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38 industry sector . “ People are finding in that any business , be it retail , manufacturing or service , the common connection is the supply chain ,” he says . “ So , if they cannot manage to hold up all of the activities and the materials , the procurement function in the supply chain , they will fail .”
“ The growing understanding of the very concept of supply chain and its true value to business is opening up the opportunities that we provide in order to allow people to learn and deepen that understanding on a formal basis .”
Saghiri notes that the growing professionalisation of procurement started initially at post-graduate level because these people were already equipped with basic knowledge of business administration and business management . Over time , people looked to become specialists and so would turn to logistics or supply chain management and this has since bled into higher education and university level with the CSPSM as well as other leading universities across the UK and Europe .
“ The market , the facilities and technology around us are all changing . We need to update all the time in order to continue to provide the best and industry relevant offering ”
— Soroosh Saghiri , Senior Lecturer and Course Director
JANUARY 2019