When it became obvious that not all of the sectors with specific scorecards were likely to have gazetted their new amended scorecards by 1 May 2015, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) issued a notice extending their particular deadline to 30 October 2015. The unintended side effect of this notice has left black-owned companies […]
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“Recent benchmark reports have shown price variances for specific items of more than 60% and on A4 paper in excess of 40%.” Alan Low has seen both sides of the stationery supply world: from benchmarking stationery supply arrangements for many of South Africa’s top organisations, to being the Managing Director of a UK stationery
Stationery – Managing and optimising a complex category Read More »
It is not unusual to find the procurement departments inside SAP-driven companies at loggerheads with their internal customers. In extreme cases sales, production planning, maintenance and procurement staff are on the verge of conflict – the common enemy being procurement. The typical symptom is accusations of dismal service countered by allegations of poor or
Your SAP user community might be lying to you, but only because you let them Read More »
The role of procurement, much like finance, has fundamentally changed in organisations operating in the market today. The subtle, but significant nuances that underpin the changes in legislation and policy relating to Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) and localisation, as captured within the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP 7) and, more recently, the Agricultural
The role of procurement – Reviewing the latest BEE Codes Read More »
The Enterprise Development Council of South Africa (EDCSA) is conducting an in-depth three-month survey on the state of enterprise development in the country. The objective of the research is to gather data from big business, enterprise development practitioners, business associations and SMMEs. Your views and thoughts of Enterprise Development (ED) as sector professionals and stakeholders
Survey seeks to plot the state of ED in SA Read More »
Failing to understand how the revised Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Codes of Good Practice (BEE Codes) will affect procurement processes is a significant risk for any organisation’s strategy. On 30 June 2015 the BEE Smart Symposium, hosted by Smart Procurement World, will unpack the new BEE Codes, analyse the economic intent and review the outcomes
The new BEE Codes are out: the days of business-as-usual are long gone Read More »
In order to reverse the current bargaining trends in Africa, it is important that supply chain organisations, professionals, executives and directors move away from price-chiselling practices towards long-term negotiation, said Professor Douglas Boateng, the founder and CEO of PanAvest International and Partners. Speaking at the Institute of Directors Zimbabwe’s ‘Director of the Year Awards’,
Negotiate, agree on specificities and then contract Read More »
The evolution of BEE in terms of its roadmap to progressively integrate SMMEs into the supply chains of industry is prominent with the new BEE Codes. It highlights a government that has prioritised entrepreneurship and the advancement of SMMEs as the catalyst to achieve economic growth and development. “It is a positive step, because
Integrating SMMEs into the automotive aftermarket sector Read More »
Every contract seems to provide adequate protection when it is negotiated and signed. However, during contract performance, disputes often arise between buying organisations and their suppliers. The following checklist, from Next Level Purchasing, aims to help you review your contracts before signature so that you avoid some of the most common procurement contract pitfalls.
A buyer’s 11-point contract review checklist Read More »
The SA Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) recovered from an 11-month low in April to reach 50.8 index points in May. The 5.4 index-point increase brought the index back above the neutral 50-point mark, albeit only slightly. The biggest driver of the increase in the headline PMI was the solid recovery in the new sales
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