands with the University of Pretoria Sonja van der Waldt Posted on 24 Feb 2012 The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply Southern Africa (CIPS SA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Pretoria to further professionalise the procurement and supply chain profession. [Read More] |
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Motivation with a difference Department of Business Management Posted on 16 Feb 2012 The Department of Business Management organised a pre-graduation ceremony for the 2012 first-year students during their orientation week. The purpose of the ceremony was to encourage the students to make a commitment to graduate in the year 2015. [Read More] |
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A visitor from Georgia State University to the Mamelodi Business Clinic Sonja van der Waldt Posted on 12 Dec 2011 On Thursday, 24 November 2011, Prof Fenwick Huss from Georgia State University (GSU) in the United States of America visited the Mamelodi Business Clinic. [Read More] |
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Warehousing and materials handling expert visits the Department of Business Management Wesley Niemann Posted on 18 Nov 2011 Prof René de Koster, who is world-renowned for his research in warehousing and operations management, visited the Department of Business Management of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria during September 2011. [Read More] |
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Prof Sander de Leeuw visits the Department of Business Management Wesley Niemann Posted on 18 Nov 2011 Professor Sander de Leeuw from the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam in the Netherlands recently visited the Department of Business Management. [Read More] |
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Supply Chain Challenge 2011 Wesley Niemann Posted on 18 Nov 2011 The Department of Business Management hosted the Supply Chain Challenge on 13 and 14 October 2011. This annual event is presented to the honours students in Business Management since 2003. [Read More] |
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Site visit to the Mercedes-Benz cross dock facility and Caterpillar’s distribution centre Maxine Bolt Posted on 22 Sep 2011 The Business Management honours class visited the Mercedes-Benz spare part facility and Caterpillar’s Johannesburg Distribution Centre in Isando recently as part of the module Integrated Logistics Management (GLB 780). [Read More] |
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Business Clinic opens its doors Posted on 29 Jul 2011 The Business Clinic of the University of Pretoria was officially launched on the Mamelodi Campus of the University in July 2011. [Read More] |
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New Large Class Pedagogy Posted on 21 Feb 2011 Dr Ingrid le Roux, from the Department of Business Management, presented a paper at the 3rd World Conference on Educational Science at the Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, Turkey, during February. [Read More] |
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Supply Chain Challenge 2010 - A student's perspective Chante Southwood Posted on 12 Nov 2010 "All the students in the BCom Honours in Business Management class of 2010 thought it would be easy to survive the Supply Chain Challenge 2010 as we'd overcome so many challenges during the previous nine months. Little did we know that two days would change our perspective on what Supply Chain Management really is...... [Read More] |
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Supply Chain practitioners complete training programme Posted on 05 Nov 2010 The Mpumalanga Department of Finance recently held a certificate ceremony for delegates who successfully completed the Certificate Programme in Supply Chain Management during 2009/10. [Read More] |
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BCom Entrepreneurship - Sneaker project Posted on 20 Sep 2010 As part of their training, BCom (Entrepreneurship) students had to do a project where they used the theoretical background that they receive in class and their own experience to create and make shoes from recycled material. The students worked in groups of five members each. [Read More] |
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UP Business Incubator: NEW START UP! Alex Antonites Posted on 04 Aug 2010 Some really good news out of the office of the UP Business Incubator! One of our top entrepreneurs (incubatees) have launched her business this month. Her name is Maxine Bolt and the company: Student Book Trader. [Read More] |
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Supply Chain Management & Logistics Career Preparation Seminar Andrea van Staden Posted on 02 Aug 2010 The Department of Business Management's Chair in Logistics hosted a career preparation seminar for second and third year BCom option Supply Chain Management and BCom Honours (Business Management) students on Friday 23 July 2010 in the Sanlam Auditorium on the main campus of the University of Pretoria (UP). [Read More] |
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Launch of a mentorship programme for BCom option Supply Chain Management students Wesley Niemann Posted on 24 May 2010 The Department of Business Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of the University of Pretoria and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: South Africa (CILTSA) launched a mentorship programme on Monday 17 May 2010. The programme is aimed at second and third year BCom option Supply Chain Management students. [Read More] |
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UP students attended Logistics Achiever Awards Seminar Wesley Niemann Posted on 28 Apr 2010 During April 2010, Andrea van Staden, Anna Sivetshe, Zane de Beer and Karen Terblanche, four BCom option Supply Chain Management students had the opportunity to attend the Logistics News - Logistics Achievers Awards (LAA) seminar at Emperors Palace. During the seminar, various presentations based on how a company achieved its success, were delivered. LAA 2009 awards were given to the best presentations delivered. [Read More] |
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Supply Chain Management students attend CIPS conference Wesley Niemann Posted on 28 Apr 2010 The annual Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) conference took place from the during April 2010 at the Emperors Palace convention centre in Johannesburg. [Read More] |
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Programmes in International Freight Management and Administration. Wesley Niemann Posted on 16 Mar 2010 The Department of Business Management of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences and Continuing Education at the University of Pretoria is extending its continuing education offerings in the field of international freight management and administration. [Read More] |
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As published in 'Rapport se bylaag, Loopbane van 7 Februarie 2010.' Dr Francois van Pletsen Posted on 15 Feb 2010 Daar is baie geleenthede in Suid- Afrika om kleinsakekonsultasie as 'n volwaardige en volhoubare beroep te beoefen as 'n mens bereid is om die eiesoortige Suid-Afrikaanse veranderlikes te konfronteer. Aan die woord is prof Jurie van Vuuren, koordineerder van die Leerstoel in Entrepreneurskap, in die Departement Ondernemingsbe stuur aan die Universiteit van Pretoria. [Read More] |
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The Department of Business Management signs MOU with CILTSA Mnr Wesley Niemann Posted on 10 Dec 2009 The Department of Business Management in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences of the University of Pretoria and the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport South Africa (CILTSA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 7 December 2009. [Read More] |
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UP business incubator Dr Francois van Pletsen Posted on 11 Nov 2009 The UP business incubator opened its support doors in January 2008. Softstart BTI (on behalf of SEDA TP) provided the initial seed funding and operational assistance. The incubator is a satellite unit with a direct link with SBTI. A strong focus is placed on ICT orientated entrepreneurs but also open to any student enrolled at the University of Pretoria with a business idea. It consequently endeavours to channel "idea to market" processes and establish a direct pipeline with external stakeholders in the entrepreneurship enabling environment. The UP Business Incubator, situated in the Department of Business Management, provides much needed infrastructure and specialised coaching to aspirant entrepreneurs based on the fundamentals of the entrepreneurial process. [Read More] |
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Supply Chain Challenge 2009 Wesley Niemann Posted on 20 Oct 2009 On 9 and 10 October 2009, the Unit for Supply Chain Management in the Department of Business Management of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, presented a two-day computerised supply chain management simulation game for the BCom Honours Business Management class of 2009 as part of the compulsory honours module, Integrated Logistics Management. [Read More] |
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Honorary Professor is a properly qualified logistician Sonja van der Waldt Posted on 16 Sep 2009 Prof Gerard de Villiers has been appointed as Honorary Professor in the Department of Business Management of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at the University of Pretoria. [Read More] |
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