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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What does it feel like to be a bidder or tenderer responding to your Requests for Proposal (RFP) or Requests for Quote? Trained and experienced Procurement professionals labour under the common misapprehension that their RFPs or similar tender documents are perfectly constructed, fully understandable, complete and with no errors. Sadly, this is not always the
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is conducting an important global study of Supply Chain Risk Management in collaboration with the Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa (SAPICS) and Imperial Logistics. The groups are surveying people’s experiences and attitudes toward supply chain risks and risk management with the goal of understanding if regional and
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The Procurement profession has a serious image problem. Most South African organisations, whether corporate or government, still do not see the profession as a strategically important function… “How many Procurement professionals report directly to the CEO? Only two out of over 70!” Dr. Douglas Boateng, CEO of Panavest International, was responding to a show of
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Commerce Edge, SmartProcurement and Purchasing Index teamed up to present the last leg in this year’s “Procurement Professionals Update Breakfast Series” at the Astro-tech Conference Facility in Parktown, Johannesburg. Over 60 delegates registered to hear Bernie van Niekerk, CEO of the Commerce Edge Group, summarise the highly informative and relevant report published by the Centre
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This month, SmartProcurement editorial board member Dr. Douglas Boateng (FIoD, FCILT, FCMI, FIBC, FIOM), CEO of PanAvest International, presents the second part of his discussion on the application of process mapping to improve the performance of supply chain processes. “There is the tendency for many organisations to quickly join any process improvement bandwagon hoping for
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If an organisation wants to be competitive in the next decade, let alone a significant market participant, then its supply chains had better evolve.
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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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The attractive deals posed by product consolidating vendor/distributors (e.g. Office Supplies and Catering Products) can be just as deceptive as supermarket’s ‘buyonegetonefree’ (BOGOF) pricing, says Wally Johnson, Chairman of Purchasing Index UK, in this month’s SmartProcurement. Awareness of supermarket pricing practices “Stimulated by the growing focus of television and newspaper content on the tricks of
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This month, SmartProcurement editorial board member, Dr. Douglas Boateng (FIoD, FCILT, FCMI, FIBC, FIOM), CEO of PanAvest International, discusses the application of process mapping to improve the performance of supply chain processes. “Often process improvements and fast responses to processes come from understanding what actually happens in practice. Process mapping is a technique that raises
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