What, exactly, is ‘sustainable procurement’? What should purchasers be looking out for and what should product manufacturers do to ensure that their products measure up? Good Environmental Choice Australia’s (GECA’s) Emma Berthold weighs in on what sustainable procurement really is and what purchasers should be looking out for.
What is sustainable procurement? Read More »
Three ways in which collaboration can create procurement transformation Procurement has been trying to make changes to its processes, priorities and brand identity for years. Our suppliers want us to be more open to contact and implore us to conceptualise out-of-the-box ideas. Our internal stakeholders want us to move faster and let their input play
How much can procurement change on its own? Read More »
This month SmartProcurement profiles Dr Faith Mashele (MCIPS, MBA, PhD), from the Tshwane University of Technology. Full name: Faith Mashele Position: Financial Director: Expenditure Your organisation’s procurement expenditure: R1.1-billion
Leadership Profile: Dr Faith Mashele Read More »
The transportation and logistics industry has mountains of data available, and experts encourage carriers and their customers to embrace data-backed business decisions. Ben Goldwasser, a business development professional at Spendrix specialising in risk analysis, business administration and technology issues affecting the transportation and logistics industry, takes a brief look at using data to improve supplier
How can data improve supplier decisions? Read More »
The telecommunications industry is evolving at tremendous pace. Nokia predicts that in 2025 the number of connected devices in the world will have risen from less than 10-billion to around 50-billion. These will include machines such as cars and household appliances that will communicate with each other. “Today, most data sets are generated by human
Bringing demand planning to board level Read More »
The seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose by 2.2 points to reach 47.2 index points in April. This was the first increase after three months of decline. Remaining below the neutral 50-point mark, the PMI is more or less in line with the average recorded in Quarter 1 of 2019. “This means that factory conditions
PMI indicates manufacturing stabilised in April, but at a depressed level Read More »
There are several parallels between games and business strategy. Gordon Donovan (FCIPS), Group Director: Procurement and Supply, Epworth Healthcare, wonders what we could learn about procurement from games and, as such, takes a look around the world wide web to find out more. Join us at Smart Procurement World Western Cape on 9 & 10
What can board games teach us about procurement? Read More »
The war for talent is 20 years strong and has changed the way companies recruit and retain talented employees. While great strides have been made in how companies treat employees, many are still in the dark ages when it comes to how they treat their suppliers. Just how backwards? Well, what would happen if employees
Don’t treat your employees like suppliers Read More »
On the back of heavy electricity load shedding across South Africa in February and March 2019, the potential of solar energy has been widely discussed. The fact is that Africa receives more hours of bright sunshine than any other continent on Earth. The Department of Energy reports that South Africa averages more than 2 500
Supply chain management can transform the solar sector Read More »
How can procurement create value beyond cost savings? David Millington, Certified Supply Chain Professional, Next Level Purchasing Association, offers ten procurement value creation ideas in this month’s SmartProcurement. Join us at Smart Procurement World Western Cape on 9 & 10 April for a discussion on reaching true partnerships with strategic suppliers. Sanet Shepperson (Executive Head:
10 procurement value creation ideas Read More »
