7 March 2007

Local e-Procurement provider grows to 100 000 procurement transactions a month

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E-Procurement as a solution in the South African marketplace is steadily gaining ground, growing not only in transaction value, but also in transactions volume and the number of suppliers, Philip Katz, Managing Director of e-Procurement provider mymarket.com told Smart Procurement. Reflecting back on the early 2000’s when e-Procurement started out in South Africa he says: […]

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True cost of Staff Recruitment exposed

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If you asked your Human Resources Department how much staff recruitment really costs your organisation the real cost can be much higher than imagined. Elaine Porteous, an Independent Procurement Consultant tells Smart Procurement that there are many costly “hassle factors” both internally and externally that are usually not accounted for. She says the following issues

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Lonmin Platinum uses Description-based Spend Analysis software to Support Strategic Sourcing

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Lonmin Platinum’s Procurement Centre of Excellence has moved away from manual spend analysis efforts, using spreadsheets, to an automated solution using CCI-Growthcon’s Description Based Spend Analysis (DBSA) software. Tony Davey (Head of the Lonmin Platinum, Procurement Centre of Excellence) explains that “we are being placed under increased pressure to obtain good quality products and services

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e-Procurement and Strategic Sourcing combine to deliver savings

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Whilst e-Procurement solutions are improving the procurement practices of organisations by eliminating many paper-based and labour-intensive processes, increasing transparency and improving control it cannot deliver the depth of benefits expected by businesses investing in the technology. It must be supported by effective and transparent strategic sourcing. Wayne van Deventer, National Strategic Sourcing Manager at MWEB

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Local e-Procurement provider grows to 100 000 procurement transactions a month

True cost of Staff Recruitment exposed

Lonmin Platinum uses Description-based Spend Analysis software to Support Strategic Sourcing

e-Procurement and Strategic Sourcing combine to deliver savings

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