4 May 2011

Interim Chief Procurement Officer appointed at troubled State Owned Enterprise

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State-owned Broadband Infraco has appointed an interim Chief Procurement Officer (CPO) while the network infrastructure organisation realigns itself after an internal audit revealed serious flaws in its business practices, CEO Dr. Andrew Shaw told SmartProcurement. Ashney Chetty has been acting as CPO since April 18 and will overhaul the SOE’s procurement practices, among which is […]

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April PMI just misses March high

Public Service Commission plots history of procurement irregularities

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Some 720 cases of irregular procurement practices in the public sector have been identified by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The irregular practices involved officials awarding government tenders without following policies and procedures and buyers awarding contracts to friends and family or rigging tenders in exchange for kickbacks. The PSC identified control weaknesses that it

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Effective requistioning in a managed travel commodity

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As with all procurement operations, the requisition stage in the travel category is vital to the process, Dr. Roderick Ross, CEO of online travel management platform TravelLinck, tells SmartProcurement. This is the second article in a series of seven discussing the fundamentals of the corporate travel commodity. Corporate travel is about face-to-face interactions that further

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How new generation supplier management technologies work for you

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Procurement has migrated from the transactional to the strategic edge of the contemporary organisation and usually manages and directs the total expenditure from within a centralised framework. In this scenario the choice of enabling technology plays an important role as it can develop or limit the scope of the overall effectiveness of procurement, Elmo Erasmus,

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Do managed print services (MPS) really add value?

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Managed print service (MPS) is the new buzz phrase in the print, copy, fax and scan (collectively referred to as output) industry, and many organisations in South Africa have adopted these new outsourced business relationships. However, Billy Bell of WD Bell Consulting, a veteran of over 20 years in the desktop and office print environment,

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Warehousing in China? Challenges to consider

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This month SmartProcurement publishes the second article in a series considering China’s warehousing options, as presented in a report by C.H. Robinson Worldwide. This month considers the challenges of warehousing in the world’s second largest economy. Challenges to consider While the benefits of a warehouse solution in China make it a viable opportunity for many

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Preferential Procurement a boost to Proudly South Africa campaign

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The finalisation of the long-awaited Preferential Procurement Regulations (presently awaiting cabinet approval to finalise the new Procurement Framework), will be a significant boost for Proudly South Africa (PSA), according to the “buy local” campaign’s acting CEO Herbert Mkhize. The regulations will help stimulate greater demand for local goods and services (and in so doing create

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New companies act – changes to business environment

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May 1, 2011 saw the implementation of the new Companies Act of 2008. The promulgation of this Act brings about several fundamental and important changes to South Africa’s laws regarding legal entities. This article is not a legal opinion and you are advised to consult lawyers or auditors should you need more detailed information. •

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BEE codes do not speak enterprise development

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The best way for an organisation to become involved in enterprise development is through its own supply chain, said Claudia Manning, MD of development consultancy ECIAfrica and a member of President Jacob Zuma’s BEE advisory council. However, pushing this will take strategic effort from the top leadership of companies, said Manning: the highly concentrated structure

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