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The Role of Strategic Procurement in Supplier Development

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It is imperative that supplier development forms an integral part of a buying organisation’s strategic procurement role to ensure a continuous supply of cost effective products and services, Thapelo Petje, Independent Supply Chain Consultant, tells SmartProcurement. “In order to have an integrated supplier development strategy a buying organisation must have the following framework in place: […]

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Black-owned firms penalised for using white talent

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The chairperson of South Africa’s largest wholly owned black auditing firm has expressed concern over BEE codes which penalise black-owned firms who expand their skills base with white talent. “Gobodo Incorporated needs to further expand its skills base and attract top auditing minds for the large accounts for which it is responsible. Based on my

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Inclusive supply chains support poverty reduction

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Procurement and Supply Chain Management have a role to play in a recently launched initiative for holistic poverty reduction. “Procurement that is ethical and value-based, that incorporates a community into its entire value chain” has a place in the Business for Development (B4D) Pathfinder Initiative, said Benjamin Mkapa, former Tanzanian President, at the initiative’s launch

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Enterprise Development: The little-known golden nugget in the BBBEE pyramid

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The business world normally associates the term Enterprise Development with some or other form of philanthropy. An example of this would be where the ‘principal’ donates something (usually money) to improve the knowledge-base and to develop the skills-set of the ‘beneficiary’. SmartProcurement, and our Enterprise Development service partner, Integrated Transformation, rather views Enterprise Development as

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