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Report back on SmartSourcing Conference 2008

SmartProcurement hosted its 2nd annual SmartSourcing Conference on the 7th and 8th of October 2008 at the Irene Country Lodge in Centurion, Pretoria. This two-day event, sponsored by Purchasing Index, Tech-Pro Personnel, Commerce Edge Procurement Training, Volition, IPSA, BEESA Boxsmart and EES-Siyakha, attracted more than 100 local and international delegates from all corners of Procurement […]

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‘The China Game’ and the Value of Scenario Planning In Turbulent Economic Times

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SmartProcurement recently hosted its 2nd annual SmartSourcing Conference on the topic of ‘Strategic Cost Management in Turbulent Economic Times’ at the Irene Country Lodge in Centurion, Pretoria. The conference’s first day’s keynote address was presented by internationally acclaimed scenario planner and popular motivational speaker, Clem Sunter, on the topic of “The China Game”. In his

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Low Cost Country Sourcing a “Huge commercial incentive”. China vs India

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One of the papers from the recent IPSA / CIPS Pan African Conference, in Johannesburg, sheds essential light on the subject of sourcing goods and services in the vast global marketplace that has so conveniently opened up to African organisations. In his presentation “Low Cost Economy Sourcing – Competitive Advantage or Threat”, David Noble, Group

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Pan African Procurement – A view from the Flight Tower

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“Many large companies consider the continent of Africa (excluding South Africa) as an enigma. Historically, these organisations have resigned to the fact that operating in Africa will be relatively inefficient in terms of their procurement, and sometimes other activities.” Greg Buckley of Volition tells Smart Procurement that “The justification for this has traditionally been

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PURCHASING MANAGER™: A NO RISK, FIRST STEP INTO E-PROCUREMENT

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RS Components, a global distributor of industrial products has launched Purchasing Manager, an e-Procurement system that enables procurement departments to monitor buying behaviour; allocate authority levels and control spend; manage work-flow and draw reports. Lutz Otto, National Marketing & Sales Manager, at “High Service Level Distributor” RS Components tells Smart Procurement that Purchasing Manager, is an

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Global Network provides over 200,000 low value MRO industrial items within 24 hours via e-Procurement

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Local purchasing departments now have countrywide access to a highly sophisticated global supply chain with over 200, 000 electronic, electrical, mechanical and industrial products, available within 24 hours for local stock and a maximum of 4-6 working days for international stock. Lutz Otto, National Marketing & Sales Manager, at “High Service Level Distributor” RS

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Part 2 – The Business Case for Purchasing Cards

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This is the second article in a series, the first of which appeared in the SmartProcurement June Newsletter. Julian Curtiss, Manager of Commercial Marketing, Corporate Payment Solutions at ABSA Bank, told Smart Procurement that “Purchasing card programs are as unique as the companies using them, and therefore the business case varies per organisation” Referring

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The current case for purchasing cards – Part 1

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At a recent breakfast session hosted by IPSA (Institute of Procurement and Supply South Africa) Julian Curtiss, Manager of Commercial Marketing, Corporate Payment Solutions at ABSA Bank, said that Procurement Cards are now almost universally accepted as a procurement to pay solution for both the private and public sectors of economies across the globe. He

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