8 February 2023

Preferential Procurement in SA: Where to from here?

Leave a Comment / BEE, Legal / Contract, Preferential Procurement, Sourcing Strategy / Bernie van Niekerk

While others are saying “we are back to 2001 Preferential Procurement Regulations (PPR)”, Sanele Khomo, Deputy Director: SCM Transversal Policies at the KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Treasury, tells SmartProcurementNews that in fact we are dealing with a new phenomenon. It is now well known that South Africa has started implementing the Preferential Procurement Regulations of 2022, replacing […]

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Negotiating for the ‘best fit’

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Legal / Contract, Negotiation, Procurement Training, Professional Development, SRM Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Management / Bernie van Niekerk

Several questions arise when it comes to negotiating. As one goes into a negotiation, there is one striking question that one needs to ask oneself: “Is the price the only subject for negotiation?” Ronald Mlalazi (MCIPS), Managing Director of Commerce Edge South Africa, discusses here the need for procurement professionals not to limit their negotiations

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Finding Real Value In the Digital Procurement World

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology / Bernie van Niekerk

As procurement becomes more digital, companies must be able to find value in their supply chain processes. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to do this, as this article from Dooka South Africa demonstrates. The supply chain has always been a process that businesses have had to navigate. It’s a necessity

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E-Commerce SCM Means More Than You Think

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, SRM Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Management, Supplier Partnerships, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology / Bernie van Niekerk

Successful supply chain management is much more than keeping track of shipping records, emphasises Kate Vitasek, Washington State-based author, educator and architect of the Vested® business model for highly collaborative relationships at Tennessee University. In this article, provided courtesy of Forbes, Kate highlights three key terms that are essential for any company, but are often

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How to be a sustainable supply chain influencer

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Supplier Selection, Sustainable Procurement / Bernie van Niekerk

Stop and think for a moment about the incredible power you have as a Procurement and Supply Chain Manager, says green supply chain guru, Lorraine Jenks. Speaking to SmartProcurementNews, she asks you to consider the real ramifications of your capacity to be a sustainable supply chain influencer: You have the power to refuse to source

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Procurement Leader: Colette Yende

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, Procurement Leaders Interview / Bernie van Niekerk

It’s all components, rail stock and dynamite in small packages. Debbie Tagg interviews Procurement Executive at Gibela Rail Consortium, Colette Yende…”Dont let a chip on your shoulder hold you back” , open and honest.” Thank you Colette!

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Emergence of the Change Leader

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, Professional Development / Bernie van Niekerk

The pandemic compressed what should’ve been years’ worth of change into a few months. As leaders struggle to keep up with today’s highly unpredictable and rapidly changing business environment, a different kind of leadership is beginning to emerge; one in which constant transformation and continuous improvement is embedded in everything the organisation does. Addressing the

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AfCFTA is Here: Regional Integration on Steroids?

Leave a Comment / Education, Leadership and People, Professional Development / Bernie van Niekerk

Perhaps the United Nations Conference on Trade and Devolopment (UNECA) said it best when it argued in 2019 that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is not just about intra-African trade, but about “dispelling the crisis of implementation” that had persisted in the telling of the African narrative. Now that AfCFTA is alive, its

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Maritime transport costs hit developing countries hard

Leave a Comment / Category Management, Global Sourcing, Logistics, Sourcing Strategy / Bernie van Niekerk

In a globalised economy, inflation no longer has any borders, points out Professor Mustapha El Khayat, Professor Emeritus, President of AMLOG, Université Hassan II Mohammedia, and AMLOG, France, Vice president of FAAL, as well as the author of several transport logistics publications. In this article he makes the case for the cost of maritime transport

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Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) January

Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index January 2023

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, PMI / Bernie van Niekerk

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in at 53.0 index points in January 2023 – virtually unchanged from 53.1 in December. A decline in the employment and new sales orders indices to levels below 50 were offset by higher activity and inventories returning to positive terrain. Most encouraging was the significant, and

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