Ryogil Tafadzwa Mangarayi
As a SAP specialist, Ryogil leaves Aspen and joins the SPAR group as SAP Extended Warehouse Management Consultant.
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12 July 2023
Pieter Van Gent
Pieter Van Gent, now Senior Director, has been appointed as Head of Supply Chain at CIPLA South Africa.
Well done Pieter!
Mendoe Ntswahlana
Hearty congratulations to Mendoe Ntswahlana who recently joined the National Treasury from the Eastern Cape.
Yash Singh
These are exciting times at Tiger Brands, as Yash Singh joins their dynamic team to lead their technology transformation. A little something you didn’t know about Yash – not only is he a very experienced procurement leader and Digital Transformation Expert, he was also the Winner of Ultimate Braai Master s7 on Netflix!
How Chat GPT Transforms Procurement … in its own words!
SmartProcurement asked Chat GPT (a Large Language Model (LLM) Artificial Intelligence that’s currently taking the world by storm) to tell us more about itself and what it can do for procurement professionals. The article that follows was written by Chat GPT in response to this question. Hey there! I’m Chat GPT, an advanced AI
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What can AI do for YOU in procurement?
CEO of Commerce Edge International Business and SmartProcurement Editor, Bernie van Niekerk, unpacks the huge potential of Artificial Intelligence in our industry, for the purpose of releasing you, the procurement professional, to get on with the interesting stuff. The uses of AI are exploding, and have the potential for limitless developments. In this enormously helpful
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How CHAT GPT can improve Sourcing and Supplier Management
In our first article, CHAT GPT made some bold claims regarding its ability to support and enhance procurement processes. In this short video, Bernie van Niekerk, Editor of SmartProcurement, delves deeper into Chat GPT capabilities and through a conversation with this AI, illustrates its amazing abilities to support procurement processes and professionals. https://commerce-edge.com/tools-tips/practical-examples-of-utilizing-chatgpt-in-the-procurement-process/
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CHALLENGES FACING SA’S PUBLIC SECTOR SCM ARENA
Public sector supply chain management officials must adopt a renewed approach to procurement in order to ensure value for money in today’s changing legislative and economic environment, according to Isac Smith, chief director of Governance and Asset Management in the Western Cape provincial treasury. The upcoming 10th annual Western Cape Procurement Conference, which is
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Industry Experts Interviewed on Best SC Risk Practices
Vice-president of supply chain management in the ARC Advisory Group, based in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA, Steve Banker, spoke to two industry leaders on the subject of supply chain risk management best practices last year, namely Klaus Niebur, the director of global supply chain risk management at Autoliv, and Jan Theissen, the managing director at targetP!
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Procurement Fraud Continues to Thrive
Procurement fraud happens within the entire value chain of organisations, says Lebogang Letsoalo, director at Sincpoint Pty Ltd. The reason for so many procurement officials getting the chance to manipulate systems and accept bribes, is because decisions are made on every level. Letsoalo tells SmartProcurement that – from an economic perspective – we need to
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