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Purchasing cards can work in government

Government’s renewed vigour in fighting wasteful expenditure, highlighted in Minister Nene’s budget speech, has received more limelight recently as commentators have discussed government’s plans around its centralised supplier database and eTender systems. A well-implemented purchasing card (P-Card) programme can help achieve government’s objective of utilising public funds more efficiently because it can reduce costs, […]

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CPO website to make government SCM more accessible

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The Office of the Chief Procurement Officer (OCPO) has launched a website to assist government officials and personnel of state-owned enterprises to create tenders, and to provide guidance to suppliers bidding for tenders. The website forms part of the OCPO’s objective of minimising procurement-related corruption in government while, at the same time, making government’s

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How the 2015 budget will address the constraints of efficient government procurement

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As much as 45% of the proposed R1.2-trillion budget could be procured from third parties, said Dr Dinesh Kumar, Head of Supply Chain and Procurement consulting at KPMG. Considering the level of expenditure in question, it was necessary that government improved the efficiency of its purchasing, said Dr Kumar, who was speaking at an

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Are procurement professionals really at the root of corrupt practices?

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The details of procurement scandals are frequently published. Numerous investigations, reports and articles have described purchasing agreements that suffer under corruption and fraud. But, very seldom does one read about corruption and bribes in sales and marketing (the main counterparts of the procurement profession). Without defending the procurement or supply chain profession, does it

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State enterprises obliged to procure local content, reminds Davies

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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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Effective SCM skills needed to improve service delivery quality

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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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Supply chain’s role in Africa’s development, unlike underwear, is not about the bottom line

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A few professional Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) could have saved the Cape Town textile industry. Not just saved it, but turned it into a multi-million dollar industry that exported world-class goods, like underwear, to European and American markets. Instead, Capetonians, and the rest of South Africa, now purchase their underwear from China. Purchasing

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In 5 Days 2000 Procurement Professionals will meet to network, learn and do business!

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With only a few days to go, 3000 attendees have confirmed – Smart Procurement World, Africa’s largest supply chain indaba, kicks off on Tuesday, 9 September. More than 110 speakers will share their procurement and supply chain insights with delegates in 6 different conference streams. Hear from supply chain heads from Absa, Coca-Cola, Anglo

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Inefficient procurement cost Africa $31.5-billion – KPMG survey

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Ineffective procurement, expressed as value leakage, is estimated to have cost the African continent $31.5-billion, revealed KPMG in a recent report. Sub-Saharan Africa contributed $24.9-billion to that amount. While the report noted that the role of procurement in organisations was becoming increasingly strategic, 73% of C-level executives polled during KPMG’s Power of Procurement 2.0

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The SCM development path of Eastern Cape dept of Health & Treasury

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The Eastern Cape Department of Health & Treasury (ECDHT) has taken its first important steps towards professionalising supply chain management (SCM) within it ranks. In pursuit of supply chain excellence and improved service delivery ECDHT has engaged with the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Africa, a professional body for procurement and supply

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