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2 June 2009

The year of the CPO! Report back on the IPSA / CIPS annual conference

Leave a Comment / Procurement Strategy, Professional Development, SRM Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Selection /

  Chief Procurement Officers (CPOs) have missed an opportunity to steer the global economy’s rescue boat, alluded Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa’s (IPSA’s) President, Karen van Vuuren, at the institute’s Annual Pan African Conference held at Emperor’s Palace in partnership with the Chartered institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS). CIPS Director of International […]

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Leadership Profile: Nat Maelane of Sappi

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This month SmartProcurement profiles Nat Maelane from Sappi Full name: Nat Maelane Position: Procurement Director Your organisations’ procurement spend: R7.5bn Who does P & SM report to: CEO Private sector or Public sector: Private Core business activity of the enterprise: Paper and pulp manufacturing Number of people in your P & SM organisation: 179 Management

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KZN: Continuous Professional Development remains high on Agenda

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Despite the economic downturn, the bumper attendance at Commerce Edge and SmartProcurement’s KwaZulu Natal Roadshow has affirmed that continuous professional development remains high on South African supply chain professionals’ priorities. CONFERENCE SUCCESS Presenters, Alan Low of Purchasing Index and Bernie van Niekerk of Commerce Edge (3rd and 2nd from right), with delegates at the Road

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CIPS & IPSA to develop a full service procurement institute in Southern Africa

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  The Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa (IPSA) and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) intend to meld the two organisations’ interests and activities in Southern Africa. “The two purchasing and supply organisations have been engaged in talks”, said Karen van Vuuren, IPSA President, during an announcement at the IPSA/CIPS Annual

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Sourcing and procurement operating models offer sustainable cost reductions

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  As the economy slides into the downturn cycle, organisations are switching focus from growth strategies to cost management and risk management to protect their bottom line. Many companies have exhausted short-term tactical cost reductions and are now looking for more radical and sustainable sourcing and procurement (S&P) operating models, Ged Mackell of Deloitte Consulting

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Peer Reviewed: The law of Government Procurement in South Africa

Leave a Comment / Compliance / Legal, Public Sector Procurement /

In SmartProcurement’s May Newsletter, we discussed the Public Procurement Law Review’s opinions on Phoebe Bolton’s new legal work ‘The Law of Government Procurement in South Africa’. This month, SmartProcurement publishes a review of the book by Mr Isac Smith, director Supply Chain Management at the Western Cape Department of Health. ‘The Law of Government Procurement

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Public Sector Supply Chains helping to keeping economy afloat

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The IPSA/ CIPS Pan African Conference, held at Emperors Palace on 26th and 27th May, attests to the significant role that public sector supply chains are playing in ensuring the resilience of the South African economy against the worst effects of the present global downturn. In particular, the State supply chain management machine is managing

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‘Supplier enablement’ is a key component for successful procurement processes in South Africa

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This article appeared in the May newsletter with certain technical inaccuracies. SmartProcurement apologises for the error and would like to thank Quadrem for bringing the mistake to our attention and permitting us to re-print the article with the necessary corrections. The outsourced management of suppliers is of special significance in South Africa as a component

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New SearchLight Consultant in Gauteng

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Derik Duvinage regional manager at CCI-GrowthCon, announced that Walter Anderson has joined CCI-GrowthCon’s supply chain team. “Anderson is a specialist SearchLight consultant supporting CCI-GrowthCon’s SearchLight customer base in the Gauteng Region” said Duvinage in a statement. More and more organisations are looking to manage and reduce supply chain costs, demand for spend analysis tools and

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