The workforce is fundamentally changing and it’s increasingly important that you can access the skills you need when, where and how you need them. But with the increase in corporate usage of external workers comes additional challenges and risks. Toni Jackson, Director of APAC at Fieldglass, an SAP company, in Sydney, unpacks the implications.
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Agencies working – or hoping to work – on major corporate accounts in the advertising, marketing and communications industry can no longer ignore or misunderstand procurement departments and their importance in winning both government and corporate clients. Johanna McDowell, Independent Agency Search & Selection Company (IAS) managing director, warns that the B-BBEE Amended Codes
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Under increasing pressures to cut costs and achieve efficiencies in the current global macroeconomic situation, organisations look for destinations that are not only cost-effective, but can also provide quality services especially in terms of high-end processes. In this regard, South Africa has, to a large extent, been able to establish its offshoring mettle; a
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Market consolidation and the inclusion of extra services will be among the most significant trends driving the global procurement outsourcing market, according to research. Market research company Technavio analysed emerging trends to find the biggest factors that will influence the sector up to 2019.
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A prudent supply chain professional knows that each transaction is worth its value or the negative impact of it going wrong and has to be treated as such. High-value transactions need scrutiny commensurate with the risk that the organisation may be exposed to if something goes wrong. In other instances the transaction value may
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As sourcing becomes increasingly responsible for supplier relationship and contract management, personnel are often stretched too thin across multiple categories and suppliers to effectively manage expenditure. Furthermore, headcount within procurement groups typically grows at a rate insufficient to meet those increasing demands. Utilising the internal procurement organisation in collaboration with third-party support can lead
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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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The Absa SMME index declined during Q1 2014, with a total quarterly decrease of 2.2% and a yearly decrease of 3.8%. The index declined to a two-year low in Q4 2013 (from 95.6 to 93.4). Although South Africa has not yet entered a recession, the overall index clearly reflects slower growth over the last
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The CSIR’s 10th Annual State of Logistics Survey for South Africa¹, released in May 2014, highlights progress made and areas for improvement in South African logistics. The survey’s results mirror Tech-Pro’s experiences in this increasingly specialised area of supply chain management, Tech-Pro tells SmartProcurement. Subtitled ‘Bold Steps Forward’, the survey emphasises the growing importance
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Increased fuel price still biggest cost driver Rising costs and the global economic situation spell out increased competition and tighter margins in the logistics industry. Driving down the cost of logistics and making South Africa more competitive will require no less than bold steps forward, finds the 10th State of Logistics Survey. Published by the
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