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Love procurement – because it can impact society and the environment

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Join us at Smart Procurement World 2019, where one of our conference themes will be “Walk the talk: High-impact procurement” Procurement work is much more than just securing the right products, in the right quantity and quality at the right place… Let’s think wider, more holistically, writes Robert Freeman, a procurement and supply chain expert […]

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Good governance + accountability = long-term socio-economic development

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Local government procurement practitioners need to recognise the inextricable link between good governance, accountability and long-term socio-economic development, says Prof. Douglas Boateng. Many people on the entire African continent are frustrated and angry. High unemployment, almost stagnant economic growth, poor quality service delivery, a decreasing standard of living, and limited resources for infrastructure upgrades, are

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Part 3 – Does tertiary education kill the drive to start a small supplier?

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The growth of small businesses in South Africa is severely affected by the institutional environment in which they operate. In this series of articles, Cornelia Olivier, Head of Sourcing: Corporate Services, Absa, looks at South Africa’s institutional environment. In the final part of the series, Olivier tells SmartProcurement how extending formal credit to household enterprises

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Instead of wasting time, collaborate with key suppliers for continuous improvement

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Why do we need to develop collaborative relationships with our key suppliers? Because we want to (a) reduce costs, (b) make process improvements, and (c) encourage innovation in products/services. “The first two both sound quite straightforward, but to achieve innovation takes a bit more effort. We need to be open and transparent with those suppliers

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Part 2 – Enabling small supplier growth in SA vs 75% of SME Credit Applications Rejected

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Research indicates a strong link between owner-manager education, access to finance and small business growth The growth of small businesses in South Africa is severely affected by the institutional environment in which they operate. In this series of articles, Cornelia Olivier, Head of Sourcing: Corporate Services, Absa, looks at South Africa’s institutional environment. In part

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Enabling of small supplier growth in SA – formal credit extension and education

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The growth of small businesses in South Africa is severely affected by the institutional environment in which they operate. In a series of three articles, Cornelia Olivier, Head of Sourcing: Corporate Services, Absa, unpacks two formal institutional enablers necessary for small suppliers to grow. Olivier provides some insight as to why as many as 75%

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Can Enterprise and Supplier Development equal cash efficiency?

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In this month’s SmartProcurement, Stuart Townshend, Edge Growth Director, explores how you can use your Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) initiative to be cash efficient, and become self-sustainable – yet making a positive impact where it is needed most.

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Procurement: Are you getting the most out of your supply base?

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When it comes to choosing suppliers, some procurement teams are losing sight of what matters most. Instead of focussing on the long-term, strategic value of a relationship, many often get caught up in the transactional aspects of signing a supplier, such as pricing, contracts and negotiations. They get so wrapped up in the details around

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Effective governance and controls can give suppliers a competitive edge

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Third-party risk management is currently an important topic for most corporate entities. In order to minimise their risk exposure, corporate entities are carefully scrutinising their third-party suppliers. Moroke Phajane, an admitted attorney and expert in third-party risk management, unpacks how third-party risk management can create a competitive edge, in this month’s SmartProcurement.

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Pushing the “easy button” on self-service sourcing – Q&A with Salesforce and Oracle’s former CPO

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Greg Tennyson is the CPO of VSP Global, where he leads transformative change. He is the former VP and CPO (source-to-settle and expense-to-settle) at Salesforce and Oracle. In part 3 of the conversation with ScoutRFP, Greg talks tech and “self-service sourcing” in the final segment on changing sourcing behaviours.

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