The contract is signed, months of negotiation are concluded, the supplier is already paying performance incentives and the sourcing managers are going home for their first decent night’s rest in a long time. Is the hard work over? Doubtful, says Peter Alkema, Head of CAO OPS Absa, in this month’s SmartProcurement. “Typically this is just […]
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SmartProcurement is pleased to bring you the newly published edition of the Purchasing Index (PI) Newsletter for Procurement Professionals. ‘Back to the future’ – technology edition “Every user preference has a commercial consequence.” In this quarter’s edition: PC BENCHMARK – ‘The R / $ conundrum’ CELLPHONES – ‘To VOIP or not to VOIP’ Click on
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Tomorrow’s supply management professionals will be charged with developing and executing value creation strategies that find new value in the supply base, deliver value as quickly as possible within the cost parameters defined by the demand market and maximise the return to the company. To accomplish this they will need to find and leverage external
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Technology is an effective support for Preferential Procurement Policy implementation and compliancy, Catherine Hills, Client Services Director for Quadrem Africa, told SmartProcurement.
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In a bid to promote experiential learning, and open up our conferences to interns / learners and trainees SmartProcurement’s Public Sector Supply Chain Management Summit and Workshop played host to members of the Logistics Graduates of South Africa, based at the Vaal Technikon (LGSA). LGSA student members with Commerce Edge Sales Director Margaret Richings Attendance
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The SmartProcurement ‘Tenders in Government’ Technical Workshop met with such a positive response that this niche P & SM online media organisation is planning to take the one-day programme country-wide, for the benefit of SCM practitioners on the procure and supply side. A total of 65 delegates attended the hands-on workshop on the third
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State oil company PetroSA, which has been mired in controversy for five of its seven-year existence, is once again in the spotlight. New evidence has come to light in an investigation that shows links between politicians, businessmen and directors of the parastatal, reports the Financial Mail. PetroSA’s Chief risk & compliance officer, Lerato Lesole claims
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This month SmartProcurement profiles Armstrong Ngcobo from SAA Full name: Armstrong Ngcobo. Position: Chief Procurement Officer. Your organisations’ procurement exspenditure: ±R17-billion a year. Who does P & SM report to: Chief Executive Officer. Private sector OR Public sector: Public sector. Core business activity of the enterprise: Passenger and Cargo Airline. Number of people in your
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Commerce Edge Academy (CEA) has launched its online student support technology, TEBLOS, which has enabled the registered international study centre for the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) to begin tutoring students studying CIPS Level 4: Foundation Diploma in Purchasing & Supply, Andrew C. Hillman, Director of Commerce Edge Academy, tells SmartProcurement. TEBLOS is
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Case Study – Using SAP SRM at ABSA The ability to manage supplier relationships has never been more important. The necessity for governance and control over expenditure with suppliers is simply not up for debate any more, Peter Alkema, Head of CAO OPS Absa, tells SmartProcurement.
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