Eskom, Transnet move to shift procurement focus from compliance to the ‘national value add’ imperative There is a concerted effort under way by the Institute of Purchasing and Supply South Africa (IPSA) to help put in place the systems and skills-development programmes necessary to assist State-owned enterprises Transnet and Eskom to realign their procurement practices […]
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“The Institute for Purchasing and Supply (IPSA) has been growing from strength to strength over the last number of years and is continuously improving its capacity in terms of service offerings to the extent that it had to increase infrastructure and resources to accommodate the recent growth” IPSA CEO, Marius Bosman, told Smart Procurement. IPSA
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E-Networking Is e-networking a new opportunity in procurement? The fastest growing social networking site, Facebook (www.facebook.com), has more than 64 million active users and about 250,000 new registrations each day. It even has a user group called ‘Supply Chain Management Professionals‘ with more than 700 members! “Even if you aren’t a Facebook addict, it’s hard
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Are travel management companies causing increased travel costs? One of the measures used for benchmarking Corporate Air travel is the average savings achieved against the published fares and, while organisations recognise that this savings methodology is not necessarily the best, it has been applied consistently and is useful to track savings over time. The
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Value Engineering is a creative approach used to optimise life-cycle costs, save time, increase profits, improve quality, expand market share, solve problems, &/or use resources more effectively (VEMSA).Thapelo Petje, CPO at MTN SA tells SmartProcurement that “In order to create value from contracts or tenders awarded procurement professionals must look at how to manage suppliers
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“Many large companies consider the continent of Africa (excluding South Africa) as an enigma. Historically, these organisations have resigned to the fact that operating in Africa will be relatively inefficient in terms of their procurement, and sometimes other activities.” Greg Buckley of Volition tells Smart Procurement that “The justification for this has traditionally been
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Build on almost twenty years of industry experience in the field of Purchasing and Procurement both in South Africa and the United Kingdom, PSA Search and Selection is a small business focussing on the provision of high calibre purchasing and procurement candidates. We have a proven pedigree in sourcing procurement specialists for blue chip companies,
RS Components South Africa, a well-known global distributor of industrial products have successfully undertaken the task of upgrading their e-Procurement website to streamline the sourcing process for more than 300 000 MRO items. New technological advancements enable users to quickly find the product searched for and take advantage of price competitive product promotions. The
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"No government department has ever asked for a Broad Based BEE certificate, and it may be some time before they do" Wade van Rooyen of Iquad Verification Services tells SmartProcurement. . The answer to the question of why government has not asked for certificates is based on conflicting legislation which may have a serious impact
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This month Smart Procurement profiles the dynamic leader of MTN – GM Procurement: Thapelo Petje Full Name: Thapelo Petje Position: GM Procurement, MTN (Pty) Ltd Qualifications: B.Com (SA); Hons B.Com (UP); M.Com (UP) & SEP (Wits/Harvard) Private sector OR Public sector: Private sector Core business activity of the enterprise: MTN – Mobile Telecomm Co. Number
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