by Dianne Bayley | Oct 21, 2022 | Innovation
In 2021, the global procurement as a service market was valued at approximately US$ 6.3 billion, writes Leon Steyn – CEO of Dante Deo Consulting. Given that the market has a projected compound annual growth rate of 7% for the next 10 years, experts forecast that the...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 28, 2022 | Security and Legal
On 25 July 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the Government’s intention to implement various “bold, courageous and decisive action[s] to close the electricity gap” in South Africa and bring an end to loadshedding. We unpack the legal and...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 14, 2022 | Sustainability
While we talk often about established suppliers having the benefit of economies of scale, we don’t talk enough about the benefit of agility that corporates can tap into through smaller suppliers, notes Mpopi Khupe, Executive Director at Zevoli Growth Partners. For...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 15, 2021 | Innovation
In recent years, financial services firms have had to make some challenging strategic decisions to remain competitive in their marketplaces, writes Monica Sasso, EMEA FSI chief technologist, Red Hat. A major pivot point is whether to commit to manufacturing financial...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 3, 2020 | Sustainability
The role of procurement is about ensuring that business operations continue like clockwork no matter how disrupted the business environment is, says Paulo de Matos, SYSPRO Chief Product Officer. This involves understanding the current environment as well as foreseeing...