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Supply chain skills that will give you the pick of ‘difficult-to-fill’ positions

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The Supplychainforesight2014 Survey ranked ‘availability of supply chain skills’ as one of the top five key supply chain and logistics constraints over the next 5 – 10 years¹, highlighting concerns over a growing shortage of skilled staff. Supply chain professionals who actively align their skill sets with demand will have the pick of challenging […]

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People fail, not suppliers…

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Being an entrepreneurial supplier is exhilarating, but at times challenging. In fact, supply relationship managers involved in enterprise development may have sleepless nights wondering if their small or self-employed suppliers may be considering throwing in the towel because their businesses are not working. Don Pitsoe, Business Mentor at The Hope Factory offers 10 words

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2014 SCM salary trends: Men earn 29% more than women!

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Tech-Pro’s Salary Survey 2014 highlights how growing demand for skilled Supply Chain practitioners is improving career and earnings prospects for procurement, logistics, planning, supply chain and consulting staff, in this month’s SmartProcurement. Today, business success is heavily influenced by supply chain efficiency. Having the right product in the right place at the right time is

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What are SCM hiring managers looking for in 2014?

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Elaine Porteous If your background includes a four-year business or science degree, you have strong technical skills and you have worked away in sub-Saharan Africa, you have a head start. Add to that, solid experience in construction or engineering, and you can speak Portuguese or French, your future is secure. If you lack any

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‘Perfect storm’ brewing for South African supply chain talent?

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Recently, researchers Ruamsook and Craighead detailed what they believe is a perfect storm brewing in US supply chain management that will “contract the pool for supply chain talent”.¹ A similar set of circumstances exists in South Africa, Tech-Pro Personnel tells SmartProcurement. The American ‘Storm’ Ruamsook and Craighead’s research found key emerging trends that “individually

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Thinking time for SMMEs: a catalyst for implementation

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While mobile devices have revolutionised how we engage with each other and the rest of the world, they have also arguably affected our ability to literally “switch off” and think. Because critical thinking and analysis are vital for business innovation and growth, entrepreneurs need to find a means of creating appropriate time and space

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The SCM development path of Eastern Cape dept of Health & Treasury

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The Eastern Cape Department of Health & Treasury (ECDHT) has taken its first important steps towards professionalising supply chain management (SCM) within it ranks. In pursuit of supply chain excellence and improved service delivery ECDHT has engaged with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Africa, a professional body for procurement and supply

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Successful procurement professionals’ 9 traits

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Working extremely hard; being curious and eager to learn; and living in the present are just some of the traits of a successful procurement professional. That’s according to Tom Lovell, group managing director at recruitment website Reed, who was speaking at the CIPS Annual Conference in London during October. He said successful people were:

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SA’s supply chain skills constraint mirrors global concerns

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Research indicates that high performance supply chains underpin the global economy. However, a key constraint to successful supply chain management is the shortage of suitably qualified SCM staff, which poses a threat to both competitiveness and economic growth prospects, TechPro Personnel tells SmartProcurement. In 2012, highlighting the importance of supply chain management, the

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Award recognises one SMME’s progress under mentorship

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Full Menu Catering, a small enterprise mentored by The Hope Factory, was awarded the best SMME stand at the Absa Enterprise Development Expo hosted at Smart Procurement World. “The Expo award is recognition of how far Full Menu Catering has progressed since joining The Hope Factory’s Entrepreneur Support Programme,” says Busi Raphekwane, a Business

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