Public procurement in South Africa is on the brink of being turned on its head. Johannesburg-based Director, Coach, Consultant and Supply Chain Management Practioner, Shaun Scott, unwraps the legal conundrum that faces all organs of state come January 2023, which must decide for themselves how to implement the new Preferential Procurement Regulations. Over 700 organs […]
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“Given the disruption of the global economy, it’s become a suppliers’ market – and they’re not happy,” says Gary Wollenhaupt, a veteran B2B technology content marketing writer, specialising in supply chain & logistics, based in Phoenix, Arizona. He tells SmartProcurement what this means for procurement and supplier relationship management. Suppliers are using their new leverage
Suppliers in control – what’s next for procurement? Read More »
Innovating your supply chain process with a procurement marketplace is no longer optional, it is essential. In this article provided by Dooka South Africa, the case for digitisation in supply chain is shown to be irrefutable. The business world is often slow to warm to new ideas, especially when they disrupt processes that have existed
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“What’s in a name?”, asked William Shakespeare famously. Actually, quite a lot, when we’re talking about procurement, purchasing and sourcing, says Luca Ramasco, Italian procurement specialist and author. Professionals working in our fascinating business area agree nowadays in defining the process – from the specification of needed goods & services through to the supplier performance
Procurement vs Purchasing vs Sourcing – Whats in a name? Read More »
“You can grow into any role in your organisation by bringing the skill that you are going to get from Supply Chain as a foundation”, says Kamalasen Chetty, Senior Director, CEMEA at Visa. Join Debbie Tagg, COO SmartProcurement, as she interviews Kamalasen, who shares his journey into his current senior role, working across multiple regions
Procurement Leader: Kamalasen Chetty, Visa Read More »
Never before has such a staggering amount of data been available to procurement specialists, says Jaishiela Rajput, founder and CEO of a leading green economy value chain consultancy in South Africa. But, she explains to SmartProcurement, it can be overwhelming to determine what’s relevant for your supply chain and how to navigate the big data
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If you want to know what your peers in procurement in South Africa are thinking, look no further. Oxalys has released its 2022 South Africa Procurement Survey – Growing Procurement Maturity through Digitally-enabled Collaboration, published in conjunction with CIPS and SmartProcurementWorld. Download Report Now
Oxalys releases its second survey on procurement in SA Read More »
Multi award winning global entrepreneur and strategist, and advisor to Presidents and Heads of State across the world, H.E Prof. Dr. Ambassador Tal Edgars, outlines in a two-part article, the huge challenges facing supply chains in Africa post lockdowns and what must be done to fix the broken links. The impact of the Covid pandemic
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In the second of his two-part article, multi award winning global entrepreneur and strategist, and advisor to Presidents and Heads of State across the world, H.E Prof. Dr. Ambassador Tal Edgars, gives his views on the potential for sustainable and inclusive growth in Africa that lies in the $3,4 trillion borderless market created by the
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What if I teach you and you teach the next person, and the next person teaches the next person? Creating a human chain of experience and learning can go a long way to improving the rather bleak public procurement space in South Africa, says Sanele Khomo, a Deputy Director at the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Treasury.
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