In this interview, Debbie Tagg of SmartProcurement speaks to Jothi David, Vice President of Indirect Spend at Massmart. Jothi is a business leader in her own right, with a proven track record in leading business transformation and setting up business transformation Centre of Excellence and Procurement functions for blue-chip companies across telecoms, financial services, retail and FMCG. She excels at creating […]
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In Part 2 of her article on fragmentation of African supply chains, Adenike Onasoga, Head of Supply Chain at Kimberly-Clark, Nigeria, says regional integration in Africa has come a long way through social advancement, political stability and economic expansion throughout the continent. However, more needs to be done to actualise the set goals, which she
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It’s becoming more apparent that we are dealing with a skills gap in today’s job market, points out executive coach, leadership & talent strategist, and founder / managing director of People Shop in Cape Town. Chantal Kading. Organisations are desperately trying to fill positions, spending months on recruitment processes, but cannot find the right calibre
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The success or failure of a company in today’s competitive business climate often hinges on how quickly and accurately it can obtain bids. Businesses can benefit greatly from automating quote sourcing, reminds Director and Business Development Head at Wema Software Solutions in Pretoria, David Gitonga. In this article, he delves into the merits, features and
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Jan-Henner Theissen, founder and managing director of procurement advisory firm, targetP! in Berlin, warns that the drought in the Panama Canal showed no signs of improvement at the time of publication at the end of August. Due to the drought, transit capacity has been adjusted which means further delays and costs should be expected. His
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There are many paths one can take to becoming the highest-ranking official in an organisation but not all are equal, writes executive coach, leadership & talent strategist, and founder / managing director of People Shop in Cape Town. Chantal Kading. Supply chain leaders have often been overlooked when it comes to finding the right candidate
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Supply Chain risk management (SCRM) professionals are warned to expect prolonged negative consequences of the severe drought impacting the Panama Canal, including weight restrictions and higher rates being applied, with further increases in the cost of shipping cargo on the cards. Here Berlin-based Jan-Henner Theissen, founder and managing director of procurement advisory firm, targetP!, provides
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Risk is the focus of the 17th annual SmartProcurement World Indaba, South Africa’s largest, longest-standing event for procurement and inbound supply chain professionals, taking place from 11 to 14 September 2023 at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand, Gauteng. Announcing this year’s theme as “Do Risk Right!”, chief operating officer of organisers SmartProcurement , Debbie Tagg,
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Global thought leader in supply chain, change management, procurement, management and edtech, Mike Mortson, fears that supply chain leaders are becoming lazy. By this, he explains, he doesn’t mean that they are lazy in terms of getting their day-to-day tasks done, but in making the strategic improvements necessary to create more robust and resilient supply
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SmartProcurement asked Chat GPT (a Large Language Model (LLM) Artificial Intelligence that’s currently taking the world by storm) to tell us more about itself and what it can do for procurement professionals. The article that follows was written by Chat GPT in response to this question. Hey there! I’m Chat GPT, an advanced AI
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