Commentary

The SmartProcurement World 2010 Conference brought 260 procurement and supply chain professionals from business and public sectors to Gallagher Convention Centre in November. SmartProcurement World (SPW) is a newly launched umbrella event hosting SmartProcurement’s annual SmartSourcing Conference and Public Sector Supply Chain Summit. Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist of FNB, opened the plenary session and was […]

Supply chain expert Dr. Douglas Boateng, a SmartProcurement Editorial board member, has accomplished a world first by being elected to his sixth concurrent fellowship. To date Dr. Boateng is the only known supply chain strategy authority in the world to be concurrently conferred with six elected fellowships from the world’s thought leading and foremost professional

“Contest for tenders (in the construction industry) has become exceptionally fierce since the middle of last year” says Cees Bruggemans, Chief Economist at FNB, in his weekly economic comment column. He notes that “never before have so many civil contractors experienced lower volumes of work as in 2010. Although construction activity contracted at a somewhat

While government’s regulation of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) should mean lower prices for energy buyers, there are concerns about the impact this will have on suppliers. It is anticipated that smaller players in the sector will find it difficult to adjust. Service levels may be influenced negatively as smaller businesses try and find ways to

Look beyond the usual employment websites and press advertisements and do some networking, in this months’ SmartProcurement explores the use of networking sites to improve your career prospects.