Supply chain professionals in retail have an unprecedented opportunity to drive a profound shift in supply chain operational performance. But how will they strategically attract and foster a workforce that is ready to meet the evolving demands of future consumers, asks Rafique Jassiem, Group Procurement Manager, Oceana Group. The water shortage in the Western Cape […]
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The challenge for emerging businesses to access government opportunities continues Most suppliers believe that doing business with government is easy: it amounts to applying for a job that has no specified minimum requirements, where your business is merely distinguished from the rest. In this month’s SmartProcurement, Rakgadi Motseto, Chief Director: Stakeholders and Client Management Office
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This month SmartProcurement profiles Mogamad Rafique Jassiem from the Oceana Group. Full name: Mogamad Rafique Jassiem Position: Executive: Group Procurement Your organisation’s procurement expenditure: Approximately R5-billion p/annum Who does P & SM report to: The CFO, who is currently also our acting CEO Private sector or public sector: Private sector Core business activity of the
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Supplier negotiation has become an intrinsic part of the supply chain process and, for many companies, this could be the most critical process in the whole chain. Katherine Barrios, Chief Marketing Officer, Xeneta (a benchmarking and intelligence platform for ocean freight pricing), looks at some of the crucial aspects in supplier negotiation. Supplier negotiation
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Are performance clauses and outcomes-based contracts the answer? Dr Susan de Witt from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Cape Town unpacks contract performance measurement in this month’s SmartProcurement For as long as we can remember – if a government or donor wanted a third-party implementer to teach 100 children in a
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The growth of small businesses in South Africa is severely affected by the institutional environment in which they operate. In a series of three articles, Cornelia Olivier, Head of Sourcing: Corporate Services, Absa, unpacks two formal institutional enablers necessary for small suppliers to grow. Olivier provides some insight as to why as many as 75%
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Rampant corruption and fraud in the public and private sectors have plagued South Africa for many years. However, a glimmer of hope appears to have followed the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in February, after President Cyril Ramaphosa reassured South Africans that corruption, fraud and collusion in the public and private sectors will be
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First and foremost, let us begin with compliance in public procurement, which is much lower than that in private procurement. Compliance levels need to be similarly verified as in the case of contract management, not only when money is lost but also during due diligence, supplier audit and supplier performance management, supplier failure risk management,
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Management methodology in some municipalities is changing for the better, says Stephen Bauld. During 2017, Bauld spent a great deal of my time working on behalf of contractors, raising issues related to construction projects with municipal staff at every level. He has seen a commitment by senior management to make systems better and to listen
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The Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI) edged above the neutral 50-point mark for the first time since May 2017. The index rose to 50.8 index points in February, up from 49.9 in January. This means that the average for the first two months of 2018 is slightly above 50, which bodes well for the manufacturing sector.
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