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
Leadership Profile: Clement Nhuvunga of the SIU Read More »
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 »
The clue to the answer may appear to be contained in the job title. The narrow, traditional view of a chief procurement officer (CPO) is that they organise the buying of stuff – even if it is not stuff at all, but services – in a timely, efficient, and cost effective manner. The problem
What should CFOs expect from CPOs? Read More »
Gordon Donovan, procurement and supply chain manager, discusses the term ‘procurement agility’, and the ways in which procurement organisations can become more agile in their activities. In this month’s SmartProcurement he gives some practical takeaways for procurement professionals to consider when applying in their own environments.
What does procurement agility mean in 2017? Read More »
There are numerous articles talking about the value that remains untapped within the supply chain, if only buyer and supplier could collaborate. But what does it mean to collaborate? wonders Mike Robertson, CEO of POD Procurement.
Supplier collaboration? You must be joking! Read More »
Most say that savings are just one component of this value proposition and that we need to look outside of savings into other areas of value, like stimulating innovation, supporting the organisation’s corporate social responsibility goals and reducing risk throughout the supply chain. Everyone agrees with these articles and, as we map out KPIs for
What if procurement savings didn’t matter? Read More »
