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Quadrem Africa receives top award at annual IPSA/CIPS Pan Africa Conference

Global provider of e-Procurement and Supply Management Solutions, Quadrem, has announced that it received the top award for the Best Public Sector Procurement Project at the Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa and Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply’s Annual Pan Africa Conference in Johannesburg. IPSA WIN Karen Van Vuuren, IPSA Chair of Board […]

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The year of the CPO! Report back on the IPSA / CIPS annual conference

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Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have missed an opportunity to steer the global economy’s rescue boat, alluded Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa’s (IPSA’s) President, Karen van Vuuren, at the institute’s Annual Pan African Conference held at Emperor’s Palace in partnership with the Chartered institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). CIPS Director of International

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‘Supplier enablement’ is a key component for successful procurement processes in South Africa

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This article appeared in the May newsletter with certain technical inaccuracies. SmartProcurement apologises for the error and would like to thank Quadrem for bringing the mistake to our attention and permitting us to re-print the article with the necessary corrections. The outsourced management of suppliers is of special significance in South Africa as a component

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A case study for centralised purchasing – World Class Operational Procurement

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Part 10 of a ten-part series that examines key operational aspects of the so-called “Purchase to Pay” value chain by Independent Contributor, Peter Alkema – Head: Purchase to Pay at Absa During 2008 at a large South African bank, a purchasing hub was set up to centrally process and support all ordering from the bank’s

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Capex and Opex – It is not about price, it is about cost

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When considering the procurement of capital goods it is important to take a step back and consider the context. “Capital goods generally have a long lifespan and thus it is necessary to consider this implication when acquiring them. Failure to do so could result in the cost of the goods removing the benefit of savings

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Shed light on your suppliers

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While shareholders’ visibility requirements have been responsible for the growth of the audit industry, organisations continue to be plagued by other stakeholders requesting information on risk and performance. These include potential joint venture partners, benchmarking agencies, credit-rating agencies, environmental impact organisations, local government and customers. Customers, in particular, are increasingly looking for information on risk

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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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Zuma tender solution will hamper service delivery. Accountability the answer

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In response to ANC President Jacob Zuma’s statement that the government tendering process should return to the old tender board system, SmartProcurement and independent experts are clear that this move will hamper service delivery, negate progress made in public sector procurement and still not be a foolproof mechanism to prevent fraud. Individual accountability within the

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The toughening economic climate – A ‘call-to-arms’ for the procurement function

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At present there seems to be two schools of thought regarding the impact that the global economic recession is having in South Africa. People are either sure it is real and are dramatic in their response, or they are pragmatic in a perception of resilience through non-exposure. The recession is real. For the average housewife

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Can the public sector ever negotiate successful relationships?

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“The public sector has significant influence on private sector contracting. Many innovative terms and contracting methods have seen their beginnings in public procurement – examples range from ‘termination for convenience’ through to public-private partnerships”, Gregg Barrett, Director of Cylon Technology, recently told SmartProcurement. Yet for all the innovation, the popular image of public procurement remains

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