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Why organisations fail to implement strategic sourcing effectively…

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“The drive to become world-class has seen many organisations implementing Strategic Sourcing philosophy and Supply Chain Management practices within their companies with various levels of success. So why do some organisations still fail, whilst others excel?”, Heleen Liebenberg, a Senior Sourcing Specialist at Volition Consulting Services, asked SmartProcurement. Top management support & commitment is […]

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Overcoming business barriers with China and gaining savings

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One of the key strategies in Strategic Cost Management is the option of sourcing your ‘direct’ or even ‘indirect’ commodities from Low Cost Countries (LCC’s). This would be done due to various factors, but primarily because LCC’s are sometimes in substantially more price competitive positions than organisations at home. Several countries are now classified as

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2008 Annual BEE Conference: BEE Procurement decreases by 20%

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BEESA Consulting and EES-Siyakha hosted their second annual Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) Conference on the 11th, 12th and 13th of November 2008 at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Johannesburg. More than 80 delegates from both the private and public sectors attended the event in order to get to grips with the

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Report back on SmartSourcing Conference 2008

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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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Taming Project Procurement: Better the Devil you Know than the One you Don’t…

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In South Africa large amounts of money are presently being spent through the public sector, especially on commodities such as infrastructure. “Procurement for these projects is a key function, the integrity of which can mean the difference between millions saved or wasted, time commitments met or missed, and social development requirement compliance or non-compliance. Traditionally,

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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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HR Services procurement: Beyond the purchasing department’s scope?

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Who is responsible for contracting Human Resources (HR) services in your organisation? “In essence, this category falls under ‘Services Spend’ and should accordingly form part of the Strategic Cost Management portfolio of an organisation… In general, the modern procurement department will be sufficiently equipped and resourced to be given the responsibility for the procurement of

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Still Circumventing the Procurement Process?

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Many companies have a Strategic Sourcing Department, however, many Business Units (BU’s) still try their best to circumvent the process by procuring products and services as they have done in the past. What is the reason for this and how do we change this mindset? “Strategic Sourcing is not a new concept in the industry.

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Rigorous Process Focus Required for Effective Strategic Sourcing

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Many procurement organisations have embarked on Strategic Sourcing in recent years, with mixed successes. “A lack of focus on the integration of the overall value chain has allowed sceptics to minimise the value of new generation procurement approaches. Cobus Rossouw, Managing Director of Volition Consulting Services, told SmartProcurement.”The way forward requires appropriate focus… …on the

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Courier Services Benchmarking Shows Up Rate Discrepancies

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“Courier Services is a surprisingly complex spend category to manage as the devil (and delivery of savings!) is in the detail,” benchmarker Purchasing Index (PI) MD Alan Low, told SmartProcurement. ” We regularly benchmarks domestic courier rates across organisations from a variety of industry sectors… and Rates from courier companies vary dramatically.” The charts

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