Under increasing pressures to cut costs and achieve efficiencies in the current global macroeconomic situation, organisations look for destinations that are not only cost-effective, but can also provide quality services...
Read MoreThe U.K.’s decision to leave the E.U. roiled markets, pummeling the pound and sending commodities linked to economic growth into a slump. As the dust clears and organisations begin to consider the long, uncertain...
Read MoreEmerging markets are no longer type-cast as low-cost sourcing SCM World’s chief content officer, Kevin O’Marah, recently released his ‘Top 10 Supply Chain Facts of 2014’.Noteworthy was...
Read MoreWith only a few days to go, 3000 attendees have confirmed – Smart Procurement World, Africa’s largest supply chain indaba, kicks off on Tuesday, 9 September.More than 110 speakers will share their procurement...
Read MoreThe Absa SMME index declined during Q1 2014, with a total quarterly decrease of 2.2% and a yearly decrease of 3.8%. The index declined to a two-year low in Q4 2013 (from 95.6 to 93.4).Although South Africa has not yet...
Read MoreTransaction cost economics provides further insight into the total cost of a commodity and offers a guiding hand to any organisation struggling with a decision to outsource, Isak Marais, MD of Total Safety Solution provider...
Read MoreThis month SmartProcurement publishes the third article in a series considering China’s warehousing options, as presented in a report by C.H. Robinson Worldwide Considering China’s Warehousing Options. This month...
Read MoreThis month SmartProcurement publishes the second article in a series considering China’s warehousing options, as presented in a report by C.H. Robinson Worldwide. This month considers the challenges of warehousing in the...
Read MoreChina’s business relationship with Africa and South Africa is strengthening with every passing day. But while South African business enjoys the prospects of investment from the east, it may have overlooked some reciprocal...
Read MoreThe procurement function has a significant role to play in an organisation’s future business success in the global market, far beyond its past role of simple order processing, said Gerd Kerkhoff, CEO of Kerkhoff...
Read MorePersonal Protective Equipment (PPE) is a subcomponent of the maintenance, repair and operational (MRO) expenditure of any large organisation. MRO expenditure is typically about 8% of large organisations’ total procurement...
Read MoreProcurement and Supply Chain Management have a role to play in a recently launched initiative for holistic poverty reduction.“Procurement that is ethical and value-based, that incorporates a community into its entire value...
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