4 August 2010

20% of public procurement budget lost to corruption

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Some R30-billion of South Africa’s R150-billion public procurement budget is lost to corruption, estimates TFAC and its alliance partner Sentigol, supplier of the Tendersure system. Much of the loss is through rip-offs, overpricing, tender rigging and manipulation, reports TFAC. Legislation to challenge corruption has a limited impact, however, deploying effective Information Technology packages to overhaul […]

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Strategic sourcing – stretching a limited financial kitty – Part 1

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Urgent collective action is required to remedy how public sector and corporate organisations in emerging economies strategically acquire products and services and deal with selected suppliers, says Dr Douglas Boateng, SmartProcurement Editorial Board member and President of both the Institute of Operations management Africa and West African Institute for Supply chain Leadership. “Despite marginal improvements

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Carbon emissions tax – another TCO cost element

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Purchasing or Fleet Managers should not over-react to the carbon emissions tax on new vehicles, but should rather look at the tax’s impact on vehicle total cost of ownership (TCO), Ashleigh Young, Chief Executive of the TransAuto Group, tells SmartProcurement. When assessing the suitability of vehicles for a fleet, Purchasing Managers must adopt a holistic

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Benchmark index analytics and modelling – a buyer’s checklist

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Alan Low, of Purchasing Index (PI), tells SmartProcurement what managers should be asking when they review the marketplace and choose an expenditure modeling solution for their business. “As I write this article a double dip recession in the USA and parts of Europe hangs in the balance and the recent memory of 2008/9 sits in

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An information revolution in the Procurement Profession

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Procurement intelligence organisation Propurchaser has appointed specialist procurement and supply management consultancy Bespoke Sourcing Solutions as its official representative in the Africa and Middle East Region, Andrew Hillman, MD of Bespoke Sourcing Solutions, tells SmartProcurement. Bespoke Sourcing Solutions will be responsible for promoting Propurchaser’s online knowledge solution and for providing limited membership services to Africa

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Visible expenditure data – maximum procurement value

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Visible supply data provided UK tax assessment office HM Revenue and Cust oms (HMRC), a platform for transforming its procurement function into a strategic role achieving maximum value, says David Thomas, Commercial Director (CPO) of the UK government department. Thomas credits data visibility as being the cornerstone of any procurement transformation. “If you want to

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Local supplier prospects rife with new electric vehicle

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Supplier and support activities involved in the production of South Africa’s first electric vehicle could create 8 000 jobs, says Optimal Energy, the Joule’s manufacturer. The company says it will employ more than 2000 people in its assembly operation, while supplier and support activities could create a further 8000 downstream jobs. Once the plant is

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LPG price regulation may spell tough times for suppliers

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While government’s regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) should mean lower prices for energy buyers, there are concerns about the impact this will have on suppliers. It is anticipated that smaller players in the sector will find it difficult to adjust. Service levels may be influenced negatively as smaller businesses try and find ways to

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Kagiso PMI – July experiences modest improvement

Procurement at board level – SAPICS Conference report

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Some organisation’s Procurement departments are enjoying tenure at board level, the recession has seen to that, said David Smith, Commercial Director for the Department of Work and Pensions, UK. However, will they remain at board-level once economies begin to recover? Well it depends how well they prove their worth… We have no money! While this

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