by Saskia Botha | Apr 19, 2022 | Process Improvement, Supply Chain Management
Why bad master data affects your bottom line Master data is defined as sets of data which provide context for business transactions. This is a very complex way of saying it is the information that a business keeps about people, places, things and ideas. Examples of...
by Saskia Botha | Feb 8, 2022 | Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain: Preparing for your black swan event Now that the government has declared the latest wave of COVID-19 over, we can look back and see the effects the pandemic has had on the global supply chain. They were threefold: First, there was an increased demand for...
by Saskia Botha | Oct 7, 2021 | Supply Chain Management
9 questions to ask about your procurement Procurement is the first entry into your supply chain. It is the start of everything. It is also where you are most likely to introduce a lot of risk, costs, and issues into your business. As your procurement matures, it... by Saskia Botha | Apr 16, 2021 | Project Governance, Project Management
Too often we hear about major projects that have failed, but we hear very little about successful projects. A sure-fire way to set-up a project for success is to understand what the biggest problems are and preemptively address those problems. This article will... by Saskia Botha | Apr 13, 2021 | Project Governance, Project Management
And stop asking bad questions Has this ever happened to you: you are sitting in a meeting, and somebody asks a silly question? The question has such an obvious answer, you are tempted to roll your eyes. But then the obvious answer just doesn’t come. Either the answer...
