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PURCHASING MANAGER™: A NO RISK, FIRST STEP INTO E-PROCUREMENT

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RS Components, a global distributor of industrial products has launched Purchasing Manager, an e-Procurement system that enables procurement departments to monitor buying behaviour; allocate authority levels and control spend; manage work-flow and draw reports. Lutz Otto, National Marketing & Sales Manager, at “High Service Level Distributor” RS Components tells Smart Procurement that Purchasing Manager, is an […]

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PC Price Trends, Recruitment Agency commissions, Courier pricing

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Vista is pushing up PC prices, recruitment agency commissions vary by as much as 100% and Couriers are overcharging for overnight services. Alan Low of Purchasing Index provided Smart Procurement with a few nuggets from PI’s latest research.

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Taking control of Professional Services Spend… even Dog Handling!

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There are several interpretations of the Professional Services commodity group. Greg Buckley a sourcing expert with Volition tells Smart Procurement: "Normally I consider it to be ‘the provision of services, by a 3rd party vendor, most often on an ad-hoc basis.’ His article claims that, although perhaps not the easiest category of procurement spend to

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Blind procurement professionals trying to control naughty end users when its too late…

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Every one knows that controlling the inputs into the supply chain via the Procurement process is key for creating sustainable business success, says James Yates, COO at Cutting Edge Commerce. “Recent reports in the press relating to unauthorized procurement and irregular sourcing activities in all sizes of organizations, both in the public and private sector

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Supplier Relationship E- Management launched

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One of the pillars of Strategic Sourcing is SRM (Supplier relationship management) – which is in this context, is process for building and management of enduring and sustainable supplier relationships. The delivery of quality products/ services on time every time at the right price is usually the result of a particularly sound relationship between the

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Professional status for the Purchasing and Supply Management environment

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The purchasing and supply management environment had changed over the past eight years in South Africa. The role of the purchasing and supply practitioner is no longer the procuring of products and services, but it become more and more strategic. The purchasing department has a bigger impact on the bottom line of companies. Savings,

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Procurement Intelligence: The key to prevent Fraud and Achieve compliance

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Stricter corporate governance requirements have substantially increased Procurement Leader responsibilities in ensuring compliance at various levels within the private and public sector. James Swiegelaar of CEC tells SmartProcurement that according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), common red flags for vendors which should be checked by CFOs and CPOs include the following: An

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Global Network provides over 200,000 low value MRO industrial items within 24 hours via e-Procurement

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Local purchasing departments now have countrywide access to a highly sophisticated global supply chain with over 200, 000 electronic, electrical, mechanical and industrial products, available within 24 hours for local stock and a maximum of 4-6 working days for international stock. Lutz Otto, National Marketing & Sales Manager, at “High Service Level Distributor” RS

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Making the most of Supply Market Intelligence Information

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“Most procurement departments have have to deliver savings on an ever-increasing portfolio of goods and services with too few skilled resources,” says Alan Low, MD of procurement benchmarking service Purchasing Index (PI). “Compounding the problem of time is the culture of consensus which results in a high number of daily meetings and workshops.” He tells

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