Liam, Author at Smart Procurement

Emergency purchasing cited for non-competitive procurement

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By Stephen Bauld Emergency procurements are one of the most common reasons cited for non-competitive procurement Very often there are pressing needs that make more conventional procurement methods unrealistic. Emergency purchasing procedures are followed in unforeseen situations because immediate procurement of materials or services is necessary to continue operations of an essential department, or for […]

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How a data-enabled supply chain can help the vaccine rollout

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By Kevin Sample, Senior Consultant at healthcare supply chain firm GHX As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, the spotlight is once again on the healthcare supply chain The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine has once again put the global healthcare supply chain under the magnifying glass. As inoculation programmes are established, the demand for full

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Streamlining public works procurement

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By Erica Bosio, Programme Manager: Growth Analytics, Development Economics Vice Presidency at the World Bank, and Simeon Djankov, Director, World Development Report 2019 Seventeen years ago, in the inaugural Doing Business 2004 study, our team found that it took as few as 18 procedures to start a business in Algeria, Bolivia and Paraguay, or 19

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Sales trends for 2021: procurement needs to be solutions salespeople too

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“One of the sales trends for 2021 is procurement needs to be solutions salespeople too,” says By Sue Barrett, Founder and CEO of www.barrett.com.au and www.salesessentials.com Times are, indeed, changing with the procurement function becoming increasingly important as a conduit, an orchestrator if you will, for the co-creation of value with suppliers and internal stakeholders

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Perfect delivery: the new rules for survival, innovation and growth

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By Steve Banker, Vice President: SCM, ARC Advisory Group Customer loyalty begins with excellent service and timely delivery. Companies have come under pressure to unify their buying experience across channels, capture orders easily, and deliver them rapidly and accurately. When it comes to gauging the loyalty of an organisation’s customer relationships, the net promoter score

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COVID-19 vaccines and the supply chain challenges

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By Dr Ambrish Kumar, Founder and Group CEO, AAA 2 Innovate Pvt Ltd The world is waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine. Distributing it globally from its points of production is a gargantuan task. In fact, it is a task some feel should best be left to the expertise of military logistics. The vaccine is beginning

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PMI: December decline suggests manufacturing growth/recovery levelling off

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The seasonally-adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined further to 50.3 index points in December 2020, down from 52.6 in November. This is the lowest level since July 2020. The reading just above 50 index points suggests that growth is levelling off in the manufacturing sector after solid month-on-month gains were recorded in the wake

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4 leading CPOs reveal how they are digitalizing procurement

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By Matthias Gutzmann, Founder, Digital Procurement World Digital procurement transformation is no longer an option, it is a must. Ignoring it today will ultimately lead to a loss of procurement’s influence in the organization. On a more positive note, early adopters in digital procurement are already benefiting from incremental cost savings, increased productivity, and substantial

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Why CPOs should report directly to CEOs

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By Betina Nygaard, CEO, SCANMARKET A/S Short-term results like savings are here to stay, but Procurement is also responsible for longer term results like improving profitability, time-to-market, innovation and risk management. It is time to broaden both the way Procurement is judged and also its role within the reporting structure.

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Improve contract compliance by thinking like sales…not procurement

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By Kelly (McCarthy) Barner Call us crazy but we reckon Procurement would be better off looking at the Contract Management process the same way sales does… If you’re anything like me as a procurement practitioner, you think of our end-to-end process in a linear fashion. It usually starts with spend analysis or some other source

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