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Sustainability Research is Essential to Shed Light on Global Threats

Leave a Comment / Category Management, Information technology, Leadership and People, Professional Development, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / Bernie van Niekerk

What we innovate, invent, advance, or know today started off as research fueled by our curiosity. Research is essential in understanding problems and challenges, which, says Oumaima Ben Amor, independent scholar at the Ronin Institute, involves the development of new ideas and solutions. It has shed light on the global threats that we face today. […]

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AFCFTA: Required Infrastructure Ecosystem for Success

Leave a Comment / Sourcing Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / Bernie van Niekerk

Increased intra-African trade will inevitably lead to increased industrialisation, diversification, and, most notably for Africa, enrichment of the continent’s natural resources, commodities, and some agricultural products, allowing Africa to gain more value within the continent says Obiora Madu, Director-General of the African Centre for Supply Chain. It is necessary to consider what the required infrastructure

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Thousands online for Africa SC and Procurement Conference

Leave a Comment / Category Management, Don't miss, Information technology, Leadership and People, Professional Development, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / Bernie van Niekerk

The recent Africa Supply Chain in Action (ASCA) Conference saw almost 3 000 African supply chain and procurement professionals from 75 countries gather online to examine the skills, strategies and solutions needed to accelerate African economic development and growth in a post-pandemic new world. The theme of this third ASCA event was “Borderless – Unleashing

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Three Procurement Technology Evolutions for 2023

Leave a Comment / Don't miss, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology / Bernie van Niekerk

Now that we’re fully into 2023, the procurement and supply chain operating model will continue to evolve, writes Costas Xyloyiannis, CEO of HICX and contributor to Supply Chain Brain. Despite sustained uncertainty in the business landscape, consumers still need goods and services. And manufacturers still need to meet demand. Read more here.

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What P2P Will Look Like in the Future

Leave a Comment / AI, Compliance / Legal, Global Sourcing, Leadership and People, Legal / Contract, Procurement Training, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology / Bernie van Niekerk

As businesses move further into the twenty-first century, the traditional procure-to-pay process will become increasingly outdated. In the coming decades, warns Dooka South Africa, companies will need to completely re-envision their procure-to-pay (P2P) process if they want to remain competitive. This article explores what the future of P2P will look like in 20 years, examining

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Sustainable Supply Chain Development in Africa

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Sustainable Procurement / Bernie van Niekerk

Looking at the African continent, one wonders why, with all her endowments, she contributes a tiny 4% share to Global Trade. As far back as 2005, an ITC conference in South Africa looked at the situation and arrived at the conclusion that Supply Chain was the biggest culprit, reports Dr Obiora Madu, Director General, African

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Intermodal and logistics: success of a Motorway of the Sea

Leave a Comment / Category Management, Logistics, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / Bernie van Niekerk

The “Motorways of the Sea” (MoS) concept aims to introduce new intermodal maritime-based logistics chains in Europe, which should improve transport organisation within the years to come. There are also discussions around MoSs between experts from Northern and Southern Mediterranean countries, introducing the concept to connect European and African shores. These chains will be more

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Finding Real Value In the Digital Procurement World

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology / Bernie van Niekerk

As procurement becomes more digital, companies must be able to find value in their supply chain processes. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to do this, as this article from Dooka South Africa demonstrates. The supply chain has always been a process that businesses have had to navigate. It’s a necessity

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E-Commerce SCM Means More Than You Think

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, SRM Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Management, Supplier Partnerships, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology / Bernie van Niekerk

Successful supply chain management is much more than keeping track of shipping records, emphasises Kate Vitasek, Washington State-based author, educator and architect of the Vested® business model for highly collaborative relationships at Tennessee University. In this article, provided courtesy of Forbes, Kate highlights three key terms that are essential for any company, but are often

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B2B Marketplaces Here To Stay

Leave a Comment / Category Management, e-Procurement, Information technology, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology / Monique

Innovating your supply chain process with a procurement marketplace is no longer optional, it is essential. In this article provided by Dooka South Africa, the case for digitisation in supply chain is shown to be irrefutable. The business world is often slow to warm to new ideas, especially when they disrupt processes that have existed

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