Local e-Procurement platform provider MWEB CommerceZone has launched an innovatove solution that makes the arduous task of implementing and driving preferential procurement easier and faster. The company developed a “BEE pop-up tool” within its hosted e-Procurement platform. “This gives individuals placing an order “at-a-glance” insight into the precise BEE status of every sourced supplier, making […]
New BEE “pop-up ” tool launched Read More »
Increasingly companies, even those that have not had their BEE positions verified, are instituting systems to track their BEE procurement spend. The reasons for this being pretty obvious, procurement accounts for 20 points (out of 100) of a company’s BEE score. There is however a disconnect between the data procurement departments are preparing and what
Measuring suppliers on ownership can result in no verified BEE points at all! Read More »
All too often BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) is dealt with in one of two extremes, that is to say all or nothing. On the ‘all’ side some procurement departments only consider suppliers who present a specific empowerment score, usually with substantial black ownership. This narrow based approach is clearly out of touch with B-BBEE and
New Broad Based Empowerment vs Cost Savings – walking a tightrope? Read More »
Whether it’s Green (Environmental) Procurement, developing historically disadvantaged individuals (HDI / BEE) or other forms of socially responsible procurement… powerful market forces guided by special interests play an increasing, and major role in defining procurement success. Will these issues destroy value created by strategic sourcing initiatives or will it raise the profile of the procurement
Preferential Procurement: Destroying or enhancing procurement value….? Read More »
Supplier complaints that “different South African customer rate our BEE (black Economic Empowerment) efforts differently” and “each time we think that we’ve met the criteria, everything changes”, might be coming to and end soon with the recent introduction of the government’s BEE Codes of Good Practice..
I’ve tried to put the salient points of the new code as they apply to South African Procurement Professionals in this article. This includes an on-line calculator which you can use to calculate your Supplier’s BBBEE rating. (or send the article to them so they can do it themselves!) Links to the various detail documents as supplier by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) are also inlcuded.
Highlights: BEE Codes of Good Practice (Part 1) Read More »
By Bernie van Niekerk No doubt, BEE is an ultra-hot topic. In this election year, it will dominate many political speeches. It will also dominate many deals and already is. (see BEE News section). For procurement professionals in Government and the Private sector this means meeting BEE targets. And the more broad-based the empowerment targets,
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