Procurement Strategy

Procurement intelligence organisation Propurchaser has appointed specialist procurement and supply management consultancy Bespoke Sourcing Solutions as its official representative in the Africa and Middle East Region, Andrew Hillman, MD of Bespoke Sourcing Solutions, tells SmartProcurement. Bespoke Sourcing Solutions will be responsible for promoting Propurchaser’s online knowledge solution and for providing limited membership services to Africa

Strategic Supply Chain Management (SCM) is designed to strategically equip Chief Purchasing Officers (CPOs) or Heads of Supply Chain to adequately deliver and ensure that their organisations realise maximum value. Properly positioned, CPOs can fully contribute to organisational profitability by realigning the procurement strategy and objectives to the corporate strategy and objectives, Ronald Mlalazi (MCIPS),

The run-up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup has been a challenging time for the African supply chain and operations profession, but what happens after the event, when the hype has died down? “It’s this question that led to the selection of the 32nd Annual SAPICS 2010 Conference theme: ‘The beat goes on’,” explains Reuben

South Africa’s logistics and procurement capabilities have been bolstered through a partnership between one of the largest global procurement optimisation consultancies and local Rethink Management Consulting, which provides a set of integrated services aimed at solving operational problems, improving process control and cost reduction, Richard Aldous, Head of Sales and Marketing at Rethink, tells SmartProcurement.