A sea change is occurring in Europe and the ripples are crossing the Atlantic. The Circular Economy (CE) is affecting environmental, social and governance values. Why? It makes good business sense to adapt to a world with resource scarcity. Contributing to profitability while exercising more responsible use of natural resources is tough to argue against. … Read more
Public sector procurement objectives are quite predictable and intuitive – find savings for other departments to be able to meet their budgets. As procurement professionals know, the need for public sector to deliver value for money as it relates to infrastructure investment and operations requires a team approach. Engineers and operational staff design and develop … Read more
1 Using indexing to measure performance. One of the more interesting phenomenon in business is the day you realize your boss and everybody else’s boss majored in the same course at university – the course they all completed was ‘What the heck have you done for me lately’. This question is often directed at supply … Read more
3 Background Frequent instances occur within contracts where disputes arise with respect to the quality of the materials or service performance. Invariably the relationship between the owner and the contractor deteriorates with the result being that the owner will not receive full value for money. Execution of a contract does not give license to the … Read more