Developing a winning Supply Chain career in 2012
Whilst we were slaving away, optimising our supply chain widget world, a few Wall Street wizards created yet another recipe for fool’s gold. Consequently, our supply chain world is faced with some harsh realities as the world heads deeper into recession with global leaders struggling to estimate where the bottom is.But what does this mean for supply chain people? Max Smeiman, Supply Chain Coach CEO, has some advice for supply chain professionals in this month’s SmartProcurement.
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P&SM talent still in demand despite SA's employment challenges
The latest Quarterly Labour Force Service Survey reports that there was a slight improvement in South Africa’s labour market last year, with Statistics SA releasing that “between the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2011, the South African unemployment rate declined by 0,7 percentage point to 25,0%”. Yet, the Supply Chain, Distribution and Procurement recruitment market has boasted good, solid growth over the past two years. Natasha Pillay-Bemath, MD of Tech-Pro Personnel, tells SmartProcurement that “this illustrates that the urgent and real need for skilled Professionals in South Africa and globally persists. Competition for the right talent is still on.”
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Getting the most from outsourced facilities management
Facilities services are to a great extent outsourced to specialist companies who do the work or subcontract it to other companies, while the client organisation manages the facilities management (FM) arrangements. In some cases the whole of FM has been outsourced.Over the last 11 years Purchasing Index (PI) has benchmarked many aspects of FM – catering, cleaning, etc., and has found that getting real value from these arrangements is often difficult, Karen van Staden of PI tells SmartProcurement.
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Integrated supply - bye products, hello solutions
Suppliers in the coming decade will continue to take on bigger pieces of things they already do for customers. Think of it as ‘integrated supply on steriods’ where suppliers step out of their comfort zones to drive customer performance.
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Database administrator aids PPPFA adoption in Western Cape
Ariba (previously Quadrem) is assisting the Provincial Government of the Western Cape (PGWC) to implement its policy to only contract with businesses duly registered on the Western Cape Supplier Database (WCSD), Catherine Hills, Partner: Global Accounts at Ariba, tells SmartProcurement.
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Ethics ignorance is not bliss
In a world of immediacy, it is imperative for the procurement and compliance functions to work closely with suppliers to ensure that conduct throughout the supply chain does not overstep ethical boundaries. Abrie de Swardt, IMPERIAL Logistics Marketing Director tackles this tough topic for SmartProcurement.
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Professional body benchmarking SA procurement salaries - survey
Is Procurement and Supply Chain Management’s growing contribution to organisations mirrored in the salaries offered?To find out CIPS Southern Africa, in conjunction with Ernst & Young, is running its first Salary Survey.
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Adopting contract management framework a lesson for government
Government entities are making progress implementing National Treasury’s (NTs) Contract Management Framework released in 2011, Paul Maddison, Managing Director at Realyst Contract Management, tells SmartProcurement.
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Online procurement resources for 2012
Managing your career is an ongoing challenge, more so in these difficult economic times where downsizing and outsourcing are more than buzzwords. One way of keeping ahead of the pack and up-to-date with what is happening in the world of purchasing and supply is to read widely and absorb the important news and trends, Elaine Porteous, independent procurement and HR consultant, advises in this month’s SmartProcurement.
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Further PPPFA updates published
National Treasury (NT) issued further guidelines on its amended Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (PPPFA) on December 2, just days before today’s December 7 deadline when the amendments become active.
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MTN Academy celebrates 1st MCIPS qualification achievement
It is almost two years since MTN Academy in partnership with Group Procurement launched a procurement qualification programme within the MTN Group. In November the Academy celebrated its 1st Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Level 6 graduate, Peruth Ntegeka from MTN Uganda.
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Desktop virtualisation - the future for end-user business computing?
More companies are now considering desktop virtualisation strategies just as an increasing number of employees within large organisations are demanding a more flexible work environment. In South Africa we are faced with additional challenges, including increased congestion on our roads, the introduction of road toll fees and high fuel prices, all of which make commuting to central office hubs time consuming and expensive, Alan Low of Purchasing Index (PI) tells SmartProcurement.
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Sourcing and Contracting of Advertising & Marketing Services Jan 23, 2012Sourcing and Contracting of Corporate Travl Jan 23, 2012
Expenditure Analysis: TCO Series Jan 23, 2012
Summary of the Consumer Protection Act Jan 22, 2012
Developing a winning Supply Chain career in 2012 Jan 18, 2012
P&SM talent still in demand despite SA's employment challenges Jan 18, 2012
Getting the most from outsourced facilities management Jan 18, 2012
Integrated supply - bye products, hello solutions Jan 18, 2012
Database administrator aids PPPFA adoption in Western Cape Jan 18, 2012
Ethics ignorance is not bliss Jan 18, 2012
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Database administrator aids PPPFA adoption in Western Cape
Ariba (previously Quadrem) is assisting the Provincial Government of the Western Cape (PGWC) to implement its policy to only contract
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Online procurement resources for 2012
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Adopting contract management framework a lesson for government
Government entities are making progress implementing National Treasury’s (NTs) Contract Management Framework released in 2011, Paul Maddison, Managing Director at Realyst Contract Management, tells SmartProcurement.
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December 7, 2011
Managing escalating fuel costs
While the fuel price may have dropped by 11c last night, a future of higher fuel prices means organisations must proactively control their fleet finances.
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