Supply management training will instill confidence in othersThe growing recognition of certified officers in supply chain management has been all too apparent in recent months as the need to embed professionalism begins to be more widely acknowledged and appreciated.Through robust campaigns by the Kenya Institute of Supplies Management (KISM), the number of those seeking certification to practise has grown considerably. Regrettably, high-profile arrests in 2018 partly contributed to the mischaracterisation that procurement practitioners may be lacking in integrity. This tells the true story about the character of supply chain management professionals. It is a requirement under the Supplies Practitioners Management Act 2017, operationalised by the 2015 regulations, for procurement practitioners to be certified to practise. - The writer is the chairman of Kenya Institute of Supplies Management.

Source: Standard Digital May 11, 2019 21:05 UTC