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2 December 2008

South African named Chief Operations Officer of global e-Procurement leader

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Amsterdam & Dallas – Quadrem, a global provider of supply management solutions, has promoted Brandon Spear to Chief Operations Officer. In his new role, Spear will continue to oversee Quadrem’s operations for eight regional offices on six continents. Additionally, Spear will lead Quadrem’s research and development team as they build next-generation systems to enable customers […]

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World Class Operational Procurement: Electronic, XML & Other POs

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Part 6 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 In Part 5 of this article series we looked in detail at the Purchase Order (PO), which is a standard output document used in

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Leadership Profile: Fantas Mobu of the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and Chairman of SOEPF (State Owned Enterprises Procurement Forum)

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This month SmartProcurement profiles Fantas Mobu from ACSA. Full Name: Fantas Mobu Position: Group Specialist: Procurement Services Private Sector OR Public Sector: State Owned Enterprise Core business activity of the enterprise: The building, construction and development of airports infrastructure. Number of people in your P & SM organisation: 9 Direct, along with many decentralised personnel

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Tendering Conference and Technical workshop in May 2009 launched

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Following on research resulting from the Strategic Sourcing Conference held in October 2008, SmartProcurement will be hosting an in-depth conference on Private and Public Sector Tendering. Tenders are a fundamental mechanism by which procurement departments achieve their strategic sourcing objectives, and by which they contribute on a massive scale – in both the private and

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Why organisations fail to implement strategic sourcing effectively…

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“The drive to become world-class has seen many organisations implementing Strategic Sourcing philosophy and Supply Chain Management practices within their companies with various levels of success. So why do some organisations still fail, whilst others excel?”, Heleen Liebenberg, a Senior Sourcing Specialist at Volition Consulting Services, asked SmartProcurement.   Top management support & commitment is

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How in-house printing savings are generated with reference to MPS services: Analysing user requirements

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Before any informed decision can be made regarding an organisation’s hardware and equipment specifications, a Managed Print Solutions (MPS) provider will need to clearly understand and analyse the following: The exact user and business requirements across the entire organisation / print estate (where, what, when, why, internal / external usage, colour / mono, etc.); Specific

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Automating and / or outsourcing external print services

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“External print services will usually be categorised as indirect spend, unless your organisation itself is in print or publishing, in which case, it would fall into the direct spend category”, Gary Davies, Managing Director of Print Outsource International (POINT), told SmartProcurement. In these times of increased specialty procurement, indirect spend commodities are the ones which

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Supplier opinion surveys: Practical how to’s and key benefits

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In our previous article entitled “What does your supplier really think of you?” we introduced Supplier Opinion Surveys to you and discussed the various types of surveys and questions that can be developed to assist you as a procurement professional in understanding the true relationship with your supplier, and to determine those areas which need

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Overcoming business barriers with China and gaining savings

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One of the key strategies in Strategic Cost Management is the option of sourcing your ‘direct’ or even ‘indirect’ commodities from Low Cost Countries (LCC’s). This would be done due to various factors, but primarily because LCC’s are sometimes in substantially more price competitive positions than organisations at home. Several countries are now classified as

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