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5 August 2009

Larger fiscal deficits call for stricter compliance to government tender guidelines

Leave a Comment / Compliance / Legal, Public Sector Procurement, Supplier Selection, Tender Management /

There is a greater need for public sector tenders to be more strictly awarded according to government’s guidelines. The outcome of tender awards influenced by government officials with stakes in corporate companies, bribery and financial mismanagement is not just that incompetent people receive a contract, but also the waste of government’s steadily shrinking pockets. Professor […]

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Shortcomings in public sector expenditure authority delegation

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Controlling more than 7-million public sector personnel who collectively expend £200-billion annually: a relevant UK expenditure authority’s example of delegation. How to monitor and manage the expenditure practices of those in the public sector, who, in the course of their contributions to the sector’s service deliveries, have requirements for goods and services sourced from outside

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Leadership Profile: Armstrong Ngcobo of SAA

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This month SmartProcurement profiles Armstrong Ngcobo from SAA Full name: Armstrong Ngcobo. Position: Chief Procurement Officer. Your organisations’ procurement exspenditure: ±R17-billion a year. Who does P & SM report to: Chief Executive Officer. Private sector OR Public sector: Public sector. Core business activity of the enterprise: Passenger and Cargo Airline. Number of people in your

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Managing risk in corporate and supply chain strategy

Leave a Comment / Procurement Strategy, Supply Chain Management SCM /

During uncertain times, directors’ focus must be on managing risk in corporate and supply chain strategy, Dr Douglas Boateng (FIoD, FCILT, FCMI, FIBC, FIOM), tells SmartProcurement. The last twelve months have seen unprecedented changes in the global economy never before witnessed in the modern era. For the first time in decades, some of the best

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Supply Chain training: CEA launches TEBLOS

Leave a Comment / Education, Procurement Training, Professional Development, Talent Watch /

Commerce Edge Academy (CEA) has launched its online student support technology, TEBLOS, which has enabled the registered international study centre for the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) to begin tutoring students studying CIPS Level 4: Foundation Diploma in Purchasing & Supply, Andrew C. Hillman, Director of Commerce Edge Academy, tells SmartProcurement. TEBLOS is

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World-Class Operational Procurement Powered by Technology

Leave a Comment / SRM Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Relationship Management Systems, Technology /

Case Study – Using SAP SRM at ABSA The ability to manage supplier relationships has never been more important. The necessity for governance and control over expenditure with suppliers is simply not up for debate any more, Peter Alkema, Head of CAO OPS Absa, tells SmartProcurement.

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Transaction switching – managing electronic transactions between buyer and supplier communities

Leave a Comment / Supplier Directories, Supplier Relationship Management Systems /

A complete e-Procurement and Supplier Network solution enables purchasing organisations to make contracts operational through contract catalogues and to manage transactional exchanges between an organisation and its suppliers, Catherine Hills, Client Services Director at Quadrem, told SmartProcurement. An e-Procurement solution offers a path to productivity improvements and cost savings with regard to the procure-to-pay (P2P)

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Banks are just another supplier

Leave a Comment / Procurement Cards, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Supplier Selection, Tools & Tips /

An organisation’s banking partner should be dealt with like any strategic supplier, Julian Curtiss, MD of Transaction Technology Solutions, tells SmartProcurement. “Maybe I’m missing a point somewhere, but the more I think about it, the more I feel that banks are highly overrated. Aristotle wrote: “it is the mark of an educated mind to be

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Feedback: Consulting service influential at SAPICS Conference

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Supply chain process specialists, Volition Consulting Services, received marked interest at the Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa’s (SAPICS’) 2009 conference, Greg Buckley, Executive Volition Consulting Services, told SmartProcurement. The consulting service was one of the sponsors of the near-record attended conference. The organisers report that despite the economic downturn, this year’s conference attracted

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