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Creating Sustainable Industries in West Africa via Local Content & Procurement

Leave a Comment / Category Management, Featured, Information technology, Leadership and People, Procurement Strategy, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Sustainable Procurement / By Bernie van Niekerk

Senior Group Category Manager at Endeavour Mining in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Balla Niambele, MBA, examines how mining can underpin the development of sustainable industries in West Africa, placing emphasis on the significance of local content and procurement, and the challenges and opportunities that come with these. West Africa’s economic growth and development have long been …

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The Imperative of Backward Integration and Strategic Sourcing in Africa’s Pharmaceutical Sector

Leave a Comment / Category Management, Enterprise Development, Global Sourcing, Health Procurement, Leadership and People, Logistics, Low Cost Sourcing, Procurement Leaders, Professional Development, Recent, Sourcing Strategy, SRM Supplier Relationship Management, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / By Bernie van Niekerk

Africa’s pharmaceutical sector is in the midst of a significant transformation, writes Head of Supply Chain at Kimberly-Clark in Nigeria, Adenike Onasoga. With over 70% of medicines consumed on the continent being imported, this sits at $14 billion. It’s evident that this poses a huge threat to the continent, given the various global disruptions in …

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Anticipating and Preventing Supply Risks to Avoid Supply Chain Disasters

Leave a Comment / Contract Management, Don't miss, Legal / Contract, Risk Management, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / By Bernie van Niekerk

Jan-Henner Theissen, founder and managing director of procurement advisory firm, targetP! in Berlin, writes here about Supply Chain Risk Management, specifically, anticipating and preventing risks in your supply chain and creating a competitive advantage for your company. Contract management has evolved substantially since vendor management first started and now it is a fully-working part …

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Automating bid submission and evaluation

Getting the Final Leg of SCM Automation Right – Bid Submission and Evaluation

Leave a Comment / Contract Management, Don't miss, e-Procurement, Legal / Contract, Sourcing Strategy, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology, Tender Management / By Bernie van Niekerk

Despite the adoption of automation in supply chain management (SCM) to enhance efficiency and productivity, numerous businesses continue to receive and evaluate bids manually. In fact some companies still have a darkroom dedicated to storing old bid responses, says Director and Business Development Head at Wema Software Solutions in Pretoria, David Gitonga. The aspiration to …

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Addressing Fragmentation: The Way Forward for Africa

Leave a Comment / Category Management, Don't miss, Enterprise Development, Information technology, Logistics, Supplier Management, Supplier Partnerships, Supply Chain Management SCM / By Bernie van Niekerk

In Part 2 of her article on fragmentation of African supply chains, Adenike Onasoga, Head of Supply Chain at Kimberly-Clark, Nigeria, says regional integration in Africa has come a long way through social advancement, political stability and economic expansion throughout the continent. However, more needs to be done to actualise the set goals, which she …

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Update On Panama Canal Drought – Increased Transportation & Cost Risk

Leave a Comment / Category Management, Don't miss, Legal / Contract, Logistics, Risk Management, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / By Bernie van Niekerk

Jan-Henner Theissen, founder and managing director of procurement advisory firm, targetP! in Berlin, warns that the drought in the Panama Canal showed no signs of improvement at the time of publication at the end of August. Due to the drought, transit capacity has been adjusted which means further delays and costs should be expected. His …

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Movers and Shakers in Procurement

Leave a Comment / e-Procurement, Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, Recent, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Technology / By Bernie van Niekerk

Do you know of someone or yourself have been recently promoted? Share the good news!

Awards Honour and Celebrate the Supply Chain Profession in Africa

Leave a Comment / Leadership and People, Procurement Leaders, Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM, Sustainable Procurement / By Bernie van Niekerk

The winners of the second annual Africa Supply Chain Excellence Awards (ASCEA) were announced at a gala event in Johannesburg attended by more than 220 supply chain practitioners from across the continent last month. These awards recognise the vital role played by the supply chain management profession, and honour and celebrate the outstanding achievements of …

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Empowering emerging farmers towards a food secure Africa

Leave a Comment / Sourcing Strategy, Supplier Management, Supplier Selection, Supply Chain Management SCM, Sustainable Procurement / By Bernie van Niekerk

Inspired by The Africa Report‘s statistics on Africa’s ‘Grain Drain’, founder and vision director of Farmz2U, Aisha Raheem-Bolarinwa of Nigeria, writes about her continued commitment to growing opportunities in the field of sustainable farming to ensure food security in the future. With collaborative research and development efforts, there is an opportunity to tailor wheat varieties …

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Supply Chain leaders – CEOs-in-Training

Leave a Comment / Don't miss, Supplier Management, Supply Chain Management SCM / By Bernie van Niekerk

There are many paths one can take to becoming the highest-ranking official in an organisation but not all are equal, writes executive coach, leadership & talent strategist, and founder / managing director of People Shop in Cape Town. Chantal Kading. Supply chain leaders have often been overlooked when it comes to finding the right candidate …

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