The Role of Strategic Procurement in Supplier Development
It is imperative that supplier development forms an integral part of a buying organisation’s strategic procurement role to ensure a continuous supply of cost effective products and services, Thapelo Petje, Independent Supply Chain Consultant, tells SmartProcurement.
Posted by Editor at 9:10 AM
Black-owned firms penalised for using white talent
The chairperson of South Africa’s largest wholly owned black auditing firm has expressed concern over BEE codes which penalise black-owned firms who expand their skills base with white talent.
Posted by Editor at 12:00 AM
Inclusive supply chains support poverty reduction
Procurement 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 chain” has a place in the Business for Development (B4D) Pathfinder Initiative, said Benjamin Mkapa, former Tanzanian President, at the initiative’s launch last month, attended by SmartProcurement.
Posted by Editor at 12:00 AM
Enterprise Development: The little-known golden nugget in the BBBEE pyramid
The business world normally associates the term Enterprise Development with some or other form of philanthropy. An example of this would be where the ‘principal’ donates something (usually money) to improve the knowledge-base and to develop the skills-set of the ‘beneficiary’.
Posted by StaffWriter at 1:08 PM
Enterprise Development unlocks Preferential Procurement value
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nterprise Development, along with Socio-Economic Development and Skills Development, should be a fundamental cornerstone of any well-structured South African BEE Procurement strategy. Andrew Bizzell, co-founder of the Institute for Enterprise Development and a BEESA consultant, told Smart Procurement how procurement organisations can make Enterprise Development (as a BEE strategy) work for them...Posted by StaffWriter at 11:31 AM