It seems as though climate change and recent economic upheavals may have more in common than one might expect. It isn’t so much that the weather is getting notably worse, but that short-term changes seem to be becoming more extreme. Recent fatal storms in KwaZulu-Natal this holiday season and flash floods in the Cape last […]
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Lindiwe Nakedi, the co-owner of and a Career Consultant at The People Shop, recently told SmartProcurement that many people often believe that recruitment is a commodity which hinges predominantly on price: “Recruitment organisations, or at least the good ones, differentiate themselves on quality and value added services which they provide and thus argue that there
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Part 7 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 Paper, paper, paper – still remains one of the most pervasive raw materials of the modern day office, which has still not been eradicated
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In last month’s SmartProcurement Newsletter, we reported on the keynote address by internationally acclaimed scenario planner and popular motivational speaker, Clem Sunter, on the topic of “The China Game”. His address was delivered at the 2nd annual SmartProcurement Strategic Sourcing Conference that was held at the Irene Country Lodge in Centurion, Pretoria. This leg of
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Part 6 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 In Part 5 of this article series we looked in detail at the Purchase Order (PO), which is a standard output document used in
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This month SmartProcurement profiles Fantas Mobu from ACSA. Full Name: Fantas Mobu Position: Group Specialist: Procurement Services Private Sector OR Public Sector: State Owned Enterprise Core business activity of the enterprise: The building, construction and development of airports infrastructure. Number of people in your P & SM organisation: 9 Direct, along with many decentralised personnel
“The drive to become world-class has seen many organisations implementing Strategic Sourcing philosophy and Supply Chain Management practices within their companies with various levels of success. So why do some organisations still fail, whilst others excel?”, Heleen Liebenberg, a Senior Sourcing Specialist at Volition Consulting Services, asked SmartProcurement. Top management support & commitment is
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63% of organisations researched by The Aberdeen Group placed ‘reduced cost of processing purchase orders and cheque payments’ as their primary goal for implementing a Purchase Card Program”, Julian Curtiss, Managing Director of Transaction Technology Solutions, told SmartProcurement. Figure 1: Top Pressures Driving Purchasing Card Initiatives A further 56% of organisations, as researched in the
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“One of my all-time favourite quotes comes from what has to be one of our finest sources of brilliance and inspiration – Albert Einstein: ‘Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result.’ No wonder that so many strategies fail to be realised!”, Frank Susini, an Independent Consultant, told SmartProcurement.
This month SmartProcurement profiles Wynand Louw from Tsebo Holdings & Operations (Fedics Foods, Drake & Scull, Equality Foods, Tsebo Cleaning). Full name: Wynand Louw Position: Supply Chain Director Your organisations’ procurement spend: R1bn Who does P & SM report to: CEO Private sector OR Public sector: Private sector Core business activity of the enterprise: Outsourcing
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