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Shed light on your suppliers

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While shareholders’ visibility requirements have been responsible for the growth of the audit industry, organisations continue to be plagued by other stakeholders requesting information on risk and performance. These include potential joint venture partners, benchmarking agencies, credit-rating agencies, environmental impact organisations, local government and customers. Customers, in particular, are increasingly looking for information on risk […]

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Leadership Profile: Marietjie Matthee of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

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This month SmartProcurement profiles Marietjie Matthee from the CSIR. Full name: Marietjie Matthee. Position: CSIR Strategic Procurement Manager. Your organisations’ procurement spend: ± R900 million. Who does P & SM report to: Executive Director: Services. Private sector or Public sector: Public Sector. Core business activity of the enterprise: Research and Development. Number of people in

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Speaker Profiles: IPSA / CIPS Annual Pan African Conference 2009

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The Institute of Purchasing and Supply SA (IPSA) and CIPS are proud to announce key speakers for the 2009 Annual Pan African Conference. The esteemed lineup includes: Andrea Gregory Andrea Gregory is a highly motivated and results-orientated leader with a varied career in a broad range of industries such as research, construction, information technology, television,

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The toughening economic climate – A ‘call-to-arms’ for the procurement function

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At present there seems to be two schools of thought regarding the impact that the global economic recession is having in South Africa. People are either sure it is real and are dramatic in their response, or they are pragmatic in a perception of resilience through non-exposure. The recession is real. For the average housewife

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An opportunity analysis process for sourcing initiatives

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What is an Opportunity Analysis? “An Opportunity Analysis is an initiative that attempts to identify ways to capture value through sourcing. These opportunities are identified after analysing organisational requirements, supplier spend, current sourcing processes and other data sources. An Opportunity Analysis initiative can differ in the number of categories in scope and type of outcome”,

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World Class Operational Procurement: Where’s my stuff?

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Part 8 of a ten-part series that examines key operational aspects of the so-called “Purchase to Pay” value chain by Independent Contributor, Peter Alkema – Head: Purchase to Pay at ABSA “The request was authorised, the Purchasing Order (PO) was created and communicated to the supplier, and now the goods or services are expected to

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Why should Procurement organisations benchmark?

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One of the first organisations to benchmark in the modern business world was Rank Xerox, who in the 1980s formed a dedicated team to find out how other organisations outside of the photocopying industry managed functions, such as transport. The results provided Xerox with invaluable insights into how to spend money more effectively and, in

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People on the move: Spotlight on Procurement and Supply Chain

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Paul McKane has recently moved from Quadrem to being appointed as Solution Manager – SRM at SAP South Africa. Fantas Mobu has been appointed as the Chairman of the SOEPF (State-Owned Enterprises Procurement Forum). Julian Curtiss has been appointed as Managing Director of Transaction Technology Solutions. IPSA Board 2009: • Karen van

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Interim Contracts are Ideal for Both the Employer and the Procurement Specialist

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In a recent issue of Supply Management , Pat Law writes that “contractors tend to do well in a downturn, as organizations switch to more flexible forms of employment”. While this is written in the context of the UK and EU, it applies just as much to our own environment and the special circumstances in

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Leadership Profile: Anthony Chatikobo of Wings Corporate Travel (Pty) Ltd

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This month SmartProcurement profiles Anthony Chatikobo of Wings Corporate Travel. Full name: Anthony Chatikobo Position: Head of Procurement – Global Your organisations’ procurement spend: R 750 Million Who does P & SM report to: Chief Financial Officer Private Sector OR Public Sector: Private Sector Core business activity of the organisation: Travel Management Number of people

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