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31 March 2009

Procurement visibility needed at compulsive buyer: UK National Health Service (NHS)

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In the United Kingdom (UK) Government’s search for budget balancing savings of tens of £ billions annually, as led by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, attention is increasingly directed to the more than £160 billion that the public sector reportedly spent on the procurement of goods and services from third party suppliers (half of which is […]

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A case study for centralised purchasing – World Class Operational Procurement

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Part 10 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 During 2008 at a large South African bank, a purchasing hub was set up to centrally process and support all ordering from the bank’s

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Has there been an effective change in the public sector tender regimes since 2003?

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In 2003 Business Day reported on the Black Business Media Summit. At this summit, Shadrach Appanna, then an Economist from the Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), spoke on the topic of ‘Preparing black businesses to excel in Public Private Partnerships’ (PPPs). In this specific talk, Mr. Appanna, pointed out that when PPPs are used

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Capex and Opex – It is not about price, it is about cost

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When considering the procurement of capital goods it is important to take a step back and consider the context. “Capital goods generally have a long lifespan and thus it is necessary to consider this implication when acquiring them. Failure to do so could result in the cost of the goods removing the benefit of savings

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Shed light on your suppliers

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While shareholders’ visibility requirements have been responsible for the growth of the audit industry, organisations continue to be plagued by other stakeholders requesting information on risk and performance. These include potential joint venture partners, benchmarking agencies, credit-rating agencies, environmental impact organisations, local government and customers. Customers, in particular, are increasingly looking for information on risk

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Enterprise Development: The little-known golden nugget in the BBBEE pyramid

Leave a Comment / Enterprise Development, SRM Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Management /

The business world normally associates the term Enterprise Development with some or other form of philanthropy. An example of this would be where the ‘principal’ donates something (usually money) to improve the knowledge-base and to develop the skills-set of the ‘beneficiary’. SmartProcurement, and our Enterprise Development service partner, Integrated Transformation, rather views Enterprise Development as

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Leadership Profile: Marietjie Matthee of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

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This month SmartProcurement profiles Marietjie Matthee from the CSIR. Full name: Marietjie Matthee. Position: CSIR Strategic Procurement Manager. Your organisations’ procurement spend: ± R900 million. Who does P & SM report to: Executive Director: Services. Private sector or Public sector: Public Sector. Core business activity of the enterprise: Research and Development. Number of people in

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Cost vs. responsibility in travel management

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Very few travel buyers or procurement specialists consider themselves to be ‘Risk Managers’. However, in the increasingly dangerous world of travel spend, this is exactly what they must become. “Since commission cutting in 2005, the focus of the corporate travel buyer has been to drive down expenditure associated with travel. This, in turn, caused a

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Speaker Profiles: IPSA / CIPS Annual Pan African Conference 2009

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The Institute of Purchasing and Supply SA (IPSA) and CIPS are proud to announce key speakers for the 2009 Annual Pan African Conference. The esteemed lineup includes: Andrea Gregory Andrea Gregory is a highly motivated and results-orientated leader with a varied career in a broad range of industries such as research, construction, information technology, television,

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