Freight moved via South Africa’s road infrastructure accounts for around 80% of total freight movement – and with Logistics Service Provider (LSP) vehicles being on the road 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the road freight industry plays a key role in improving road safety this festive period, says Abrie de Swardt, Marketing […]
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While there may be some uncertainty over the dates on which the tolling of Gauteng highways will begin under the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Plan (GFIP), the cost of refurbishing the roads makes it a certainty that the tolling will go ahead.
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Transaction cost economics provides further insight into the total cost of a commodity and offers a guiding hand to any organisation struggling with a decision to outsource, Isak Marais, MD of Total Safety Solution provider Bramhope, tells SmartProcurement. Transaction cost reasoning often involves considering as “transactions” not only the obvious cases of buying and selling,
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Seismic shifts in the global economy, while posing many challenges should rather be seen to offer fresh prospects to businesses in South Africa who need to look no further than our own continent for expansion, Deputy Minister of Transport Jeremy Cronin told delegates at the recent Transport Forum in Paarl. “According to a recent World
6/10 fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa Read More »
After a big wave of procurement outsourcing, a different animal will be left standing. This is the consensus reached in a report ‘VISION 2020: Ideas for Procurement in 2020 by Industry-Leading Procurement Executives’, the outcome of a dialogue between Ariba and leading procurement practitioners and influencers.
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This month SmartProcurement publishes the third article in a series considering China’s warehousing options, as presented in a report by C.H. Robinson Worldwide Considering China’s Warehousing Options. This month considers the key actions in implementing a warehousing solution in the world’s second largest economy.
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Despite government’s suspension of gazetted tolls for Gauteng’s highways, their implementation on June 23 will have an inflationary effect on food in Gauteng, Gordon Henry, General Manager of the Catervest Buying Group tells SmartProcurement.
Volume leveraging can lessen anticipated Gauteng highway toll food price increases Read More »
Research suggests that the labour broking industry plays a significant role in introducing jobless people into the formal world of decent work, says Loane Sharp, labour economist at Adcorp Holdings. Between one-third and one-half of labour broker workers (depending on the particular sector) are first-time job-seekers, suggesting that the labour broking industry provides an essential
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Christian Bell of POINT South Africa tells SmartProcurement about the company’s ongoing print management at Absa, a leading financial services provider and a member of the Barclays Group, and how audited savings of 34% were achieved. Background “In July 2008 Absa South Africa recognised the need for rationalisation of print procurement throughout the organisation. The
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Purchasing or Fleet Managers should not over-react to the carbon emissions tax on new vehicles, but should rather look at the tax’s impact on vehicle total cost of ownership (TCO), Ashleigh Young, Chief Executive of the TransAuto Group, tells SmartProcurement. When assessing the suitability of vehicles for a fleet, Purchasing Managers must adopt a holistic
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