Supply Chain Management SCM

Supplier development key to curbing Zimbabwe’s ballooning import bill

  The ballooning imports against a drop in exports have seen Zimbabwe faced with liquidity challenges. In as much as importation of finished products is adding towards the bill, a closer look shows that other production-related imports are high – and many of these do have local manufacturers. Supply chain professionals can do a great […]

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SA 42nd for global supply chain resilience

  Measured according to different dimensions of supply chain risk, South Africa was ranked 42nd out of 130 measured countries and territories in 2016. Insurer FM Global’s Resilience Index ranks countries most and least exposed to different dimensions of supply chain risk, having measured their resilience to supply chain disruptions. The survey data examines nine

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G20 Summit: supply chains disrupted for clear blue skies

  In preparation for the upcoming G20 summit in China this September, the Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau (SEPB) issued an order for an estimated 1 000 factories within a 300-km radius of Shanghai to cut down production. This measure was enacted to reduce pollution before world leaders arrive for the event. So how will this

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How to keep Millennials in procurement

Running a leading procurement organisation is no longer just about attracting younger workers to supply chain and procurement careers. It is about keeping them there. Millennials are now the largest living generation, totalling 75 million, even overtaking baby boomers in size. By 2020, they are expected to represent 50% of the global workforce, too. But

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University students aim to clean up govt procurement

  Four University of Johannesburg students, thinking that government’s Central Supplier Database (CSD) is not the only answer to the problem of tender fraud, have designed a system that aims to curb tender corruption in the state’s procurement system. Recognising tender fraud ias a real problem in African governments, the students, calling themselves “Kriterion”, developed

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Lack of skills might NOT be hampering SA’s supply chains – survey

  A lack of supply chain skills has not hampered performance of South African organisations, found Barloworld Logistics’ Supplychainforesight Survey 2016. However, this is contrary to perceptions in previous years’ surveys where skills were identified as a major inhibitor to growth and sustainability. The disparity in results may be attributed to skills development initiatives whose

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Thieves using 3D printers to disguise cargo security breaches

  South Africa’s import- and transport-heavy supply chains could be at increased risk of theft as thieves have learned to use 3D printers to replicate the security devices used to seal cargo containers, according to global security organisation G4S. 3-D scanners allow thieves to make counterfeit copies of devices such as ISO 17712 high-security cargo

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Focus on value, not cost, to beat odds

  Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have a very short window of time in which to make their mark at a company (the average tenure of a CPO is less than five years), and the terms of engagement are brutal: corporate mandates to reduce costs in the supply chain set up procurement officers for failure since

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Will procurement continue to exist in its current form? – New book

  A number of current issues in procurement will affect every professional, according to a new book, Procurement at a Crossroads: Career-Impacting Insights into a Rapidly Changing Industry. As authors Kelly Barner and Jon Hansen see it, the choices individuals make today will determine the direction of their careers and the future of procurement itself.

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