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Emotional intelligence imperative in supply chain management (I)

Procurement personnel are expected to situate their thought processes in the personal circumstances of those suppliers they negotiate with.

By Charles Nyika Mar. 22, 2024

Emotional intelligence imperative in supply chain management (I)

Cost to serve analysis: The holy grail of profitability (11)

The total cost to serve distribution expenses should, therefore, be considered before increasing the clock speed of a supply chain.

By Charles Nyika Apr. 12, 2024

Cost to serve analysis: The holy grail of profitability (11)

Increased focus on supplier diversity is the way to go

The rapidly changing demographics has also significantly changed the homogeneous market that we have always been accustomed to over the years.

By Charles Nyika Apr. 26, 2024

Increased focus on supplier diversity is the way to go

Unpacking hidden value of talent management in supply chain (I)

Instead of treating it as a one-time event, talent management should be regarded as a continuous business process.

By Charles Nyika May. 3, 2024

Unpacking hidden value of talent management in supply chain (I)

Contract management as a critical success factor in supply chains (II)

Contracts will form the basis upon which audits or risk assessments are carried out

By Charles Nyika May. 25, 2024

Contract management as a critical success factor in supply chains (II)

Business continuity plans as beacons of resilience, stability in supply chain

Supply chains are also susceptible to computer network and hardware failures and can lead to data loss.

By Charles Nyika May. 31, 2024

Business continuity plans as beacons of resilience, stability in supply chain

With open contracting, everyone sees everything

At such magnitude of spending, even the smallest improvement in procurement will inevitably result in vast gains for the taxpayer’s money.

By Charles Nyika Jun. 7, 2024

With open contracting, everyone sees everything

Pathway to supply chain management excellence

There is need to maintain a hell copter view and a glass pipe-line view of the supply chain network at every turn along the way.

By Charles Nyika Jun. 21, 2024

Pathway to supply chain management excellence

Supply chain visibility can change profitability equation

The supply chain is subjected to varying tariffs, trade agreements and varied government regulations across different international markets.

By Charles Nyika Jun. 28, 2024

Supply chain visibility can change profitability equation

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

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

Supply chain excellence through supplier development initiatives

Unlocking hidden savings through outsourcing

Outsourcing is a value-addition strategy that most supply chain professionals should be glad to embrace with open arms.

By Charles Nyika Sep. 6, 2024

Unlocking hidden savings through outsourcing

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

Optimising firm’s profitability through value chain analysis

Procurement evolves to outcome based contracts

The trend reflects a growing inclination towards contracts that tie payments to measurable outcomes.

By Charles Nyika Oct. 4, 2024

Procurement evolves to outcome based contracts

Procurement planning retold

Whenever suppliers realise that time is running short for processing purchase orders, the power of negotiation will shift from procurement to the supplier.

By Charles Nyika Oct. 25, 2024

Enhancing visibility through spend analysis

Spend analysis will assist them to make course correction measures in good time whenever they realise that they are now overspending.

By Charles Nyika Nov. 22, 2024

Enhancing visibility through spend analysis

Triple Ps: Catalyst for development

Public sector officials charged with shepherding the use of public funds are increasingly looking for better ways to deploy resources in the most productive way possible.

By Charles Nyika Dec. 6, 2024

Are your inventory strategies holding your profits back?

There appears to be a unique confluence of negative economic factors that seem to be pulling everyone back. It is unfortunately a sad reality of our present circumstances.

By Charles Nyika Jan. 10, 2025

Are your inventory strategies holding your profits back?

Mystery behind circular supply chains

It is generally acknowledged that in a linear traditional supply chain model, raw materials are extracted from the environment; they are then processed into goods.

By Charles Nyika Jan. 31, 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

Customer experience a function of agile supply chain network

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

Supply chain market intelligence the ultimate competitive weapon

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