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Expenditure Analysis: TCO One-day Series - 8 December 2010, Gauteng
Negotiate with (IT) Information Technology Suppliers, 24 November 2010 Gauteng
Future Events
2nd ANNUAL PUBLIC SECTOR SUPPLY CHAIN SUMMIT
Sourcing and Contracting of Facilities Management Services: 29 September 2010 Gauteng
Procurement Training Events
Effective Enterprise development strategies for BBBEE Suppliers Half-Day Session - 16 September 2010 Gauteng
ITMSA Annual Conference 15 & 16 September 2010
Morning Session: Managing Total Cost of Ownership: 8 September 2010 Gauteng
BBBEE Update and key questions answered: 17 August 2010 - Gauteng
World Cup purchasing irregularities exposed - Download Report
PMI declined below 50 index points during June - World Cup to blame?
Making a career move? Use procurement networking sites
Procurement function one of most important drivers of future business success
AMR report - Supply Chain is making it to the board
Selecting a Single Managed Print Service partner
BEE - a system that could end 'lazy' purchasing
EU economic crisis: SA to increase southern sourcing ties
Leadership Profile: Ten Minutes with Gerd Kerkhoff of Kerkhoff Consulting
Understanding the Purchasing Environment
Focused skills development critical for 2010 and beyond
Gauteng to act on supply chain corruption
Playing with giants - India
Aligning the Procurement Strategy to the Corporate Strategy
Hollard appoints INCE as SMS provider for Print Services
Rethink your paper usage - SA company projects savings of 40%
Demand management and outsourcing of travel
Corruption in government procurement, how are they doing it?
Formal procurement learning to be recognised
Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) experienced a third consecutive decline during May
Africa gearing up for supply chain productivity and operational improvements
After the World Cup, purchasing must carry on
Partnership ushers international procurement knowledge into SA
Eskom - Buying local may mean higher tariffs
Who should own procurement of the print commodity?
Professionalising SCM in Government
Customer-focused SCM would boost municipal performance
Print management: managed delivery just as important
How can Procurement add value with poor information?
SA expert changing the face of African Supply Chain Management
Removing complexity from government Tenders
CIPS awards - rewarding the development of a strategic imperative
Tender report cites 'criminal conspiracy'
Ince Outsourced Communications
Volume leveraging benefits - Where's the evidence?
Stores Optimisation - Hidden Costs of Holding Spares
Green Procurement - Paper Management Programmes
Commerce Edge appointed as new CIPS Exam Centre in South Africa
Achieving procurement objectives through effective contract management
CV not getting you the procurement (or other) position you want?
Scoring the human role in 'lean' implementation
A transparent and fair tender process for Government mooted
IPAP 2: Departmental dispute jeopardises plans to overhaul public procurement
Is your supply chain ready for AARTO?
SAPICS shows 500% growth since 2004
Strategic leveraging of public procurement critical to success of industrial policy
MTN embarks on far reaching procurement education drive
New Procurement Credentials Registered with SAQA
SRM: How not to bite the hand that you feed
Comment: Draft preferential procurement regulations' effect on currently exempt SOEs
Leadership Profile: Alta Spence of Waco Africa
CIPS Southern Africa becomes representative body for Procurement and Supply Management
Negotiating for the 'best fit'
Do CPOs have a Duty of Care?
Just how much is your organisation actually paying for print?
Applying recognised P2P best practice offers improved business performance
To Bid or not to Bid to your Tender?
"Box ticking" affirmative procurement does more harm than good
Challenges in the permanent recruitment procurement process
Tackling uncontrolled maintenance, repair and operations expenditure
Procurement Achievers: Aubrey Staples of Clover Industries SA
Uncovering huge savings possibilities in operational procurement
Cost-cutting measures at the expense of strategic goals
The Role of Strategic Procurement in Supplier Development
A recession in review: a 2008 scenario came-true
Green procurement in SA - The local imperative
Black-owned firms penalised for using white talent
SRM offers improved organisational efficiency
4 steps to an optimised supply chain
Increasing Integration, Collaboration and Overall Supply Chain Efficiencies
Municipal finance study: dissatisfied customers results in billing queries
Perfecting the Art of Managing Supplier Relationships
How well do suppliers receive your RFPs?
Nominations for Supply Chain Edu cation Excellence Awards 2010
About Smart Procurement
Procurement's image problem
Government service delivery lies in supply chain management, not centralised procurement
Progress on Draft PPPFA vs BEE Codes - Parliament in January
'Get rich quick' lifestyle undermines the best intentions of BEE
Certified Supply Chain Professional Bursary worth R50 000
Analysis software reduces Tiger Brands's inbound supply chain costs
MIT supply chain risk management survey launched
Enhancing the purchasing function's performance
PPE procurement: understanding its full TCO
Managing the transition to Strategic Procurement
Outsourcing the Facilities Management function: a cleaner house
What will your supply chains resemble in ten years' time? Part 2
Reducing SA's Carbon Footprint - the Procurement profession's role
Improving supply chain processes and activity steps through Process Mapping - Part 2
Inclusive supply chains support poverty reduction
Procurement professionals update breakfast series 2009 concludes
ProcServe
Green procurement: changing the way we think and live
Africa ready to take advantage of e-marketplaces
New Trend in Sourcing PPE Leads to Savings in Excess of 25%
B2B and B2G Supplier Pricing Strategies
Improving supply chain processes and activity steps through Process Mapping
Leads and tenders bulletin next level in procurement links
Gauteng Roadshow: The future drivers of South African Procurement
Break the deadlock and move forward!
What will your supply chains resemble in ten years' time?
Equity equivalents counter low BEE procurement scores
Systems Applications Products (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd
Historic culture can lead to Public Sector Procurement fraud - 5 tips for reducing fraud
Outsourcing Procurement funded on a shared savings basis
World Class Operational Procurement Powered by Technology
PC benchmark - 'The R / $ conundrum'
Professional development and procurement training road show comes to Gauteng
SCM Summit feedback: Intelligent databases further Preferential Procurement
Public Sector SCM Summit played host to 10 HDI students
Possible Government tenders workshops in the rest of SA
PETROSA: More allegations of dodgy dealings
Larger fiscal deficits call for stricter compliance to government tender guidelines
Shortcomings in public sector expenditure authority delegation
Procurement Competency Development initiative acknowledged by IPSA
Leadership Profile: Armstrong Ngcobo of SAA
Managing risk in corporate and supply chain strategy
Timing of vehicle replacement essential to control a fleet's TCO
Supply Chain training: CEA launches TEBLOS
World-Class Operational Procurement Powered by Technology
Transaction switching - managing electronic transactions between buyer and supplier communities
Banks are just another supplier
Feedback: Consulting service influential at SAPICS Conference
Strategic agility in Supply Chains - risk and foxes
Major scope to Leverage Volumes purchased in the SA Public Sector
Ian Russell and Dr Douglas Boateng joins SmartProcurement editorial board
Strategic sourcing offers the public sector a guiding hand
Leadership Profile: Nathanael Siljeur of Rio Tinto
New Expenditure Analysis tools empower procurement, increase savings
Green Procurement: Material flows and logistics in 'cradle-to-cradle' approach essential
ABSA scoops IPSA Award - 'Best Process Improvement'
BBBEE: Generic Codes vs Sector Codes of good practice
The value for money approach to public sector procurement
Quadrem Africa receives top award at annual IPSA/CIPS Pan Africa Conference
Current recruitment innovations under discussion at industry update-breakfast
Containing fleet management costs critical
Results: 3rd Annual Supply Chain Educator Excellence Awards
SABC troubles - irregular tenders?
Indian firm sues SA over AIDS-drug tender
AQRate Verification Services
Stopping the stealing in the Public Sector
Cape officials cash in on top positions
Civil servant tender rigging exposed
The year of the CPO! Report back on the IPSA / CIPS annual conference
Leadership Profile: Nat Maelane of Sappi
KZN: Continuous Professional Development remains high on Agenda
CIPS & IPSA to develop a full service procurement institute in Southern Africa
Sourcing and procurement operating models offer sustainable cost reductions
Peer Reviewed: The law of Government Procurement in South Africa
Public Sector Supply Chains helping to keeping economy afloat
'Supplier enablement' is a key component for successful procurement processes in South Africa
New SearchLight Consultant in Gauteng
Gauteng health tender shock
Procurement professionals in demand during recession
Does single source supply give customers leverage?
Leadership Profile: Alan Cornwell of Drake and Scull FMS
Beat the Recession - Continue Your Education
Coming to your area soon...Roadshow on key procurement trends
Fraud prevention is better than cure
New work provides easy access to government's procurement policies
IPSA / CIPS Annual Pan African Conference Programme 2009
Implementation of BEE hampered by bad information
Procurement visibility needed at compulsive buyer: UK National Health Service (NHS)
A case study for centralised purchasing - World Class Operational Procurement
Has there been an effective change in the public sector tender regimes since 2003?
Capex and Opex - It is not about price, it is about cost
Shed light on your suppliers
Enterprise Development: The little-known golden nugget in the BBBEE pyramid
Leadership Profile: Marietjie Matthee of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
Cost vs. responsibility in travel management
Speaker Profiles: IPSA / CIPS Annual Pan African Conference 2009
Zuma tender solution will hamper service delivery. Accountability the answer
The toughening economic climate - A 'call-to-arms' for the procurement function
Can the public sector ever negotiate successful relationships?
The 'silver bullet' in managing travel and entertainment expenses
PC pricing - New opportunities
An opportunity analysis process for sourcing initiatives
World Class Operational Procurement: Oh yes, paying the supplier...
A minefield of misinformation - Tackling the challenges of BEE perception
The skills shortage is still a reality...What about flexible staffing solutions?
Call for Papers - Tendering Best Practices and Effective Implementation of the bidding process conference
Demand Management Consultant - Cape Town
Procurement and SCM impact on organisations' bottom-line - A SA government perspective
Finally, first BEE verification agencies accredited
World Class Operational Procurement: Where's my stuff?
Procurement Organisations can now turn headcount on and off
Why should Procurement organisations benchmark?
Events Procurement: The professionals are the answer, but transparency is key
The impact of the financial crisis on SA, and why BEE is now more important than ever
People on the move: Spotlight on Procurement and Supply Chain
How to generate and track output devices: Savings in the desktop, copying and print environment through managed print solutions (MPS)
The SOE Procurement Forum explained
Implementation of BEE hampered by bad information
Collaborative cost management with key suppliers
Interim Contracts are Ideal for Both the Employer and the Procurement Specialist
SMME Development as a driver of BEE Procurement opportunities and the economy as a whole
Leadership Profile: Anthony Chatikobo of Wings Corporate Travel (Pty) Ltd
Valuable spend information so important in the current economy
Quadrem delivers African market new services powered by SAP® Software
Supplier Opinion Surveys 3: A component of supplier relationship management
How important is price when selecting recruitment agencies?
Reducing the increasing 'billable hour' cost in the procurement of professional services...
World Class Operational Procurement: Three-way matching vs. two-way matching
Hiring some new talent? Check them out properly first...
What are the South African scenarios in the current climate of economic turmoil?
South African named Chief Operations Officer of global e-Procurement leader
World Class Operational Procurement: Electronic, XML & Other POs
Cost reductions needed NOW!
Leadership Profile: Fantas Mobu of the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) and Chairman of SOEPF (State Owned Enterprises Procurement Forum)
Tendering Conference and Technical workshop in May 2009 launched
Why organisations fail to implement strategic sourcing effectively...
How in-house printing savings are generated with reference to MPS services: Analysing user requirements
Automating and / or outsourcing external print services
Supplier opinion surveys: Practical how to's and key benefits
Overcoming business barriers with China and gaining savings
2008 Annual BEE Conference: BEE Procurement decreases by 20%
Report back on SmartSourcing Conference 2008
What do your suppliers really think of you?
Commerce Edge Launches CIPS Academy
Sourcing of external print services & managing supply challenges explored
New home grown procurement technology changes the rules of the game
CommerceZone (Pty) Ltd.
Taming Project Procurement: Better the Devil you Know than the One you Don't...
'The China Game' and the Value of Scenario Planning In Turbulent Economic Times
How to Generate & Track Output Savings in the Desktop Copying & Printing Environment, Utilising a Managed Print Solution
Welcome to the Future: Unlocking Organisational Effectiveness and Productivity - Functional Intelligence™
Leadership Profile: Wynand Louw of Tsebo Holdings & Operations
BEESA BOXSMART
Andile Tlhoaéle elected as Chairperson of ABVA
In-Depth 2008 Procurement Salary Survey Report Published
Effective & Efficient IT Procurement... more than hard bargaining.
Powerful, next generation spend analysis service launched
World Class Operational Procurement: Committing the Funds - Anatomy of a Purchase Order
How Good are Your Interviewing Skills: Do You Listen or Just Talk?
HR Services procurement: Beyond the purchasing department's scope?
Leadership Profile: Nicholas Rhoda of Metropolitan Holdings Limited
Still Circumventing the Procurement Process?
Supply Chain Education - South African Challenges and Opportunities
How to Optimise the Procurement of External Print Services
Managed Print Services Provide a Professional Approach to Procuring Output Devices
The Institutes of Southern Africa Procurement Academy: A Joint Venture Partnership between IPSA & CIPS
Mining Division Launches its Full E-Procurement Functionality with African Suppliers
Rigorous Process Focus Required for Effective Strategic Sourcing
Leadership Profile: Brian Fredericks of Transnet Freight Rail
Optimising the Procurement of External Print Services
Courier Services Benchmarking Shows Up Rate Discrepancies
Where Corporate Travel Money Falls Through The Cracks...
World Class Operational Procurement: Training, Training, Training
Optimising the Desktop and Corridor Print Environment
The Procurement of HR and Skills in the Spotlight
IPSA Western Cape Breakfast: "Procurement is the Profit Machine!"
2008 Salary Survey Results Published
In USA CPO Women Earn More Than Men
Outsourcing Management of Print can lead to 30% cost savings
SmartSourcing Conference 2008: 'Strategic Cost Management' In A Turbulent Economic Environment
Procurement vs Management Consultants and other Professional Services: Round 1
Leadership Profile: Sanet Jacobs of Lonmin Group
World Class Operational Procurement: Effective Requests & Approvals processes
What is the Value of Negotiation Skills in Public Sector Procurement?
Part 3: The ABC of Managing the Telecommunications Commodity Group
The 30th Annual SAPICS Conference 2008
Automotive & Engineering Lubricants prices follow oil , but not to the same extent
15 Simple Rules for effective Negotiations
Low Cost Country Sourcing a "Huge commercial incentive". China vs India
World-Class Operational Procurement: Catalogues and Shopping Baskets
Chinese South Africans now Black - What impact will this have on your BBBEE Score?
Considerations for Outsourcing the Management of your Document Outputs
Leadership Profile: Lucille de Wit of Plessey
The ABC of Managing the Telecommunications Commodity Group: What you need to know - Part 2
What Procurement Professionals are to Expect from the BEE Verification Process
Steel Prices in SA will continue to rise...Perhaps through 2009
First Annual IPSA Pan African Procurement Awards
Imperial Logistics Acquires 50% of supply chain consultancy Volition
Sustainable Procurement: What is it & why is it of crucial importance?
2008 Annual IPSA / CIPS Conference: A SmartProcurement News Report
Leadership Profile: Ebrahim Asmal of Engen Petroleum
Quadrem Positioned in Challengers Quadrant of Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sourcing Application Suites, 2008
World Class Operational Procurement: What is compliant spend?
PI Mines Index projects inflation above 20% for 2008
Initial results of 2008 Salary Survey
New SearchLight Launched: The next level in Description Based Spend Analysis
Finding and working with Suppliers in the food business where risk is rife
Leadership Profile: Anthea Saunders from TFMC
Searchlight
Quadrem Appoints Deon Mocke to Lead Africa Operations
Competitive Supplier Development: Surfing a Tsunami
IPSA News - New CEO and The Way Forward
Facilities Management Services: a holistic approach enables cost containment and better management
Further Beyond the Hype: The road ahead for Procurement
How Well Networked Are You?
Supply and Demand Theory back-firing on Human Resources in Procurement
Using a third party specialists to source hard to find 'widgets'
Taking BEE Procurement To The Next Level : Verified BEE Supplier Database
Print Copy Fax Scan - A Maturing Industry in Turmoil?
The ABC of Managing the Telecommunications commodity group: What you need to know
Outsourcing can be the ideal solution for document management
New generation E-commerce tools for procuring 'indirect' spend commodities
Another LOC head rolls
Major flaws exposed in Bay property valuation - A supplier question
GSSC denies tender impropriety
Navy admiral quits after laptop fraud
R2bn GSSC tender questioned
Free State Province signs with QUADREM for centralised, verified supplier database
Procurement job interviews: First impressions do count! You have two seconds...
Leadership Profile: Ian Russell of ABSA
Enterprise Development unlocks Preferential Procurement value
Beyond the Hype: The International Importance and Evolution of Procurement
Quadrem
Specialised below the line (BTL) Sourcing Service launched
A strategic approach to designing organisations that perform

Savings for Corporate Domestic Air Travel vs published prices on downward slide
Using Value Engineering for world class Supplier Relationship Management
Pan African Procurement - A view from the Flight Tower
PSA Group
New Web technology speeds up and simplifies sourcing of MRO requirements
BBBEE Compliance vs Government Procurement Practices - a Contradiction in terms?
Leadership Profile: Thapelo Petje of MTN
IPSA ANNUAL PAN AFRICAN CONFERENCE, 20 - 21 MAY 2008
Looking for a career move in Purchasing and Supply Management? It is time to review your options
The Law of Government Procurement in South Africa
LexisNexis
New CIPS procurement training courses launched in SA
IPSA partnerships increases Member Benefits: New Pricing
Cellphone supply market dynamics about to change
Transforming procurement in a strong IT environment: Hardware, Software, Services and Telecomunications case studies
Smart Procurement launches Procurement contracting section / service
Leadership Profile: Ndabeni Bagosi from Total SA
Achieving economic and social value through procurement professionalism
The scramble for Procurement talent Part 2: Using contractors....
Best practices for forecasting procurement requirements
PURCHASING MANAGER™: A NO RISK, FIRST STEP INTO E-PROCUREMENT
PC Price Trends, Recruitment Agency commissions, Courier pricing
Taking control of Professional Services Spend... even Dog Handling!
BEE Verification certificates vs Self Assessments... which is valid? What are the risks?
Report back on SmartSourcing 2007 Conference
Sorting out duplicate suppliers increase savings and BEE Points
Blind procurement professionals trying to control naughty end users when its too late...
Supplier Relationship E- Management launched
Professional status for the Purchasing and Supply Management environment
Procurement Intelligence: The key to prevent Fraud and Achieve compliance
CIPS qualifications now available locally through Commerce Edge
Global Network provides over 200,000 low value MRO industrial items within 24 hours via e-Procurement
Making the most of Supply Market Intelligence Information
Leadership Profile: Henry Malinga of National Treasury
7 Tips for achieving BBBEE compliance quickly
"Open Book Costing" and "Cost Plus" can hamper Outsourced Logistics contracts.
Volition
The FSCMA - Umbrella Body for Supply Chain Management Organisations formed
Only 1 in 10 procurement professionals can extract critical information
SEARCHLIGHT points the way for Omnia's Group Procurement Initiative
Seamless reporting on your monthly/ quarterly/ annual BBBEE spend now available
Local procurement intelligence provider does global deal
Does aggregation really lead to lower prices?
SmartTelephony - The costs of business communications are in steady decline
Results of Salary Survey conducted at the IPSA Conference 2007
Detailed 60 000 BEE SUPPLIER and verification information available electronically
Rising prices to drive Low Cost Country Sourcing
The scramble for Procurement talent
More than 8000 qualified BEE suppliers now available
Part 2 - The Business Case for Purchasing Cards
SAPICS 2007 Conference Report Back
A SmartProcurement news report on IPSA / CIPS 2007 Pan African Conference
Procurement talent development solution launched
Temporary Recruitment Services - Sourcing Traps
Leadership Profile: Karen van Vuuren of Transnet
The current case for purchasing cards - Part 1
A “Quick Start” to Supply Chain Collaboration
Commerce Edge
ABSA Procurement Cards
China: Ready For the Next Sourcing Wave?
Up to 50% of procurement spend "Under the Radar"
Only 30% of promised Procurement savings actually achieved - Time to cut the budget?
Home-grown technology offers fix for government spending woes
CEC acquires local World Class procurement training provider
Spend management beyond the obvious: implementing best practice
Do’s and don’ts when developing Office Automation tenders
Updated: Generous BEE compliancy allowances for Small Business
Taming travel expenses? Boost your compliance!
Local e-Procurement provider grows to 100 000 procurement transactions a month
True cost of Staff Recruitment exposed
Lonmin Platinum uses Description-based Spend Analysis software to Support Strategic Sourcing
e-Procurement and Strategic Sourcing combine to deliver savings
Service Level Agreements – what should they contain?
Telephony – new era technology saves company R20m in phone costs.
Market Analysis: The South African Transport and Logistics Industry – An Industry in Turmoil
Outsourced BEE compliance services pinpoint supplier development requirements for increased Procurement Score.
Procurement Job Descriptions
Buy consultants and other professional services for up to 20% less
Update: New developments in the "Catering Services" marketplace.
Supplier sustainability evaluation service launched
TCO of Changing to a new supplier
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BEE Codes approved by cabinet - small suppliers excluded.
Procurement Professionals happy with Pay.
New procurement best practices Benchmark Service launched
Supplier BEE Self Assessment - Will verification be done away with?
Case Study: e-Procurement brings expenditure on office groceries under control
Netcare e-procurement cuts CAPEX cycle time by 66%
BEE procurement compliance "Bureau" service launched
Using SMS's to control the procurement process and boost governance
Current procurement systems and practices will fail BEE verification requirements.
Are you getting the best prices in a "downward" cycle? PC market update.
What do procurement professionals get paid?
Large buyers pay up to 49% more on Car Hire
Finding a cure for "BAD" contracts and outsourcing deals?
Is BEE fronting bad for business?
New BEE "pop-up " tool launched
Procurement intelligence becomes "empowered."
Measuring suppliers on ownership can result in no verified BEE points at all!
Analysing maverick spend between multiple procurement organisations.
Exchange rates have varied impact of different commodities
13.5% savings on copy paper through Reverse Auctioning and BBBEE Supplier
Air travel prices continuing down... But isn't the total cost going up?
SA Companies finally benefiting from e-Procurement promises
Find out about KEY supplier failure before it happens
Competitive Capabilities International (CCI) in partnership with Growthcon International
New Broad Based Empowerment vs Cost Savings - walking a tightrope?
Innovative new tool for analysing uncategorised spend
Consulting and professional Services under the Procurement Spotlight
Printer, Fax and Photocopier Rentals: What clauses to look out for!
New Leading Practice Benchmarking Service launched
Advanced analysis tool unleashes power of procurement data
PC Prices drop faster than the rand strengthens
Stationery Prices continue downward trend. Is there still scope to negotiate?
Cutting Edge Procurement
Data everywhere, information scarcer than honest politicians!
Critiscism of procurement performance : Can benchmarking provide answers?
Purchasing Index
How to calculate the value that Procurement adds to the organisation
How an old(er) lady got 10% of the savings! Incentives made easy?
A festive season contract: "Well wishes, without the risk!"
Reducing the Total Cost of Affirmative Procurement
Preferential Procurement: Destroying or enhancing procurement value….?
Avoid, reduce or pass the buck on procurement risk... (Part 1)
Famous or Notorious? Why Procurement Projects Fail
Highlights: BEE Codes of Good Practice (Part 1)
"The Terminator" uses Strategic Sourcing for cost savings
PART 2: How to negotiate with a SOLE Supplier
Tech Pro Personnel - The Human Link in your Supply Chain
How to negotiate with a SOLE Supplier (Part 1)
Is profit made when you BUY or when you SELL?
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BEE Supplier Development: How to pass the buck but still get the credit
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