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The introduction of E-Procurement.

ModusLink Corporation

The introduction of E-Procurement: Price and availability are not the only factors to be considered in a purchasing decision, especially now that a strong supply chain has become an unmissable element for every company in today’s business climate (Namulo, 2017). Furthermore, e-procurement enables price negotiation and supplier evaluation.

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Winner of the last quarter: Unilever’s Marc Engel

Supply Chain Movement

In his 20-year career with Unilever, Engel has worked in Singapore, the Netherlands, UK, Brazil, Switzerland and Kenya. He has extensive experience in supply-chain operations, covering procurement, logistics, finance and strategy development.

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Supply Chain Secrets Going Global – But Where Should we Share Them?

Logistics Bureau

The seminars will cover basic supply chain management, and more advanced elements such as strategy, outsourcing, cost to serve, benchmarking, and so on.”. Supply chain strategy development and alignment. Procurement and purchasing. Rob O’Byrne, Founder, Supply Chain Secrets. Supply chain and logistics outsourcing. Peru – Lima.

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Supply Chains have always shaped the World

Enterra Insights

Paul Simpson reports, “Excavations of the dry bed of the ancient Lake Olorgesailie, in southern Kenya, led by American paleoanthropologist Rick Potts, suggest that our ancestors created the first supply chain between 305,000 and 320,000 years ago, at least 80,000 years older than we previously thought.”[1] Principle 7.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

If we look at just one customer, Amex Auto Spares based in Nairobi, Kenya with 5 branches across the Country. Today, Amex Auto Spares’ local procurement staff spend considerably more time negotiating best pricing with suppliers rather than trying to figure out what to buy! There are many benefits which accrue to our clients.

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May 2019 Automation Hero: Elsante Mnzava of Mkenga Group

EazyStock

If we look at just one customer, Amex Auto Spares based in Nairobi, Kenya with five branches across the country, they have totally eliminated the use of Excel for planning and executing local purchases, which they were spending upwards of five hours a day on. As this month’s Automation Hero, you know how automation can benefit a business.

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Podcast: Rob O’Byrne on Digital Transformation, Sustainability, and Diversification in Sourcing

Requis

Because one of the major costs in a business, if you take in procurement and cost of goods, is supply chain. It won’t be enough to say, “this is fair trade coffee from Kenya”, people are going to want to see information going a few levels back from that, that the inputs are sustainable as well.