Supply Chain - The Standard

Topic : Supply Chain

Pros of managing conflicts of interest in procurement

Proper procurement decisions must be based on facts and guided by value for money rather than being swayed by personal relationships or known cross-cutting loyalties influenced by self-interest.

By Charles Nyika Feb. 20, 2026

Pros of managing conflicts of interest in procurement

Red flags of graft and fraud in procurement

Procurement fraud will always be difficult to detect in a single transaction — it often takes vigilance across several procurement transactions to identify fraudulent patterns of behaviour.

By Charles Nyika Feb. 13, 2026

Red flags of graft and fraud in procurement

Harness the true power of procurement requisitions

Supply chain leaders will find it easy to combine similar requests across departments and negotiate for favourable bulk purchasing terms and conditions.

By Charles Nyika Feb. 6, 2026

Harness the true power of procurement requisitions

Mitigating supply chain disruptions in business

The threat of supply chain disruption is ever-present. Change is no longer episodic. It is constant. The supply chain landscape pivots.

By Charles Nyika Jan. 30, 2026

Mitigating supply chain disruptions in business

Leveraging inventory for cost reduction, efficiency

Performance efficiencies will enable organisations to staying ahead in a world that never stand still.

By Charles Nyika Jan. 23, 2026

Leveraging inventory for cost reduction, efficiency

Optimising packaging for efficiency

Customers will be better able to easily track the journey of goods from suppliers to end users, promoting product authenticity and timely delivery.

By Charles Nyika Jan. 16, 2026

Future of digital transformation on procurement performance

Supply chain professionals are slowly moving away from the old days of having filing cabinets stacked with piles and piles of box files and binders of quotations.

By Charles Nyika Dec. 12, 2025