Before you start, ensure that you have the best global sourcing and product experts that you can afford, says Sanet Shepperson (MCIPS) in this month’s SmartProcurement.
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Under the World Trade Organisation’s agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, The South African government cannot prescribe to the business sector that they must follow localisation (75% local content in purchases) in the same way it prescribes to public entities. “We don’t have that ability, and are challenged internationally [if the topic of localisation is
Buy local or face audit findings! Read More »
It’s still early in the Trump presidency, but not too early for supply chain professionals to begin planning for what could be major challenges in global markets and trade agreements, especially if President Donald Trump follows through on border tariffs, the dismantling of existing trade agreements, and other “America First” protectionism ideas he has
Supply chains and adjusting to Trump: think local and global Read More »
This month, SmartProcurement profiles Abdul Majid Mahomed from CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply) Full name: Abdul Majid Mahomed Position: Head of Professional Body CIPS Who does the Professional Body report to: Amanda O’ Brien, Group Professional Standards & Regulation Director
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Jeremy Kirsten, MCIPS, puts pen to paper about where the procurement profession has come from, and where it is going. Procurement as a profession is, I believe, in its infancy, as it only came into its own in the late 1980’s. Its growth from the mid 1990’s to date has been phenomenal. When I first
The Future of Procurement – 5 challenges to the profession & strategic function Read More »
This month, SmartProcurement profiles Clement Nhuvunga, from the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) Full name: Clement Nhuvunga Position: Head of Supply Chain Management Your organisation’s procurement expenditure: Substantial Who does P & SM report to: Chief Financial Officer
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The City of Cape Town has leveraged its supply chain management policy to grow its economy, procure sustainably and create jobs. And save money, of course. Opening the Smart Procurement World Western Cape Conference, the city’s Executive Deputy Mayor, Alderman Ian Neilson gave delegates an insight into the City’s supply chain efforts to create employment
Short-term SCM investment for long-term savings Read More »
Mluleki Ntlemeza, a supply chain consultant wonders if there is point at which labour should be procured by procurement, and not through traditional HR processes, in this month’s SmartProcurement.
When does labour become a commodity to be procured? Read More »
Professor Marcus Ambe – professor of Supply Chain Management (and chairperson of the Supply Chain Management Research Group) in the department of Business Management at Unisa – posed critical questions, which set the scène for the roundtable discussion around the professionalisation of supply chain management. The discussion was held at Unisa on the 2nd
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The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) managed to hold on to recent gains and dipped only slightly lower in March 2017. The index declined to 52.2 points from February’s 52.5 points, remaining above the neutral 50-point mark for a third straight month, noted the Bureau for Economic Research (BER).
March PMI dips slightly – results compiled before President’s cabinet shuffle Read More »
