Jim Box NVQ5 Mgmt (Oxford), Eq. GradCert AppSci (Shrivenham), DipBus (Mgmt), Eq. AssocDip (Explosives), MIExpE, MIAMA, JP(Qual)
Associate
Jim Box has considerable experience in public and private sector procurement and supply chains. Jim was previously the CEO of the Industrial Supplies Office (Qld) Ltd, and a national director of the Industry Capability Network. Prior to that Jim was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Australian Army where he held senior management positions in supply management, logistics, quality assurance, and warehousing and inventory management. Jim has more recently specialised in global supply chain strategies, probity issues in procurement and contract dispute resolution.
Jim is the co-author of the textbook "Probity and Managing Procurement: how to avoid corrupting the process" published in November 2007 (available via http://www.lexisnexis.com.au), and was the former editor of the AIPMM journal, Australian Purchasing and Supply. Jim was a Fellow of the AIPMM.
From his previous position, Jim has significant involvement with supply chain sourcing for both private and public sector major projects, and has a sound understanding of supply chain and logistics issues. Jim established the Middle East Trade Office for the Queensland Government in 2004, where he established business relationships between Middle East and Australian enterprises. Jim was a member of the Queensland Government's State Purchasing Council and the Chair for 4 years. Jim also was an adviser to the State Government's manufacturing Leaders Group and Rail Industry taskforce.
Qualifications
- - National Vocational Qualification Level 5 in Management (Oxford) - equiv. Higher degree/ Masters
- - Graduate in applied science from Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, UK (Cranbourne) - equiv. Grad. Certificate, majored in Ballistics
- - Diploma in Business (Management)
- - Ammunition Technical Officer - equiv Diploma in Explosives Handling & Storage
- - Justice of the Peace (Qualified)
- - Certificate in Mediation (IAMA)
Contact Jim - jim@lscs.com.au
Textbook
"Probity and Managing Procurement: how to avoid corrupting the process"
Available for purchase click here
Summary
This new work provides those exposed to procurement processes with the essential information to understand the statutory, policy and good practice requirements of probity and ethics in both the public and private sectors. The book discusses the nature and role of probity consultants with respect to issues such as professional privilege, confidentiality, process integrity, conflict of interest, corruption, behaviour, transparency and access to information.
| - | The ethics environment |
| - | Probity in government |
| - | Commercial probity |
| - | Conflict of interest |
| - | Ethical practices in tenders and contracts |
| - | Planning for probity in tenders and contracts |
| - | Probity services |
| - | Administrative law: its effect on the tendering process |
| - | International probity |
Source: http://www.lexisnexis.com.au
