It’s an exhilarating time. The environmental revolution is here and companies all over the world are coming up with extraordinary products and ideas that will change the way we think and live, Howard Stephens, CPO at Nedbank, tells SmartProcurement. When you have over 4000 suppliers and each one of them knows that your requirements are […]
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PanAvest International and Development Corporation has signed an exclusive agreement to promote and market the ProcServe suite of trading management and eMarketplace solutions in Africa, Dr. Douglas Boateng, PanAvest CEO, has revealed to SmartProcurement. As the value proposition and business models surrounding the concept of electronic marketplaces continues to gain ground internationally, a visionary company
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A new trend in sourcing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) offers savings in excess of 25%, Isak Marais, MD of specialist PPE consultancy, Bramhope, tells SmartProcurement. Through advanced use of technology, a dedicated PPE policy and vendor managed inventory, the procurement of PPE can be improved, says Marais. Marais holds an MBA from Henley Management College
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The attractive deals posed by product consolidating vendor/distributors (e.g. Office Supplies and Catering Products) can be just as deceptive as supermarket’s ‘buyonegetonefree’ (BOGOF) pricing, says Wally Johnson, Chairman of Purchasing Index UK, in this month’s SmartProcurement. Awareness of supermarket pricing practices “Stimulated by the growing focus of television and newspaper content on the tricks of
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This month, SmartProcurement editorial board member, Dr. Douglas Boateng (FIoD, FCILT, FCMI, FIBC, FIOM), CEO of PanAvest International, discusses the application of process mapping to improve the performance of supply chain processes. “Often process improvements and fast responses to processes come from understanding what actually happens in practice. Process mapping is a technique that raises
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Most foreign-owned companies operating in South Africa are not going to sell shares locally and consequently have a lower B-BBEE scoring. Therefore, if they are your vendors then your Preferential Procurement scoring is negatively influenced. However, the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI’s) codes of good practice make provision for Equity Equivalents, Benni North of
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If they are still operating in the same way as they are today, you will probably not be competitive, let alone a significant market participant! Researchers have proposed seven key strategies for success in the future. Organisations that aspire to be commanding forces in their industries in the next ten years will have to consider
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An impasse or deadlock in negotiations is not uncommon. An issue or condition that neither side seems able to agree upon brings the entire negotiation to a grinding halt. SmartProcurement wonders what a negotiator can do when faced with a deadlocked negotiation. Are there techniques which can be used to break the deadlock? Andrew C.
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A diverse group of over 60 Procurement professionals and representatives of the supply-side were hosted by Commerce Edge in Centurion on September 22 for a breakfast session to network and exchange ideas on the latest thinking that is influencing the future trends in supply management. Bernie van Niekerk, CE of the Commerce Edge, the accredited
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Technology can be developed and configured to accommodate ever-changing legislation, but is ineffective in isolation when not supported by services, Catherine Hills, Client Services Director for Quadrem Africa, tells SmartProcurement. Referring to Supplier Enablement (SE) technology services, which link buyers and suppliers, Hills says that without a comprehensive service provision, organisations will not be equipped
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