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Professional development and procurement training road show comes to Gauteng

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Tomorrow’s supply management professionals will be charged with developing and executing value creation strategies that find new value in the supply base, deliver value as quickly as possible within the cost parameters defined by the demand market and maximise the return to the company. To accomplish this they will need to find and leverage external […]

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Managing risk in corporate and supply chain strategy

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During uncertain times, directors’ focus must be on managing risk in corporate and supply chain strategy, Dr Douglas Boateng (FIoD, FCILT, FCMI, FIBC, FIOM), tells SmartProcurement. The last twelve months have seen unprecedented changes in the global economy never before witnessed in the modern era. For the first time in decades, some of the best

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Feedback: Consulting service influential at SAPICS Conference

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Supply chain process specialists, Volition Consulting Services, received marked interest at the Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa’s (SAPICS’) 2009 conference, Greg Buckley, Executive Volition Consulting Services, told SmartProcurement. The consulting service was one of the sponsors of the near-record attended conference. The organisers report that despite the economic downturn, this year’s conference attracted

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Strategic agility in Supply Chains – risk and foxes

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Strategic agility is the way forward, and South African organisations need to follow suit without delay, especially when gearing their supply chains, if they want to be around for the up turn, industry experts tell SmartProcurement. “Supply chains interact with many elements of risk. Agility is linked to risk,” says Douglas Kent, President of eKNOWtion,

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New Expenditure Analysis tools empower procurement, increase savings

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A new generation of expenditure analysis tools offers a route that procurement departments can follow to help their organisations avoid laying-off staff , Alan Low, Managing Director of Purchasing Index, tells SmartProcurement. The need to save money is universal in the current recession. In these times of austerity, encouraging management and staff of an organisation

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Green Procurement: Material flows and logistics in ‘cradle-to-cradle’ approach essential

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Discussion presented at the Environmental Trade Show and Conference. Cradle-to-cradle thinking, which suggests that everything created by humankind can contribute positively to the environment and the economy, may be one of the next movements to influence the future of supply chain management (SCM). SCM professionals are in a position to lead a drive towards complete

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ABSA scoops IPSA Award – ‘Best Process Improvement’

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An Absa project, The Absa Purchasing Hub, has been acclaimed at the recent Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa (IPSA) awards dinner in the category of ‘Best Process improvement’. ‘BEST PROCESS IMPROVEMENT’ Absa Purchasing Hub project owner Peter Alkema (right), and project superviser Junaid Nomani (left) at the awards evening “We are thrilled to

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The year of the CPO! Report back on the IPSA / CIPS annual conference

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Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have missed an opportunity to steer the global economy’s rescue boat, alluded Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa’s (IPSA’s) President, Karen van Vuuren, at the institute’s Annual Pan African Conference held at Emperor’s Palace in partnership with the Chartered institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). CIPS Director of International

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Sourcing and procurement operating models offer sustainable cost reductions

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As the economy slides into the downturn cycle, organisations are switching focus from growth strategies to cost management and risk management to protect their bottom line. Many companies have exhausted short-term tactical cost reductions and are now looking for more radical and sustainable sourcing and procurement (S&P) operating models, Ged Mackell of Deloitte Consulting

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‘Supplier enablement’ is a key component for successful procurement processes in South Africa

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This article appeared in the May newsletter with certain technical inaccuracies. SmartProcurement apologises for the error and would like to thank Quadrem for bringing the mistake to our attention and permitting us to re-print the article with the necessary corrections. The outsourced management of suppliers is of special significance in South Africa as a component

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