Businesses today have more exposure than ever before to trade, investment, jobs, people movements and especially flow of information. This represents a threat to some and an opportunity to others, says Lisa Malone, General Manger at Procurious in this month’s SmartProcurement. “Opening our companies up to a globally connected market has had enormous commercial […]
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An e-Procurement platform that connects sellers of flowers with purchasers through a number of unique and interesting features and capabilities has been launched by SA Florist. “World-class technology aside; at the core of the business is the relentless pursuit of community upliftment, championing the underdog and providing artisans with equal access to customers that they would
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In previous issues of ‘ SmartProcurement, Anita Carolus-Opperman, Nedbank Corporate Card National Sales Manager, highlighted the new trend of using online marketplaces and e-catalogues, as well as the critical components that a company needs to consider to ensure it derives value from the online marketplace.In this month’s issue Opperman discusses how to choose an
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Effective purchasing is very much a case of sorting out your priorities says procurement transformation expert Paul Joesbury, as he lists the five ways you can successfully change the way your department works. Paul Joesbury began his talk at IMPA London by stating that purchasers have the best job in the organisation by far,
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What can can delegates expect from th from 3rd Annual Smart Procurement World Western Cape conference being held from March 1-3 2016? Mediacy Mudekwa, SmartProcurementWorld Content Manager, tells us that: “The summit will deliver big ideas regarding the function of procurement as a strategic partner to the organisation, what is the value that procurement can add?
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Property Point, an enterprise development initiative, has been named the winner of the Job Creation Award in the Mail and Guardian Investing in the Future Awards. Property Point is an ED initiative founded by Growthpoint Properties, South Africa’s largest JSE-listed property company, in 2008. It has achieved tremendous positive results, not only in job
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South Africa may have a diverse entrepreneurial landscape, but there are three distinct challenges that arise in the start-up and growth phases of a business. These are: limited access to market, little or no support structures, and restricted financial information and access to credit. In response to these problems “our team at Leap has
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When local government is judged, the public evaluates the functioning of sanitation, water, collection of waste, traffic lights, solid waste and cleanliness, as those are the fundamental issues a local government ought to do. However, behind the scenes, an area receiving a great deal of municipal attention is the need to develop the capability
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In this month’s SmartProcurement, Steven Freemantle, of SweetThorn Thought Leadership, discusses how to combine three traditional approaches in a non-traditional way to achieve SAP Supply Chain Mastery. Mastery of your SAP systems contribution to procurement’s and therefore your supply chain’s success is not as complex as one may think. Freemantle refers to a methodology
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The only thing that stands between success and failure for an SME or QSE is opportunity. For suppliers to be defined as excellent, as trusted and the “go to supplier”, they have had to be provided with opportunities to perfect their craft. Opportunities as it takes time, effort and continuous improvements to master a
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