IFPSM and IPSERA have presented the inaugural Relevance Paper Award, recognising research with strong practical relevance for procurement and supply management.

IFPSM has launched the preparation phase of the 2026 International Supply Chain Skills Competition with a global online pre-competition meeting.

Xi’an International University has officially launched its IFPSM Global Standard Certification journey, marking an important milestone for procurement and supply chain education in Western China.

The traditional model of programme evaluation in higher education has long relied on input-based metrics: contact hours, faculty qualifications, reading list depth, library resources. While these proxies served a purpose in an era of limited cross-institutional comparability, they are structurally incapable of answering the question that employers, students, and professional associations now demand an answer […]

The procurement profession has undergone a transformation in strategic positioning over the past two decades that is, viewed in aggregate, remarkable. From a function defined primarily by transaction processing and contract administration, it has evolved — in leading organisations — into a core driver of competitive differentiation, supply-side risk management, and ESG performance. Chief Procurement […]

The absence of standardised competency frameworks has been one of the most persistent structural weaknesses in the professionalisation of procurement. Unlike fields such as finance, engineering, or law — where role expectations are anchored to well-established taxonomies of technical knowledge and are reinforced through licensing, regulated certification, and industry-wide norms — procurement has historically operated […]