Liam, Author at Smart Procurement

Procurement empowered by cognitive and intelligent applications

Leave a Comment / Sourcing Strategy, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology, Tools / Liam

By Dr Marcell Vollmer, Chief Innovation Officer, Celonis Across all industries, procurement leaders are seeking significant and measurable productivity gains. New technology, based on machine learning and artificial intelligence, is driving the digital transformation of the procurement function to deliver value, driving supplier innovations, performing risk management, securing a sustainable supply chain and, of course, […]

Procurement empowered by cognitive and intelligent applications Read More »

The traditional mindset of cost savings is dead

Leave a Comment / Benchmarking, Category Management, Sourcing Strategy, Spend Analysis, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Management SCM / Liam

By Hemant Porwal, Executive Vice President: Supply Chain and Operations, WESCO Distribution Over time, the concept of measuring savings has evolved to creating a baseline by comparing items under the form, fit and function framework. Top-quartile procurement teams have taken this further by adopting total cost of ownership (TCO) into their request for proposal (RFP)

The traditional mindset of cost savings is dead Read More »

Agility and sustainable sourcing are SCM’s new focus areas

Leave a Comment / Sourcing Strategy, Supply Chain Management SCM, Sustainable Procurement / Liam

By Ndabeni Bagosi, Head: Cost and Agility Programme, Total South Africa Leading and forward-thinking organisations rely on the agility of their supply chains for sustainability. Traditionally, the focus of supply chain has been on compliance and cost cutting. However, increasing competition, changing customer needs and a changing economic environment are challenging organisations to think beyond

Agility and sustainable sourcing are SCM’s new focus areas Read More »

SMME Clinic | SABS standards during Covid-19 – Session 9

Leave a Comment / Enterprise Development, Supplier Management, Supplier Selection / Liam

SMME Clinic interviews Dumisani Ngadi, from the South African Bureau Standards (SABS), on how small business can secure SABS accreditation for their products in Covid-19. For more information email Dumisani Ngadi at dumisani.mngadi@sabs.co.za or contact him on +27 72 267 7955

SMME Clinic | SABS standards during Covid-19 – Session 9 Read More »

Which region regulates procurement the most?

Leave a Comment / Compliance / Legal, Legal / Contract, Public Sector Procurement / Liam

By Marko Grujicic, Analyst, Growth Analytics;Joseph Lemoine, Analyst – Growth Analytics, Development Economics Vice Presidency; andGreta Polo, Private Sector Development Analyst, World Bank It might be assumed that public procurement is most heavily regulated in high-income countries, given that they have greater public sector capacity, more efficient institutions and longer traditions of regulation. This assumption

Which region regulates procurement the most? Read More »

PMI: activity continues to improve as lockdown easing lifts production levels

Leave a Comment / Change, Commentary, PMI / Liam

The Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for June 2020 showed that conditions continued to improve in the South African manufacturing sector. This is after most of the sector came to a near standstill during the nationwide Level 5 lockdown in April 2020 and only partially returned to normal production levels in May 2020. The headline

PMI: activity continues to improve as lockdown easing lifts production levels Read More »

Coronavirus has exposed just how delicate our procurement eco-system really is

Leave a Comment / Change, Commentary, Service Outsourcing, Supplier Management, Supplier Partnerships / Liam

Do we need to fundamentally re-imagine what our procurement eco-system looks like? Ian Thompson, Regional Head at Ivalua, thinks so and here is why…

Coronavirus has exposed just how delicate our procurement eco-system really is Read More »

COVID-19 drives sole-source purchases

Category Management, Public Sector Procurement, Sourcing Strategy / Liam

By Stephen Bauld During these difficult times of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is critical to order specific items that are in high demand. This type of situation will often cause a sole-source purchase that needs to be negotiated directly with the different suppliers that have the required products. To ensure that you are not led

COVID-19 drives sole-source purchases Read More »

Is COVID-19 a force majeure event?

Leave a Comment / Contract Management, Legal / Contract, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / Liam

By Tanya Waksman Does coronavirus (COVID-19) have any effect on the rights and/or obligations of parties in contractual relationships under South African law? Tanya Waksman, of legal advisory firm, Eversheds Sutherland, considers this question in this month’s SmartProcurement.

Is COVID-19 a force majeure event? Read More »

Post-COVID-19 cost savings in the mining and manufacturing industries

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, MRO, Technology, Tools / Liam

With cost pressures likely to mount up as we recover from COVID-19, mining and manufacturing companies must find alternative methods to reduce total cost of ownership relating to product procurement and product consumption. “A product information management (PIM) system can help”, says Isak Marais, CEO, DigiTeams, which specialises in bespoke digital transformation within the mining,

Post-COVID-19 cost savings in the mining and manufacturing industries Read More »

Cookie	Duration	Description
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance".
CookieLawInfoConsent	1 year	Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie.
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_ga	2 years	The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
_ga_ZNR8TQGJ5V	2 years	This cookie is installed by Google Analytics.
_gat_gtag_UA_3057904_1	1 minute	Set by Google to distinguish users.
_gat_UA-3057904-1	1 minute	A variation of the _gat cookie set by Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to allow website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. The pattern element in the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to.
_gid	1 day	Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.

Author name: Liam