Exploring the Effects of Centralised Procurement on Projects in South African Matrix Mining Organizations

Bridging the practitioner-academic divide

“…Efficiencies in mining projects were the focus of two papers, with Skerman and Todhunter (2017) providing the background and literature review to support a study into an appropriate framework that can improve project outcomes in the Australian coal-mining industry. Meanwhile, Milanzi and Bond-Barnard (2017) describe the results of a qualitative study exploring the challenges and implications of centralized procurement on projects in South African mining organizations.…”

Investigating the effectiveness of the project management system utilized by the eThekwini Water and Sanitation Unit to implement capital projects.

“…According to the study that was conducted by Milanzi and Bond-Barnard (2017), the type of organisational structure have a significant impact on the performance of the organisation in terms of projects delivery in a South African context. Historic research supports this finding as Kuprenas (2003) highlights that there is a wealth of literature on the relationship between the type of organisational structure and its performance to deliver projects.…”