By Diego De la Garza It might have started with dollars and cents, but what should procurement really be saving now? It is time to shift the dial.
Dollars and cents: what are we really saving? Read More »
Driven by fierce customer demand and global competition, today’s manufacturers are scrambling to deliver the highest quality products at the lowest possible cost. To remain competitive, manufacturers are turning to technologies, such as 3D printing, robotics, cloud computing, intelligent automation and advanced analytics (among other emerging technologies), to revolutionise every business aspect, from sales to
Manufacturers: what is in your procurement toolbox? Read More »
By Bertrand Maltaverne If there is one topic in business literature that has been covered exhaustively, it is key performance indicators (KPIs). But if you’re not careful, the indicators you set might inadvertently encourage behaviours that can be dramatically damaging… Case in point: in 19th-century India, the city of Delhi had a snake problem. A
What is the cure to the side effects of KPIs? Read More »
After I left Procurement Leaders last year to join Old Street Labs, a startup that helps large organisations to work more collaboratively with their strategic suppliers and, ultimately, drive more value beyond savings, I was sceptical as to how we can catch the eye of these giant companies. Apart from having a timely and relevant
Hey procurement, speak to startups! Read More »
Modern supply chains are more complex and global than ever before. But that also leaves them open to a wider variety of risks and disruptions. Tobias Larsson, Chief Executive Officer, and Shehrina Kamal, Director: Risk Intelligence at Resilience360, a supply chain risk monitor that identifies potential supply chain disruptions, list ten supply chain risks to
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The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) declined to 41.6 index points in September, down from 45.7 in August. This was the second consecutive large fall in the PMI and brought the index more than 10 points below a recent high of 52.1 points reached in July 2019. At the time, the Bureau for
SA PMI heads south along with our trading partners Read More »
Performance of SOEs remains a top priority for the president and by extension the minister of public enterprises. The question remains, to what extent will these changes affect procurement and supply chain? What is the proper way of governing SOEs? At the recent 13th Annual Smart Procurement World Indaba, discussions centred around the restructuring of
When does directing a company become Board interference? Read More »
