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How To Motivate Suppliers Without Spending Money
Have you ever found yourself saying to your child; "If you read your books for 2 hours, you can watch TV or you can attend that birthday...

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Jul 26, 20223 min read


Where A+ Bids Begin...
It's your daughter's examination day and you haven't recovered from the stress you both went through practically studying together,...

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Jul 16, 20222 min read


6 Key Steps in an RFP Process
An RFP (Request For Proposal) process is a vital part of any procurement organization or team. It entails the various steps that are...

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Jul 7, 20222 min read


Ghost Vendors
Dear Buyer, Imagine this scenario where you invited, say, four vendors to bid for a supply and only one vendor responds. Familiar right😄...

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Jun 28, 20222 min read


Who's on your bid list?
Today a plumber spent 4 hours ‘fixing’ my kitchen tap. It had developed a slight leak overnight, well that leak became a rushing spring...

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Jun 21, 20222 min read


Broken Pieces
According to my 8 year old artist who painted this picture, "All broken things can be put back together. And they can be made to look...

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Apr 12, 20222 min read


Fat Brown Envelope
He walked into my office cubicle brazenly, his lips making an unpleasant smacking sound as he moved a chewing gum around in his mouth. I...

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Feb 10, 20222 min read


Love Letter to Vendors - Pls Decline
As a buyer working on a competitive tender process for a requirement, it is really frustrating when vendors who were invited to bid for...

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Nov 14, 20213 min read


A Little Struggle Story
This picture right here is a burner from my new five-point cooker. When it was installed, the fire produced by the burners was not right...

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Sep 6, 20212 min read


Quick Tip for Online Bids
Processing tenders electronically has never been easier... there are many electronic portals which facilitate the entire tender lifecycle...

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Jun 13, 20212 min read
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