Marcia Mkansi

Marcia Mkansi

On e-business: I aim to assist and support SMEs in South Africa and other geographies achieve business excellence, improve business processes and cross geographical boundaries through e-business technologies. I have acquired knowledge, qualifications and experience to make this aim and dream a reality.

Marcia Mkansi is a qualified expert of both e-business and supply chain organisational practices. Marcia's clients experience huge savings, value to their business, online profits, enhanced image, improved business processes, corporate growth strategies, and communications to their customers.

Marcia is a passionate person and engaged in other community service, but contributing to the growth, employment and re-distribution is at the top of her list. She has been a pioneer of youth services in South Africa, founded and directed advice and guidance for young South Africans, Volunteering services, and mediated between employers and young people through her national youth apprentice resource charitable services. Marcia actively promoted the importance and use of IT through Digital Skills centre.

A highly dedicated contributor to the South African community, Marcia continues to serve the need through Ndzalo Charity Organisation (www.ndzalocharity.org) and ensures young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in Africa have proper education by sponsoring them through her Trust (www.mmetrust.com).

Published work

Mkansi,  M.; Qi, B.; Green, G (2010) Developing a Logical Cost Effective Strategy for Micro Businesses in the UK . UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings, Oxford, March 2010. Paper 39.

Mkansi,   M.; Qi, B.; Green, G. (2011) Management of e-retailers supply and distribution network: study of the UK grocery sector. UK Academy for Information Systems Conference Proceedings, Oxford, April 2011.

Mkansi,   M.; Qi, B.; Green, G. (2011) Customer's trust and privacy as a barrier for micro businesses to adopting e-business'. Salford, SPARC.

Past experience

Research and Lecture The University of Bolton UK
Career Advisor and Centre Manager Connexions Manchester UK
Founder and Director Ndzalo Charity and Marcia Mkansi Educational Trust.

Education

PhD E- Business University of Bolton UK
SAP Certified (Integrated Business Process with SAP ERP practical and theory). SAP ERP integrated information systems (Supply Chain: Purchasing, Warehouse Management, Inventory Management, Production Control, Sales and Distribution, Plant Maintenance, Service Management and Project Management. Accounting: Financial Accounting, and Management Accounting. Human Capital Management. SAP Business Intelligence and Strategic Enterprise Management).
 SAP Germany; and the University of Duisburg Germany
Master of Science E-Business Business information systems, Physical supply chain, e-business, e-marketing, Database design and infrastructure, Research for business students. University of Bolton UK
NVQ Level 3 in Career Guidance and Advice Oxford Cambridge and RSA (OCR) UK
Bachelor of Administration Economics, Information systems, Public Administration, Industrial Psychology, Administrative Law, English. University of the North South Africa
Statistics, Strategic management and Marketing non-degree purpose courses University of South Africa.

Professionalism

Member of the British Computer Science (MBCS) UK
Member of the Institute of Information and Career Guidance (ICG)
 UK
Member of the Graduate Journal of Social Sciences UK
Member of the UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS)
 UK

Office

P.O. Box 910, Letsitele, 0885 or 11 Salmon Atlantic Street, Midstream x 15, Midrand, 1692
Number: +44 7809827298
E-mail: info@dotcommerce.biz