Facebook Linkedin Twitter Instagram

6 May 2015

Long-term value suffers when bargaining is confused with negotiating

Leave a Comment / Negotiation, Supply Chain Management SCM /

  A relative lack of negotiation on the African continent is hampering region-wide service delivery, organisational value chain performance and competitiveness and broader socio-economic development, among other things. In the increasingly competitive supply chain environment organisations, businesses and individuals are continually seeking ways to ensure sustainability, competitiveness and growth. While numerous strategies and tactics are […]

Long-term value suffers when bargaining is confused with negotiating Read More »

Business-ready suppliers showcased at ABSA’s ED event

Leave a Comment / Education, Enterprise Development, Supply Chain Management SCM /

  Suppliers met with decision makers, black-owned and black-woman-owned businesses at the Barclays Africa inaugural Supplier Diversity Day hosted by Barclays Africa Sourcing and Enterprise Development in April 2015. The Supplier Diversity Day aimed to showcase diverse small and medium sized suppliers with potential to participate in sourcing opportunities over the next 6 to 12

Business-ready suppliers showcased at ABSA’s ED event Read More »

5 procurement practices inside SAP to get ahead and stay ahead

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, Procurement Strategy, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology /

  Time and again Steven Freemantle encounters procurement managers who feel that their SAP systems hinder, rather than aid, the satisfaction of their organisations’ purchasing needs. This definitely need not be the case. There is an urgent requisite for this crucial supply chain function to go back-to-basics. Instead of employing more people or adding new

5 procurement practices inside SAP to get ahead and stay ahead Read More »

Using data analysis to facilitate achieving the DTI 2013 BEE Codes

Leave a Comment / BEE, Benchmarking, Spend Analysis /

  The 2013 Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Codes are complex and meeting them will be challenging. For management to make informed decisions and measure progress in achieving transformational goals at business-unit level there must be one version of the truth that is accurate and up-to-date. The New Codes have raised the broad-based black

Using data analysis to facilitate achieving the DTI 2013 BEE Codes Read More »

5 rules of deploying a successful procurement system

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, Education, Procurement Strategy, Professional Development /

  According to Gartner, North American companies recently spent $1.4-billion (R16.8-billion) per annum on sourcing and procurement applications. For their investment companies seek two fundamental benefits: lowering costs for the goods and services they purchase; and making their employees more productive. However, are these companies receiving their money’s worth? A survey conducted by the Topline

5 rules of deploying a successful procurement system Read More »

BEE Procurement – the new landscape

Leave a Comment / BEE, Commentary /

  BEE is changing. It’s less a box-ticking exercise and much more a strategy focussed on sustainability and real change. Under the New Codes of Good practice SA should experience truly broad-based black economic empowerment, writes Jenni Lawrence of Grant Thornton Verification Services in this month’s SmartProcurement. Since the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) Act

BEE Procurement – the new landscape Read More »

Supplier Development: New B-BBEE Codes forcing us to think outside the box

Leave a Comment / BEE, Education, Supplier Management /

  The new supplier development (SD) rules bring about changes to what was the norm for many years. While it was easy for companies to finance smaller businesses to earn points on their BEE scorecard without taking real responsibility for developing the supplier, the New Codes force companies to think outside the box and contribute

Supplier Development: New B-BBEE Codes forcing us to think outside the box Read More »

Financial excellence is the holy grail of SMEs’ smart procurement

Leave a Comment / Enterprise Development, Procurement Training, Supplier Partnerships /

  While researching the causes for Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) failures, Australian editor Cara Waters found that financial mismanagement is the biggest single cause. Until SMEs get their financial houses in order they are in great danger of failing or facing bankruptcy. Government has acknowledged that SMEs are major contributors to employment growth in South

Financial excellence is the holy grail of SMEs’ smart procurement Read More »

SA’s manufacturing activity deteriorates to four-year lows

Leave a Comment / Commentary, PMI /

  The Kagiso purchasing managers index (PMI), which gauges activity in manufacturing, fell to 45.4 in April from 47.9 in March. A below-50 reading suggests activity is contracting. The index has been below 50 for three consecutive months. Weak manufacturing output does not bode well for economic growth. The fall in the PMI was mainly

SA’s manufacturing activity deteriorates to four-year lows Read More »

Public procurement in Africa putting food on the table and improving Africa’s agricultural sector

Leave a Comment / Procurement Strategy /

  “Purchase from Africans for Africa” (PA Africa) has embarked on a drive to curb hunger in the African continent. PA Africa’s innovative partnership spanning five African countries is providing important lessons on how governments can procure food for public institutions, such as schools, directly from small-scale family farmers. The initiative promotes local agricultural production

Public procurement in Africa putting food on the table and improving Africa’s agricultural sector Read More »

Smart Procurement
Facebook Linkedin Twitter Instagram

Contact Us

BEE Level 1

Newsletter

Free World-Class Supply Chain News, Jobs, Tips, Tactics and Events delivered to you regularly.
Subscribe Now
© 2024 Smart Procurement. All Rights Reserved.
Scroll to Top