5 June 2013

Is travel and expense expenditure NB in your organisation?

Leave a Comment / Category Management, Technology, Tools, Travel / Editor

Shirley Le Roux, MD of TraveluXion gives SmartProcurement her insights into the answer to this question that has resulted in companies not having visibility of all potential T&E expenditure prior to approval against applicable budgets, and thus not extracting the associated business value. How important is travel and expense (T&E) expenditure within your organisation? […]

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Vetting crucial for today’s procurement world

Leave a Comment / Compliance / Legal, Risk Management, Supplier Management, Supplier Selection / Editor

Vetting in its simplest form is a formal and thorough inspection prior to granting approval or clearance. The importance of proper vetting in every department and position should not be underestimated – in fact, it should be at the forefront of every business process, says Rudi Kruger, General Manager of LexisNexis Risk Management. Without

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Logistics skills gap hampering SA’s ability to trade

Leave a Comment / Change, Education, Professional Development, Service Outsourcing, Supply Chain Management SCM / Editor

Research shows the supply chain skills gap has widened considerably, even over a short time span, severely impacting the competitiveness of the South African economy. According to the 2012 Supply Chain Skills Gap Survey, conducted by University of Johannesburg researchers Rose Luke and Gert Heyns, “employers have indicated that, although operational positions are relatively

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PMI unchanged as manufacturing struggles to gain traction

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The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) remained unchanged at 50.4 in May, indicating that the sector is struggling to gain any real momentum. However, although the headline number was flat, the index’s two largest-weighted subcomponents (the new sales orders index and the business activity index) lost ground over the period as conditions

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Is travel and expense expenditure NB in your organisation?

Vetting crucial for today’s procurement world

Logistics skills gap hampering SA’s ability to trade

PMI unchanged as manufacturing struggles to gain traction

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