The proposed changes to the B-BBEE codes of good practice have left the procurement fraternity hanging in the balance, says Seth Randall, Executive at Mpowered Business Solutions, in this months’s SmartProcurement. The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) proposed revisions to the B-BBEE codes of good practice were released in October 2012. To the almost universal […]
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In the face of changing BEE codes enterprise development (ED) programmes provide a means of removing barriers to market entry and creating sustainable jobs, says Shawn Theunissen, head of CSR at Growthpoint Properties and Property Point (Growthpoint Properties’ enterprise development programme), in this month’s SmartProcurement. However, Theunissen says this necessitates that companies change their view
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The role of procurement is entering a new era: organisations are shifting from a decentralised to a centralised model that gives procurement tighter controls, standardised processes, power to negotiate with vendors and achieve new efficiencies and savings. Marlene de Jager, Account Executive LOB: Procurement for SAP Africa, refers to recent research which indicates which tools
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Shirley Le Roux, MD of TraveluXion gives SmartProcurement her take on the true cost of self booking and, in turn, what clients should be prepared to pay for ‘self-booked transactions’. Self-booking tool vs. website booking “One must first unbundle the concept of ‘booking on-line’,” says Le Roux. Corporation’s transact on websites in a search of
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Purchasing Index’s (PI’s) experience of giving executives relevant, real-time, highly visual information is that it leads to change in how work gets done (process) and the way staff do their work (behaviour) in the organisation. It’s the most effective way of turning facts and figures into action and delivering increased sales, efficiencies and savings, Joshua
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Improving supply chain skills should be a national priority, argues Liezl Smith, president of SAPICS, in this month’s SmartProcurement. Poor service delivery has been grabbing headlines for many months, often because supply chain mishaps are hampering the public and private sector’s efforts in multiple areas. Part of the problem is a failure to understand that
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The revitalisation of production within South Africa is attributable to local procurement, said President Jacob Zuma. “We have seen the revitalisation of train and bus production in South Africa, largely because of the drive for local procurement,” said President Zuma in the 2013 State of Nation address. He acknowledged, however, that government must become more
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It was time to consider further consequences for financial managers who fail to follow public sector policies and procedures, the auditor-general’s business executive for audit research and development, Linda le Roux, said last week. “The lack of consequences prevents the creation of a culture of oversight like we hope to see in the private sector,
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Do you have key performance indicators (KPIs) for your travel programme and are they realistic, measurable, achievable and aligned with your company strat Evolution in the travel industry over the last couple of years has caused corporates to approach this part of the business at a more strategic level, requiring that a travel portfolio be
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There is high risk of severe penalties for the construction firms implicated in the Competition Commission’s government contract price-fixing investigation. The Commission says 21 firms have applied for leniency, but that another 25 have been implicated in collusive price-fixing for large government contracts. The scale of the fraud highlights, once again, the desperate need for
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