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1 September 2010

Rivalry for staff a significant risk to procurement departments – 2015 outlook

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CPOs are encouraged to invest significantly in the development of their people. The question is what exactly do they need? Kay Beyen’s research, concluded in conjunction with the European Institute of Purchasing Management (EIPM), has identified the key skills required by purchasing groups right now and tomorrow. (See image alongside, by Kay Beyen. First published […]

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Corruption: 7 government departments under the microscope

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The president’s office has heeded the call from South Africa’s business sectors to put the brakes on corruption and has ordered a probe into allegations of corruption in no less than seven government departments. The departments’ procurement practices have come under the scrutiny of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU). “The SIU is treating these matters

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Print management at Absa: a financial services case study

Leave a Comment / Print / Document, Service Outsourcing /

Christian Bell of POINT South Africa tells SmartProcurement about the company’s ongoing print management at Absa, a leading financial services provider and a member of the Barclays Group, and how audited savings of 34% were achieved. Background “In July 2008 Absa South Africa recognised the need for rationalisation of print procurement throughout the organisation. The

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Expenditure management – prevention is better than cure

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, Technology, Travel /

This old adage seems to be more appropriate now than ever before with the focus on various State-owned enterprises (SOEs) regarding alleged or apparent mismanagement of funds. With failing to adhere to financial budgets, financial limits being exceeded, wasteful expenditure in the area of Expense Management, one has to question the processes in place to

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Strategic sourcing: Stretching a limited financial kitty – Part2

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Dr. Douglas Boateng, SmartProcurement Editorial Board member and President of the Institute of Operations Management Africa asks why strategic sourcing has had relatively limited impact in South Africa and on the continent as a whole.   In part one of this three-part series it was explained that: i. Strategic sourcing is a sub-process within procurement

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Negotiators with two left feet – how not to be your own worst enemy

Leave a Comment / Negotiation /

Have you ever sat in a sourcing negotiation where one of your own made a gaffe by blurting out an unplanned question or statement? It happens more often than you think and can cause the group to suddenly lose ground when it was going oh, so well, says Elaine Porteous, SmartProcurement contributing editor. In a

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Strike action – 5 tips for breaking negotiation deadlock

Leave a Comment / Negotiation, Tools & Tips /

“Zuma intervenes in public sector strike in its third week.” President Jacob Zuma intervened in the 13-day public sector strike in the early hours of Monday morning, instructing ministers to immediately return to the negotiating table. “He appealed to both sides to put the interests of the country first. That would mean give and take

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Justifying the resources required to operate a Procurement Function effectively

Leave a Comment / Education, Procurement Strategy /

The justification of the resources required for the Procurement Function to operate effectively and efficiently depends on a number of factors, Ronald Mlalazi (MCIPS), Ed ucation Manager at Commerce Edge Academy, tells SmartProcurement. In his 8th article for SmartProcurement’s World-Class Procurement Practice series, Mlalazi discusses how Procurement professionals can add value and improve supply chain

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Raising procurement’s profile – two sides of the coin

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Negotiate a lower price on a contract. Add $10 000 to the bottom-line. Get Procurement represented on the board. Add $-millions to the bottom-line. Raise the profile of your profession, so that everyone can now see your lack of ethics. Priceless. While Procurement strives to raise its profile in the business world, toiling everyday to

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