7 March 2012

Optimising a R1.1 trillion budget through procurement reform

Leave a Comment / Public Sector Procurement, Supply Chain Management SCM, Tender Management / Editor

Government would not receive full value from its R1.1-trillion 2012 budget unless strides were made to improve spending efficiency and reduce corruption, Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan acknowledged in his budget speech in February. Government is taking steps to strengthen efficiency in public spending, to eliminate wastage, improve the alignment between allocations and policy priorities, and […]

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PMI continues strong gains in February

Further domestic air ticket savings possible

Leave a Comment / Benchmarking, Sourcing Strategy, Travel / Editor

South African organisations have enjoyed declining domestic air ticket prices over the last 24 months on routes between Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. However, there are further savings to be made, Karen van Staden of benchmarking organisation Purchasing Index (PI) tells SmartProcurement. Over the last couple of years costs for domestic airlines have risen dramatically

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Procurement largest area of Supply Chain recruitment for last 5 years

Leave a Comment / Professional Development, Talent Watch / Editor

Procurement has been the largest area of recruitment for the last five years across Supply Chain Management (SCM) recruitment, Chantal Kading, assessment and career consultant with PeopleShop, tells SmartProcurement. As organisations have moved their focus more to tactical and strategic procurement than operational purchasing, many new procurement departments have been established. The business value of

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SA risks losing role as world’s ‘supply chain gateway to Africa’

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South Africa risks losing its role as the world’s ‘gateway to Africa’ if it does not respond to rising competition from other African countries, indicates research released last week. In its 2012 publication of SupplyChainForesight, Barloworld Logistics said that Nigeria was seen as the most likely to overtake South Africa as the leading economy and

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What drives transport costs in SA?

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This question was touched on from many angles by several papers at the recent Transport Forum meeting in Stellenbosch. Dr. Jan Havenga, Centre for Supply Chain Development at the University of Stellenbosch and a self confessed ‘road freight evangelist’, threw some light on the peculiarities of South African logistics when compared with the international benchmarks

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Contract Management Framework – “try the public sector pudding”

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A contract management framework may not be applicable in the private sector owing to greater autonomy in how organisations in the sector operate. However, the lessons the public sector is learning in contemplating the requirements of the National Treasury Contract Management Framework apply equally in the private sector, writes Paul Maddison of contract management advisory

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April 1st deadline looms for registration on PGWC supplier database

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The recent Ariba roadshow in the Western Cape highlighted the implications of the Amended PPPFA Regulations and emphasised that all suppliers to the Provincial Government Western Cape must be registered on the Western Cape Supplier Database (WCSD) by April 1, 2012. To qualify to respond to Provincial Government Western Cape bids and tenders published onwards

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Power pylons ‘Preferential Procurement’ designation to create some 1 500 jobs

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The designation of power pylons as local content under government’s preferential procurement rules would create an estimated 1 500 new jobs, Southern African Institute of Steel Construction (SAISC) industry development executive Kobus deBeer told Engineering News. Under Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) regulations, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) could stipulate sectors and

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Build strong relationships with SCM recruiters to advance your supply chain

Leave a Comment / SRM Supplier Relationship Management, Talent Watch / Editor

Organisations willing to apply the same procurement processes to recruiting human capital as they do to other processes are making big strides to advancing their supply chains, Clarence Manuhwa of TechPro Personnel, tells SmartProcurement. Supply Chain Management has always been a topical and pivotal field because of its significance to the bottom line of organisations.

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