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Responsible Procurement
Responsible Procurement Organisations are increasingly aware of the need to think beyond sales and profits. This means understanding ...

Risk Evaluation: A Case Study Example
Introduction Risk management is the identification, analysis, evaluation and mitigation of risks. Risks are often evaluated according ...

Risk Management
Definition Risk may be defined as ‘the probability of an unwanted outcome happening’ or a collection of unknown and known ...

Risk Management Framework for Healthcare Commodities
Risk management is an important aspect of procurement and supply management. A recent study developed a risk management framework ...

Risk: Benefits of Risk Management
Supply chain risk management is more than a helpful addition to your operations. It will determine how effectively your organisation ...

Risk: Business Continuity Plan
It is not possible to prevent all disasters and incidents can happen quickly. When a major incident seriously disrupts a supply chain, ...

Risk: ISO Risk Standards
ISO (the International Organisation for Standardisation) is the world body for agreeing common standards across trade and and industry ...

Risk: The Interview
Listen to the podcast or if you would prefer to review the transcript below. Mpho: Welcome to Health Procurement Africa. The community ...

Roles and Responsibilities in Procurement
Our procurement departments are there to make sure our organisation’s have all the products and services they need to deliver orders to ...

Separation of Duties
Definition The term separation of duties means that the processes involved in procurement and supply are divided between two or more ...

Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
A service level agreement defines the level of service a buyer expects from their supplier. It sets out how the level of service will ...

Simple Procurement Cycle
The Procurement Cycle is a series of steps you take when you buy a product or service for your organisation. There is no one ...