On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me… a purchasing headache. The Twelve Days of Christmas is an English Christmas carol, in which a series of increasingly grand gifts is given on each of the twelve days of Christmas. As any “true love” knows, the Twelve Days of Christmas is […]
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A recent study conducted across international divisions of Mondi Ltd found that the South African-listed pulp and paper giant does not fully utilise, compared with best practice, enterprise resource planning (ERP) solutions and electronic procurement (e-procurement). In fact, Mondi South African Division meets only 11 out of the 28 recommended best practice requirements (41%)
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According to Forbes, high-level trends like the growing skills gap increase pressure on staff to “stay relevant, choose degrees that turn into jobs and constantly reinvent themselves”, Tech-Pro tells SmartProcurement. Top HR Workplace Trends in 2015¹ 1. Expect the skills gap to widen Skills mismatch – or ‘the gap between the skills required on
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When does a collaborative supply relationship become unethical? When parties are driven by the objective of creating a mutual gain, is it fair that a single supplier is privy to information about the buyer’s operations – information that is excluded from the open market for every other supplier to have a fair chance to
“Don’t even try to argue with Dr. John Gattorna that supply chains really just boil down to a system of distribution centres, procurement processes, technology tools, and transaction routes. You won’t win,” says the respected supply chain thought-leader’s website. “I argue that supply chains are driven by people and their behaviour, all along the
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The procurement of goods that conform to local content requirements is not a recommendation for State entities, but a legal requirement, said Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies. All organs of State are obliged to procure goods on the designated list and that conform to local content requirements, he said during a Portfolio
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Activity in the manufacturing sector picked up momentum in November as business activity and new sales orders have risen ahead of the festive period. The SA purchasing managers index (PMI), which gauges activity in manufacturing, rose to 53.3 in November from 50.1 in October. A PMI reading above 50 suggests expansion in activity. The
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