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Quadrem Positioned in Challengers Quadrant of Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sourcing Application Suites, 2008

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Dallas & Amsterdam, Gartner, Inc. has positioned e-Procurement and SRM provider Quadrem International in the Challengers Quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Sourcing Application Suites, 2008.  “In my opinion, our position in the Challenger’s Quadrant by Gartner confirms our ability to deliver sourcing solutions successfully while also providing a robust offering for tactical and strategic […]

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World Class Operational Procurement: What is compliant spend?

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Part 1 of a ten part series that examines key operational aspects of the so-called “Purchase To Pay” value chain By Independent Contributor, Peter Alkema – Head: Purchase to Pay at ABSA The contract is signed, months of negotiation are concluded, the supplier is already paying bonuses and the sourcing managers are going home for

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New SearchLight Launched: The next level in Description Based Spend Analysis

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  The latest version of Searchlight, a description based spend analysis tool has just been launched. “The new version of SearchLight takes spend analysis to the next level,” Marc Silberbauer of Marshan Technologies told Smart Procurement. “SearchLight Description Based Spend Analysis software is designed to analyse purchase order transactions by reading descriptions,” says Silberbauer. “It

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Quadrem Appoints Deon Mocke to Lead Africa Operations

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Johannesburg, South Africa – April 8, 2008 – Quadrem International Ltd., a supply chain solutions company with one of the world’s largest supplier networks, announces the appointment of Deon Mocke, as the regional vice president of Quadrem Africa. From 2001 to 2005 Mocke (42) was general manager of Anglo Platinum’s Supply Chain Department and led

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Further Beyond the Hype: The road ahead for Procurement

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  The recent international BrainNet/SAP survey shows that CPO’s of leading procurement organisations are faced with three central procurement challenges. They are: 1.  To create transparency; 2.  To create value; and 3.  To establish efficient risk management structures. ***This article is a continuation of last month’s ‘Beyond the Hype:  The International Importance and Evolution of

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Supply and Demand Theory back-firing on Human Resources in Procurement

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Economic theory states that where supply is low, demand will be high.  The underlying premise is that a higher premium is paid for those high demand commodities where supply is low.  For the last couple of years, we have seen this trend play itself out time and time again when it comes to salaries paid

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The ABC of Managing the Telecommunications commodity group: What you need to know

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  This is the first in a series of articles brought to you by SmartProcurement dealing with the ABC of managing your organisation’s telecommunications costs efficiently. Areas to be covered include: A – Awareness:  Being fully informed on this complex and highly technical services commodity group. B – Business Communications:  What are the requirements for

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Savings for Corporate Domestic Air Travel vs published prices on downward slide

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  Are travel management companies causing increased travel costs? One of the measures used for benchmarking Corporate Air travel is the average savings achieved against the published fares and, while organisations recognise that this savings methodology is not necessarily the best, it has been applied consistently and is useful to track savings over time. The

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New Web technology speeds up and simplifies sourcing of MRO requirements

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  RS Components South Africa, a well-known global distributor of industrial products have successfully undertaken the task of upgrading their e-Procurement website to streamline the sourcing process for more than 300 000 MRO items.  New technological advancements enable users to quickly find the product searched for and take advantage of price competitive product promotions. The

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Cellphone supply market dynamics about to change

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  Benchmarking data for cellphones shows that the charging model for corporate clients has changed little  in recent years and that by and large most corporate buyers still get a basic discount off the standard rates for subscriptions and call charges.  Alan Low of benchmarking provider Purchasing Index tells SmartProcurement that this is all about to change.. He said that

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