While on a search around the web, Richard Downs, Director, Solutions Marketing – EMEA, Ariba, an SAP Company, came across a statistic which made him ponder how traditional business challenges will change in the future: 75% of the workforce in 2025 will be ‘Millennials’. In part one of two, Downs wonders how traditional procurement […]
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The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) recovered some lost ground in October, increasing to 50.7 index points from a revised 50 points in September. Despite the improvement, the index remained below the average reading of 52.7 noted during the third quarter of 2013. The modest increase was expected, says Abdul Davids, Head
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Research indicates that high performance supply chains underpin the global economy. However, a key constraint to successful supply chain management is the shortage of suitably qualified SCM staff, which poses a threat to both competitiveness and economic growth prospects, TechPro Personnel tells SmartProcurement. In 2012, highlighting the importance of supply chain management, the
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More organisations are turning to electronic invoicing (e-invoicing) to extend business process improvements to the accounts payable function. However, moving from paper invoicing to e-invoicing is not just a technological shift. It’s a crossing that involves change, in the way trading partners do business together and in the processes organisations use to manage invoices and
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The Absa SME Index rose by 1.4 index points in the last quarter of 2012, up from its low of 92 reached in Q2 2012. Self-employment grew by 1.1% over the last quarter and 2% over the last year in South Africa. The index presents data extrapolated from Statistics South Africa’s information on various
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The ever-changing and sometimes unstable working environment in which companies find themselves is increasing the demand for supply chain professionals that can conduct data analysis; manage business and continuous improvement; implement best practice methodologies and effectively manage change. In this month’s SmartProcurement, Greeff Moolman of supply chain recruiter TechPro Personnel discusses the facets that
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Research shows the supply chain skills gap has widened considerably, even over a short time span, severely impacting the competitiveness of the South African economy. According to the 2012 Supply Chain Skills Gap Survey, conducted by University of Johannesburg researchers Rose Luke and Gert Heyns, “employers have indicated that, although operational positions are relatively
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The seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) remained unchanged at 50.4 in May, indicating that the sector is struggling to gain any real momentum. However, although the headline number was flat, the index’s two largest-weighted subcomponents (the new sales orders index and the business activity index) lost ground over the period as conditions
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After moving above the key 50-point mark in February, the seasonally adjusted Kagiso Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) lost 4.3 points in March to 49.3. This pullback was largely driven by significant declines in the new sales orders (-8.2 points) and business activity indices (4.5 points), says Abdul Davids, Head of Research at Kagiso Asset Management.
PMI contracts – demand and production decline Read More »
One of procurement’s generic objectives is to achieve the best fit through the procurement of materials of the right quality, in the right quantity, at the right time, at the right price, from the right source. Consequently project managers and procurement professionals are on the forefront to achieve project objectives, Ronald Mlalazi (MCIPS), Eduction Manager
How can procurement influence suppliers to deliver projects on time, on budget? Read More »
