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1 Central Supplier Database The Central Supplier Database maintains a database of organisations, institutions and individuals who can provide goods and services to government. The CSD is the single source of key supplier information for organs of state. Link
2 Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply CIPS exists to promote and develop high standards of professional skill, ability and integrity among all those engaged in purchasing and supply chain management. CIPS assists individuals, organisations and the profession as a whole. Link
3 Market SQR News MarketSqr News keeps Procurement and Supply people informed of relevant news to develop careers, support great decisions and develop better practises in the organisations we work in. Link
4 Purchasing Managers Index The monthly Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) is compiled by the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) Link
5 Smart Procurement SmartProcurement has a nine-year history as an online communications and media channel, which focuses on the niche segment of Procurement and Supply Management (P&SM) for over 2 500 departments and 15 000 personnel active in the national supply chains of medium to large organisations in the private and public sectors. Our readers generally make or influence the Procurement and Purchasing decisions within their organisations. We cater to an audience of procurement practitioners with designations such as BEE Supplier Officers, Commodity and Contract Managers, Purchasing and Procurement Managers, P&SM Strategists and Sourcing Analysts and Specialists, active in all sectors of commerce and industry in all tiers of government, including parastatals and State owned-enterprises. On the first Wednesday of the month our Publishing Editor, Bernie van Niekerk (B.Eng), oversees the content of relevant articles of interest to this audience which is published in the monthly SmartNewsletter to 11 500 voluntary subscribers. Our readership is updated on the latest developments and trends affecting Procurement processes, skill-sets, strategies, solutions, techniques, technologies, tools as well as the jobs and careers available, to improve the efficiencies of South Africa's national supply chains. Link
6 Spend Matters Our collective sites are the largest and most influential in the procurement sector – and together, have the largest and broadest range of practitioners and advisors reading them than any other analyst, blog, media or subscription service. We have the biggest and most expert team in the market covering a range of procurement topics. Our Premium Research available on Spend Matters PRO sets the standard for the analyst world in procurement Link
7 Strategic Sourceror This site is dedicated to providing up-to-date news, current events, opinions, press releases, cost-saving tips and best practice articles in business topics surrounding strategic sourcing, supply chain, procurement, purchasing and spend management. Link
8 Supply Chain Digital Ever wonder how things get from Point A to Point B? Supply Chain Digital does. We work to cover all the happenings in the global supply chain space, from how parts are sourced to how packages end up on your doorstep. As a leading online source of logistics, procurement, warehousing and outsourcing news geared toward executives in the supply chain industry around the world, we focus our coverage on one of the largest spaces in the world’s economy. Link
9 University World News An online global higher education publication focussing in international higher education news analysis Link
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