By Sarah Scudder, President and Chief Revenue Officer, Real Sourcing Network Every year, companies spend billions on packaging for their products. According to a recent research report by Smithers, the value of the global...
Read MoreThe BEE Codes have been top of mind since the beginning of 2016, unfortunately it is for the wrong reasons. Recent headline-grabbing stories of unprecedented racial tension have revealed a greater need to intensify efforts...
Read MoreConsidering that companies allocate an estimated three to five per cent of their total expenditure on printed materials, it is logical that print management solutions are implemented to streamline print procurement. However,...
Read More"All involved in procurement will benefit from meeting with us to talk cost savings, improved print and production quality and better use of resources,” head of sales and marketing at Point, Christian Bell, told...
Read MoreAs a procurement specialist you are expected to find products and services for your business at an acceptable price that meets the business need. However, when it comes to managing the print procurement process it is...
Read MoreProcurement often sits in an uncomfortable space between the marketing department in an organisation and outsourced communication and creative agencies – both of whom who feel procurement doesn’t ‘get...
Read MoreThe complexity of the design, print, storage and distribution of creative material is an area of particular concern for any business continually evolving its efficiency.An effective solution is to utilise a systematic...
Read MoreThe true value of print expenditure is becoming increasingly evident with the evolution of more sophisticated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) accounting systems, which is increasing the focus on the print commodity and...
Read MoreMany companies have achieved savings of 20% – 40% through implementing a managed print service (MPS). Consequently, the concept is growing in popularity on a global scale and locally in many procurement departments.Billy...
Read MoreA provincial government finance department spent R500-million on its ‘copier project’ in 2010, its deputy director said at a recent conference hosted by the Logistics Graduates of South Africa.Such a level of...
Read MoreManaged print service (MPS) is the new buzz phrase in the print, copy, fax and scan (collectively referred to as output) industry, and many organisations in South Africa have adopted these new outsourced business...
Read MoreThe expenditure associated with document output devices is usually hidden and the dispersed nature of the various responsibilities and their expense allocations makes it difficult to calculate overall costs.“However, once...
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