When it became obvious that not all of the sectors with specific scorecards were likely to have gazetted their new amended scorecards by 1 May 2015, the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) issued a notice extending their particular deadline to 30 October 2015. The unintended side effect of this notice has left black-owned companies […]
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The procurement of goods that conform to local content requirements is not a recommendation for State entities, but a legal requirement, said Trade and Industry Minister Dr Rob Davies. All organs of State are obliged to procure goods on the designated list and that conform to local content requirements, he said during a Portfolio
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Finding that most organisations they engage with have been unable to drive meaningful compliance on the new Enterprise & Supplier Development (ESD) scorecard, Bruce Rowe and Seth Randall of Mpowered Business Solutions (MBS) give some practical suggestions in this month’s SmartProcurement. The new ESD scorecard requires renewed thinking from Supply Chain and Procurement professionals.
To significantly change South Africa’s service delivery issues, it is imperative that government implements an effective supply chain management strategy, supported by the appropriate skills. However, South Africa is hampered by a dire shortage of executive-level supply chain management and procurement professionals, says Professor Douglas Boateng of the Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership
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It is not about the numbers. For many South African companies, Broad-Based Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) up until now may have been about tallying numbers on a scorecard to achieve compliance. However this will no longer be enough, and amendments to the B-BBEE measurement codes published on 11 October 2013 by the Department of Trade
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BEE procurement, specifically implementing the New Codes, is considered the biggest challenge that South African procurement professionals currently face, said 481 respondents to a SmartProcurement survey. The concern around The Codes is unsurprising, considering many organisations believe they stand to lose a BEE level or two. Concerns around the BEE Codes will be extensively
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An understanding of what drives the procurement decision can be the advantage that wins that next tender or that next customer. Traditionally the main drivers of any procurement decision are price, quality and service, but with the importance placed on BEE compliance, the fourth driver of procurement decisions is a supplier’s BEE status. The
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The furor that currently surrounds the New Codes presents an opening to win business from competitors who are trying to find reasons to not comply. Implement the New Codes now to get a head start on your business rivals, says The Hope Factory business mentor Roche Mamabolo in this month’s SmartProcurement. While some detractors
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The African National Congress (ANC) has committed itself in its election manifesto to ensuring that at least 75% of government procurement takes place with local suppliers and producers. This would apply to the purchases of larger state-owned companies such as Transnet and Eskom. The pledge is part of the ruling party’s job creation programme,
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“Innovation” has become synonymous with entrepreneurship, but in enterprise development (ED) initiatives it must be defined – and enabled – within the context of the individual participants on the ED programme as well as the procurement departments these businesses serve. If not, you run the risk of innovation becoming an onerous barrier to entry to
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