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Who should own procurement of the print commodity?

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Is there value in Print Management Centres? Corporations expend considerable time and effort managing and maximising investment in areas such as Information Technology, Human Resources (HR), Facilities and other direct expenditure areas. However, they typically overlook a huge but hidden commodity – Print, Christian Bell, Sales and Marketing Manager at local Print Management company POINT, […]

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Print management: managed delivery just as important

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When considering print management as a solution, organisations tend to focus on the Procurement aspect of the solution: the system itself and the savings it can bring. Consequently, a Print Management supplier is often assessed on the quality, functionality, user-interface and reporting capability of the system that it is using. However, while Procurement is an

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Stores Optimisation – Hidden Costs of Holding Spares

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All too often companies have no idea of the value of spares in their stores. This problem lies not only with small businesses; some of the largest companies in South Africa have little idea of the value and content of their stores, as the stores stock has been built up over a number of years.

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Scoring the human role in ‘lean’ implementation

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A fundamental aspect of lean manufacturing practice is the notion that human resources are vital to the success of production. In an effort to improve the ability of organisations to track and manage human capital employed within lean manufacturing in an engineering environment, UNISA School of Business Leadership Master’s student Collin Moopanar has researched the

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Negotiating for the ‘best fit’

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Several questions arise when it comes to negotiating. As one goes into a negotiation, there is one striking question that one needs to ask oneself: “Is the price the only subject for negotiation?” The fourth article in SmartProcurement’s World-Class Procurement Practice series will discuss the need for Procurement professionals to not only limit their negotiations

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Applying recognised P2P best practice offers improved business performance

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In times of recession, it is widely accepted that companies need to tighten belts and closely control expenditure. However, no organisation can function without steady and efficient supplies of the goods, raw materials and services which are necessary for value creation. A possible solution for improved company performance therefore lies in an optimised ‘procure to

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“Box ticking” affirmative procurement does more harm than good

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Over the last 15 years or so, the Government has tried various means to spread South Africa’s wealth more equitably among its people. Good progress appears to have been made, however, there is a growing move towards a complex political box-ticking ‘compliance’ approach to affirmative procurement and associated policies which may, in the long run,

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Uncovering huge savings possibilities in operational procurement

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There’s never been a more important time for procurement to identify and direct their organisations to realise potential cost savings effectively, both within current spending and also when assessing new ventures. One area of focus is the purchase to pay (PTP) arena. A key indicator of a world-class procurement organisation is the use of a

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Cost-cutting measures at the expense of strategic goals

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How informed is your organisation about supply chain risks? Why should Procurement professionals only implement cost-cutting measures once they fully understand the ‘big picture’ aspects associated with supply chain risks? This is the third article in SmartProcurement’s World-Class Procurement Practice series, penned by Ronald Mlalazi (MCIPS), Commerce Edge Academy’s Edu cation Manager. This month’s article

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A recession in review: a 2008 scenario came-true

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“Scenarios, by definition, deal with uncertainty and they scope the extent of possible future fall-outs or windfalls,” says renown scenario planner Clem Sunter. “Possible fall-outs and windfalls” was what he presented to delegates at SmartProcurement’s 2nd SmartSourcing Conference.. However, weeks after the conference his scenarios became all to true when the global economic slow-down was

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