Spend management evolved from a technology perspective when it was realised that organisation-level purchasing required a separate and unique set of tools that could set it apart for improving efficiency and gaining deeper insight into spend. While spend management has expanded into other areas of the supply chain, it is still focused on controlling […]
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Increased fuel price still biggest cost driver Rising costs and the global economic situation spell out increased competition and tighter margins in the logistics industry. Driving down the cost of logistics and making South Africa more competitive will require no less than bold steps forward, finds the 10th State of Logistics Survey. Published by the
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The South African PMI fell to 44.3 index points in May from 47.4 in April, dragged down by significant declines in the Business Activity and Employment indices, while demand also remained weak. The drop in the Business Activity Index, to 42.5 from 48.5, “puts the index firmly in contraction territory,” said Abdul Davids, Head
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Elaine Porteous If your background includes a four-year business or science degree, you have strong technical skills and you have worked away in sub-Saharan Africa, you have a head start. Add to that, solid experience in construction or engineering, and you can speak Portuguese or French, your future is secure. If you lack any
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Jeremy Kirsten, a MCIPS Procurement and Supply professional, Project Manager, Consultant and Change Manager, shares a few fundamentals that a newly appointed senior procurement leader must endeavour to stick to, in this month’s SmartProcurement. Get to know your stakeholders – Having their buy in is critical because without that, trying to get projects or
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With over 800 attendees and 100 SMME exhibitors, the inaugural Smart Procurement World Western Cape of 5 – 7 March 2014 was a highlight in the procurement fraternity calendar. An invigorating CPO panel discussion about how procurement is driving real worth to the bottom line, and value to the top line had the event
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The validity of e-tolls has yet to be tested against the procurement requirements of the Constitution, says Paul Hoffman, from the Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa. The question is whether, as required by the rule of law, it is fair and therefore legal to impose the urban e-tolls, says Hoffman. The system according
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Phil Weir initiated and led procurement reform for the New Zealand government. In this month’s SmartProcurement he shares how his department developed efficiencies in 350 government agencies that expend NZ$20-billion. However, if you’re expecting a complex recipe for public procurement soufflé you will be disappointed. “The key lesson,” says Weir, “is that developing efficiencies
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Millennials in the developed world are driving the adoption of technologies that facilitate commerce in the supply chains of the developing world. As developed nations mobilise their workforce and embrace new models of business, such as The Networked Economy, developing nations are benefiting from the wave of simple, streamlined and mobile solutions, for which
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The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers’ Index™ (PMI™) increased by 1.7 index points to reach 52.4 in November. This brings the average for the first two months of 4Q2013 to 51.6, said Abdul Davids, Head of Research at Kagiso Asset Management. PMI™ subcomponents indicate that manufacturing production in the final quarter of 2013 should
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