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Leadership Profile: Henry Malinga of National Treasury

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LEADERS: This month Smart Procurement profiles the leader of Supply Chain Policy in Government, Henry Malinga. Full Name: Henry McNell Luvuyo Malinga, Position: Chief Director, Supply Chain Policy, Specialist functions, Department of National Treasury Private sector OR Public sector: Public sector Core business activity of the enterprise: Setting and revising Government Supply Chain Policy and […]

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7 Tips for achieving BBBEE compliance quickly

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Obtaining BBBEE procurement recognition for your organization is usually not a simple exercise. The task can be daunting even for the most pro-active procurement officers. Wade van Rooyen of IQuad Verification Services shares 7 excellent tips for quickly achieving BEE targets. 1. More than 20% of suppliers may be irrelevant “Not surprisingly, Pareto’s principle also

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“Open Book Costing” and “Cost Plus” can hamper Outsourced Logistics contracts.

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The commercial agreement between the principal buyer and the service provider of outsourced logistics has far reaching, long term consequences for both parties. Cobus Rossouw of Volition shares some practical insights with Smart Procurement on how to extract the maximum value from your service provider…. “There are some common ideas being put forward as being

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Volition

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Supply Chain Process Specialists: Volition’s defined ideology is to passionately drive sustainable business improvement through applying the capabilities of our people, creating value for all stakeholders. As a professional services company, Volition offers specialist skills to address supply chain challenges. Volition employs more than 70 professionals who operate across Southern Africa. Our team is

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The FSCMA – Umbrella Body for Supply Chain Management Organisations formed

Only 1 in 10 procurement professionals can extract critical information

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“Most World Class Organisations have realised that procurement is a key component for sustainable business success.” James Yates, COO of Cutting Edge Commerce tells Smart Procurement. However, the lack of visibility into accurate and complete transaction data is hampering company performance. Usually, large companies commission an outsourced service provider to develop a solution which

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SEARCHLIGHT points the way for Omnia’s Group Procurement Initiative

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To realise its collective procurement power, the Omnia Group recently introduced SEARCHLIGHT Description Based Spend Analysis software, a product distributed by CCI-Growthcon. The implementation of the software follows after Omnia had identified an opportunity to get better deals from suppliers in terms of service and price by setting up Group contracts for certain commodities.

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Seamless reporting on your monthly/ quarterly/ annual BBBEE spend now available

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It’s Friday noon hour and you’re about to leave for a supplier meeting when the CPO buzzes and says that the FD just flew in from HQ and urgently ( for their impromptu Board Meeting at 14h00) requires your Commodity Report on your total BEE Spend: – for the past 6 months; – broken down

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Does aggregation really lead to lower prices?

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The idea that greater purchasing power delivers lower prices may be accepted wisdom in procurement circles, but it doesn’t always add up writes Alan Low, MD of Purchasing Index. The simple fact is that the “Viking” (volume is king) model, applied ad infinitum to B2B and B2G Purchasing, has not delivered consistently better prices than

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SmartTelephony – The costs of business communications are in steady decline

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The world of Business Communications has fast become the focal point of several converging technologies that are racing to fill the worldwide need for cost efficiency and higher productivity. Piet Henning, a communications expert told delegates at a recent Smart Procurement breakfast that: “South Africa is an anomaly in that it is required to serve

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