There’s a lot going on. The changing and challenging times we currently face are probably greater than they’ve ever been. What is the implication for procurement? What do we need to keep abreast of and continually work on? Duncan Brock, Director of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, offered his insights during his opening […]
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Recent studies by Stats SA indicate that the face of poverty in South Africa remains black, female and that of children below the age of 17. Furthermore, more than one in every two SA citizens can be officially classified as poor, said Gauteng Finance MEC Barbara Creecy at the Smart Procurement World conference in
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Even if organisations are not doing business with organs of state, they may well form part of the supply chain of organisations to which the PPPFA directly applies. Therefore, they need to be aware of its scope and provisions. Corporate businesses are actively seeking and supporting black-owned and black woman-owned Exempted Micro Enterprises (EMEs)
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Decisions and consequences go hand-in-hand. This is why having adequate, relevant information at your fingertips is a critical aspect of any decision-making process – more so when these decisions affect the operation of business and company reputation. In procurement, the optimal goal is to manage risks and costs within a company, making it an
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“They won’t even talk to me, now” David said with a sigh, and to punctuate his mood, spread his hands on the desk in front of him in resignation. David is a small supplier that was selected to participate in a corporate enterprise supplier development (ESD) programme. Following the completion of the 12-month contract,
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A transformation initiative for small businesses in engineering and manufacturing, the Empowered Engineering and Manufacturing Initiative (EEMI), will be launched in September. The initiative is a collaboration between Smart Procurement World, the Absa Enterprise and Supplier Development Expo and the Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA). The initiative is positioned as
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Under the World Trade Organisation’s agreement on Trade-Related Investment Measures, The South African government cannot prescribe to the business sector that they must follow localisation (75% local content in purchases) in the same way it prescribes to public entities. “We don’t have that ability, and are challenged internationally [if the topic of localisation is
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The City of Cape Town has leveraged its supply chain management policy to grow its economy, procure sustainably and create jobs. And save money, of course. Opening the Smart Procurement World Western Cape Conference, the city’s Executive Deputy Mayor, Alderman Ian Neilson gave delegates an insight into the City’s supply chain efforts to create employment
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There are numerous articles talking about the value that remains untapped within the supply chain, if only buyer and supplier could collaborate. But what does it mean to collaborate? wonders Mike Robertson, CEO of POD Procurement.
Supplier collaboration? You must be joking! Read More »
When purchasing materials the same routines are used on each occasion, even if each and every one of these purchases is unique. So why do we need supply chain policies or procedures? asks Muddassir Ahmed, Divisional Supply Chain Manager at Eaton.
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