Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a subcomponent of the maintenance, repair and operational (MRO) expenditure of any large organisation. MRO expenditure is typically about 8% of large organisations’ total procurement expenditure. PPE represents 1% of total procurement expenditure, and can have more detrimental effects on an organisation than some of the other MRO sub-categories, Isak […]
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The ever changing needs and demands of customers, coupled with high market opposition, has provided Procurement professionals with more avenues than ever before to deliver value to their respective organisations. To provide support in identifying these opportunities SmartProcurement will publish a World-Class Procurement Practice series over the next 15 months, penned by Ronald Mlalazi (MCIPS),
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The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is conducting an important global study of Supply Chain Risk Management in collaboration with the Association for Operations Management of Southern Africa (SAPICS) and Imperial Logistics. The groups are surveying people’s experiences and attitudes toward supply chain risks and risk management with the goal of understanding if regional and
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Consumer packaged goods organisation Tiger Brands has significantly reduced some of its inbound supply chain costs. This is owed to SearchLight description-based analysis software, which has been implemented by Tiger Brands in some of its various projects, Erica Bradley, of CCI Growthcon, told SmartProcurement. SearchLight offers transaction analysis that examines free-text descriptions in the purchase
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Supply chain management recruitment specialists TechPro Personnel has opened applications for its Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) Bursary. The Bursary covers the expenses of completing an Association for Operations Management (APICS) CSCP program and includes attendance to the SAPICS Supply Chain Education Awards Dinner and the SAPICS 2010 Conference as a guest of Tech-Pro. “Tech-Pro’s
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The tendency of some South African entrepreneurs to scale back their involvement in the economy, or retire all together, once they are financially secure is contrary to the spirit of BEE, Nonkululeko Gobodo, Executive Chairperson of Chartered Accounting firm Gobodo Incorporated and lobbyist for sustainable black business, tells SmartProcurement. Many successful black South Africans who
‘Get rich quick’ lifestyle undermines the best intentions of BEE Read More »
National Treasury has received 148 Comments so far on the proposed draft amendment to the PPPFA that was published in August 2009 for comment from the public and stakeholders. A first presentation on these comments will be made toParliament in early January 2010 , a senior source in National Treasury told Smart Procurement. The amendment
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A lack of understanding regarding the concept of supply chain management (SCM) and its inextricable link to long term quality service delivery, human capital development and associated socio economic growth, may be the root cause of problems beleaguering government and the people at large, says Dr. Douglas Boateng, founder, president and CEO of PanAvest International
Government service delivery lies in supply chain management, not centralised procurement Read More »
The Procurement profession has a serious image problem. Most South African organisations, whether corporate or government, still do not see the profession as a strategically important function… “How many Procurement professionals report directly to the CEO? Only two out of over 70!” Dr. Douglas Boateng, CEO of Panavest International, was responding to a show of
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