Throughout 2022, Chief Procurement Officer at Coupa in Vancouver, Michael Van Keulen, says he was fortunate enough to meet many procurement leaders, customers, and partners around the globe. Reflecting on this crazy year, he speaks here of many challenges, from the war in the Ukraine to macroeconomic challenges, that required procurement professionals to work more […]
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You’ve implemented a digital solution, but you’re not seeing the value you expected. Why? There are a number of possible reasons, elaborated on here by Dooka South Africa, to ensure you’re getting bang for your buck. In a world where data drives decision-making and the speed of business is accelerating, it’s no surprise that procurement
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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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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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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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If you want to know what your peers in procurement in South Africa are thinking, look no further. Oxalys has released its 2022 South Africa Procurement Survey – Growing Procurement Maturity through Digitally-enabled Collaboration, published in conjunction with CIPS and SmartProcurementWorld. Download Report Now
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One of the most common assumptions made by large enterprises is that having a digital purchasing system means they have unlocked all the potential value in their procurement process and they do not need access to a B2B marketplace. You have a digital procurement process, but you’re not seeing the value you expected. What now?
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MTN, Africa’s largest mobile network operator, has a complex supply chain serving its customers in 19 countries across Africa and the Middle East that is managed by its Global Sourcing and Supply Chain (GSSC) division. MTN has recently embarked on “Procurement 4.0” an initiative leveraging digital procurement models to redesign traditional processes. Andrew Savage, Global
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In last month’s issue, Toby Sparrow, CEO of Dooka, introduced the idea that much value could be gained by using Business to Business (B2B) Marketplaces in carrying out Indirect and Tail-spend, which usually costs a lot more than it should. Here he unpacks the concept of being less rigid and deriving more value from the
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What a waste of time and money if your staff ultimately don’t adopt the new tech! But prevention is the best cure with these three steps, advises Katarzyna Fonteyn, Director, Procurement Product Management at Basware, in this article published by Precurious. If your employees don’t buy-in to your purchase system, then nothing else matters.
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