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Procurement fraud is a leading commercial risk and organisations must implement every possible preventative measure to ensure it does not impact the business.
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The need for greater transparency in compliance and procurement has never been more important - businesses have no choice but to implement a comprehensive vetting process to ensure complete transparency and honesty in their dealings.
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Decisions and consequences go hand-in-hand. This is why having adequate, relevant information at your fingertips is a critical aspect of any decision-making process - more so when these decisions affect the operation of business and company reputation.
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Sometimes procurement professionals can be caught with their hand in the cookie jar, mixing business with pleasure to the detriment of their employers.
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Procurement fraud can be committed by employees acting alone or in collusion with vendors.
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The single biggest negative factor that could potentially arise from an organisation’s relationship with its third-parties is risk.
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The Auditor General of South Africa defines irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure (IFW) as ‘expenditure that was made in vain and could have been avoided had reasonable care been taken.
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Suppliers play a huge role in the operational capacity of a business and with a mutually healthy relationship, trusted suppliers can help a business satisfy customer needs, even in a pinch.
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Technological innovation benefits business by putting pioneering solutions in the hands of busy professionals, thus promoting self-sufficiency and accuracy.
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Companies evolve and so do their needs. More often than not, third parties are essential for organisations to function and meet their own outputs.