By Rebecca Ellinor Tyler Small businesses are the engine room of an economy, providing jobs and fresh ideas. Here’s how to ensure that your business is SME-friendly… Join us at Smart Procurement World for a session on re-igniting the spirit of entrepreneurship and accelerating SMMEs to go mainstream. What capacity and contractor development initiatives work […]
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By Diego De la Garza It might have started with dollars and cents, but what should procurement really be saving now? It is time to shift the dial.
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By Bertrand Maltaverne If there is one topic in business literature that has been covered exhaustively, it is key performance indicators (KPIs). But if you’re not careful, the indicators you set might inadvertently encourage behaviours that can be dramatically damaging… Case in point: in 19th-century India, the city of Delhi had a snake problem. A
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Vendor compliance programs have become a major roadblock to retail store success. But who is to blame? Retailers and suppliers point that finger at each other. One expert says there is a “state of chaos” with retailer vendor compliance programs for both bricks-and-mortar and online stores. A Supply Chain Digest Retail-Vendor Benchmark Study does not
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By Mediacy Mudekwa The cost of state capture is estimated to be around R1.5-trillion over the last approximate four years. To put this into perspective, R1.8-trillion is the national budget for 2019. According to the Daily Maverick, state capture has wiped out “a third of South Africa’s R4.9-trillion gross domestic product, or effectively annihilated four
State capture: a supply chain created problem? Read More »
Communication is a critical component of any business and is no less crucial in supplier relationships. When your company has great communication with its suppliers, it can be like adding another department to your organisation. There are a large number of suppliers who do an excellent job communicating with their customers. You probably have several
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What, exactly, is ‘sustainable procurement’? What should purchasers be looking out for and what should product manufacturers do to ensure that their products measure up? Good Environmental Choice Australia’s (GECA’s) Emma Berthold weighs in on what sustainable procurement really is and what purchasers should be looking out for.
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On the back of heavy electricity load shedding across South Africa in February and March 2019, the potential of solar energy has been widely discussed. The fact is that Africa receives more hours of bright sunshine than any other continent on Earth. The Department of Energy reports that South Africa averages more than 2 500
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Supply chain management and procurement are no strangers to cross-functional teams. Many a procurement activity to find value in a market is supported by the efforts of cross-functional teams, comprising all sorts of individuals. However, the success of a cross-functional team depends on certain factors. Sandeep Kashyap, Founder and CEO of ProofHub, a project management
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Stakeholders can and will influence the outcome of a project, especially if they are likely to be directly affected by it. If you thus fail to meet the expectations of key influencers, projects will be delayed, will only be partially workable or, at worst, doomed. Elaine Porteous unpacks the process of winning stakeholder support in
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