18 January 2017

Trump’s call for new medication tenders assumes that price is the aim, rather than a change in a patient’s life quality

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Donald Trump’s remarks around creating “new bidding procedures for the pharmaceutical industry because they’re getting away with murder”, may have knocked US pharmaceutical stocks, but whether there is a procurement business case for putting more medication tenders to the market is debatable, says Jonathan Webb, supply chain contributor for Forbes.com The President-Elect’s January 11 comments […]

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Tips for influencing your EXCO’s ESD strategies

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As an executive in transformation or enterprise and supplier development (ESD), you may have been, or may currently be, in the position of not knowing what to ask for when approaching your executive committee (Exco) or decision-making entity to secure adequate budget for ESD. While Exco generally understands that there is a need to expend

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What to do in your first 90 days leading a procurement division

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Changing jobs or even organisations can be daunting. Managing the change is a strategic process requiring a strong sense of visionary leadership, a clear picture of the objective and reasons and a strong process of communication and involvement. Sanet Shepperson, a Procurement Executive at Cell C, provides a ‘play book’ on how to walk in,

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P-Cards – give a little, get a lot

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Are you snowed under with processing POs for pencils because you are wary of trusting your employees with a purchasing card? asks Sunet Trollip, Project Manager, Nedbank Corporate Card in this month’s SmartProcurement. The benefits of using a purchasing card (P-Card), far outweigh the risk of your employees misusing it. Not only will you be

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Leadership Profile: Hugo du Rand

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This January SmartProcurement profiles Hugo du Rand, from Scaw Metals. Full name: Hugo du Rand Position: Head of Group Supply Chain Your organisation’s procurement expenditure: A few billion rand Who does P & SM report to: Executive Head of Professional Services Private sector or Public sector: Private sector Core business activity of the enterprise: manufacturing

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Sustainable procurement – start somewhere, it’s better than not starting at all…

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Responsible, sustainable, green procurement means selecting products and services that have the least negative impact on the environment as well as the highest positive impact on communities and people. Profit and growth need not be compromised; in many instances it is myth that going green costs more, says Lorraine Jenks, advocate for green procurement in

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Procurement jobs under threat from robots

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But workplace skills and training can alleviate the threat and at the same time earn you a grant payback and BEE points Last year the Financial Mail reported that “two-thirds of jobs in South Africa (SA) could be lost to robots”. It is a concerning claim in a country facing economic woes, ever-looming downgrades, company

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December PMI down by 1.6 points

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The seasonally adjusted Barclays Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined to 46.7 index points in December 2016 from 48.3 in November. This means that the manufacturing PMI remained stuck below the neutral 50-point for a fifth straight month. This is in stark contrast to the sustained upward momentum seen in global PMI figures since mid-2016. In

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