By Ian Holcroft As you move forward with your career, remember that it is not just about the number of connections that you have – it is about the quality of your connections. As the old adage goes: it is not about what you know, but who you know. As the majority of us spend […]
My #1 procurement career tip: be connected Read More »
Right now, as the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll on jobs, consumer spending and the global economy, many businesses are scrambling to adjust to a new financial reality. They are also coming to terms with the fact that the path to recovery remains long and mostly uncertain. Experts, including Deloitte, predict that the United States
How can Procurement best align with Finance right now? A CFO perspective Read More »
By Amy Ryburn and Lisette Hood, from commercial and public law firm Buddle Findlay Procuring organisations (buyers) are currently grappling with a number of tricky issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, including issues relating to both live and planned procurement processes. Buyers who are facing significant uncertainty, or who are without the resources to effectively
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Rogue purchasing can cost you plenty. PurchaseControl unpacks the implications of maverick spend and how you can tackle it.
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Supply management organisations have tended to ignore tail spend, considering it non-strategic. But as they realise the cost savings that can be derived, organisations are becoming more aware of their tail-spend management problems and are looking into solutions.
Making headway in tail-spend management Read More »
SMME Clinic interviews Annie McWalter, Managing Director of SAICA ED and the Hope Factory, who shares great insight into how the COVID pandemic has shown the importance of compliance for SMMEs.
SMME Clinic | Financial compliance for small business is the key to support – Session 21 Read More »
By Akashni Weimers We have all encountered some degree of awareness, whether by experience or otherwise, of the challenges that women have faced in attaining positions of power and influence in key positions. At its core, many of these challenges are attributed to the ability of a woman to balance her work role and life.
Women push to deliver more while juggling work and life amidst COVID-19 Read More »
Popular history tells us that Napoleon said “an army marches on its stomach“. However, he was not the first military leader to understand that combat is only one part of a successful military campaign. Alexander the Great’s ‘greatness’ was not owing to his ability to dream up bold moves and cut a dashing figure in
Alexander the Great needed great supply chains Read More »
By Dr Ambrish Kumar, Founder, LogYcode Tech Solutions The COVID-19 outbreak that engulfed nations across the globe is forcing governments, national and international authorities to take unprecedented measures, such as the lockdown of cities and the restriction of people’s movement to check and control the spread of the pandemic. This, consequently, affected global trade and
COVID-19: a run-down of the effects of the pandemic on logistics and supply chains Read More »
Imagine a world, where all people thrive on our planet. A world, where the immediate threat of climate disaster has been avoided and where global businesses have evolved their business models to support a responsible and low-carbon economy. “Whilst it seems a bit far-fetched looking at today’s realities, this world vision is possible and the
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