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Emergency purchasing cited for non-competitive procurement

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By Stephen Bauld Emergency procurements are one of the most common reasons cited for non-competitive procurement Very often there are pressing needs that make more conventional procurement methods unrealistic. Emergency purchasing procedures are followed in unforeseen situations because immediate procurement of materials or services is necessary to continue operations of an essential department, or for […]

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Streamlining public works procurement

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By Erica Bosio, Programme Manager: Growth Analytics, Development Economics Vice Presidency at the World Bank, and Simeon Djankov, Director, World Development Report 2019 Seventeen years ago, in the inaugural Doing Business 2004 study, our team found that it took as few as 18 procedures to start a business in Algeria, Bolivia and Paraguay, or 19

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Perfect delivery: the new rules for survival, innovation and growth

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By Steve Banker, Vice President: SCM, ARC Advisory Group Customer loyalty begins with excellent service and timely delivery. Companies have come under pressure to unify their buying experience across channels, capture orders easily, and deliver them rapidly and accurately. When it comes to gauging the loyalty of an organisation’s customer relationships, the net promoter score

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Improve contract compliance by thinking like sales…not procurement

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By Kelly (McCarthy) Barner Call us crazy but we reckon Procurement would be better off looking at the Contract Management process the same way sales does… If you’re anything like me as a procurement practitioner, you think of our end-to-end process in a linear fashion. It usually starts with spend analysis or some other source

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What can SPEED do to improve your negotiations?

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By Lucy Patchett A negotiation model has been developed encompassing steps to ensure that procurement professionals think “more broadly and deeply” about the process. Colin Linton, Director at business training and consultancy firm Gidea Solutions, spoke to CIPS in the podcast SPEED Negotiation Process about the model that he has developed through his research into

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Managing Supply chain cyber risks

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When companies think about security, it is usually about securing their networks, software and digital assets against cyber-attacks and/or data breaches. But, in supply chain – whether it is a vendor used for facilities management or for cloud hosting – almost every organisation depends on a growing supply chain of services, creating an eco-system of

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Opinion survey: are you tired of receiving sub-standard proposals and tender responses?

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Have your say to help suppliers improve. Recent international research shows that: • Buyers are increasingly frustrated by the quality of proposals that they receive• Early engagement between buyers and potential suppliers is becoming increasingly important• The proposal document is becoming more crucial in the evaluation process Do you agree with these statements?

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How can Procurement best align with Finance right now? A CFO perspective

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Right now, as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on jobs, consumer spending and the global economy, many businesses are scrambling to adjust to a new financial reality. They are also coming to terms with the fact that the path to recovery remains long and mostly uncertain. Experts, including Deloitte, predict that the United States

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Procurement in a pandemic: top tips for tricky issues

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By Amy Ryburn and Lisette Hood, from commercial and public law firm Buddle Findlay Procuring organisations (buyers) are currently grappling with a number of tricky issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, including issues relating to both live and planned procurement processes. Buyers who are facing significant uncertainty, or who are without the resources to effectively

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SMME Clinic | Financial compliance for small business is the key to support – Session 21

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SMME Clinic interviews Annie McWalter, Managing Director of SAICA ED and the Hope Factory, who shares great insight into how the COVID pandemic has shown the importance of compliance for SMMEs.

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