The good, the bad and the ugly of framework agreements (I)
They also provide a great ladder for small to medium enterprises to build up their experience in procurement by partnering with best-in-class companies.
By Charles Nyika
Feb. 21, 2025
Supply chain market intelligence the ultimate competitive weapon
Predictive analytics empowers procurement professionals to peer beyond the veil of uncertainty, ensuring that they remain at the forefront of new developments in their industry.
By Charles Nyika
Feb. 14, 2025
Customer experience a function of agile supply chain network
Today’s customers are fickle. This fickleness stems from the knowledge that there is a plethora of competing options or alternatives available at their fingertips.
By Charles Nyika
Feb. 7, 2025
Supplier rationalisation strategy procurement’s best-kept secret
Like the proverbial ostrich, supply chain professionals cannot bury their heads in the sand and pretend that supply chain problems will go away.
By Charles Nyika
Dec. 20, 2024
Optimising firm’s profitability through value chain analysis
it is often said that value is always subjective in private life, but pretty darn objective in the commercial environment.
By Charles Nyika
Sep. 13, 2024
Strategic cost analysis in supply chain management
This may entail procurement practitioners going to the extent of interrogating and understanding how the supplier sources its raw materials and at what cost.
By Charles Nyika
Aug. 23, 2024
Ethical business practices remain unfulfilled promise
It should be common practice for an organisation to do the right thing for itself and for the society from which it derives its value from.
By Charles Nyika
Aug. 16, 2024
Supply chain excellence through supplier development initiatives
A short-term approach of forcing suppliers to reduce their prices often corresponds to a proportional increase in the risk of supplier failure.
By Charles Nyika
Aug. 9, 2024
All things logistics management
With the predominant use of smart route planning, supply chain practitioners will be able to select the best routes to use while avoiding unnecessary traffic jams.
By Charles Nyika
Jul. 26, 2024
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