Supply Chain Management Principles and Practice, provides a framework for subsequent, more detailed study in various aspects of supply management. This course reviews the evolution of supply chain management concepts and discusses trends in procurement and strategic competitiveness. It then focuses on the major issues involved in managing a competitive supply chain including: forecasting, inventory management, distribution, dealing with uncertainty, reverse logistics, and customer service. Delegates will be better equipped to conceptualize the management of supply chains, identify primary and secondary value chain processes; distinguish between the umbrella term, ‘supply chain management,’ and its component functions; and understand the basic tools of forecasting and the need for accurate data and forecasts on which to base supply chain management decisions.

 THE WORKSHOP OUTCOME

 INTRODUCTION TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND PROCUREMENT IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Understanding procurement

Discussing the impact of procurement to the supply chain

Getting a strategic fit for purchasing

Differentiating between reactive and pro-active procurement

 LEARNING PROCUREMENT STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC PROCUREMENT

Introducing Strategic planning for the purchasing manager

Acquiring the Pareto Principle

Analyzing the risk, value matrix

Knowing Tactical acquisition, tactical profit strategic security and strategic critical

Sourcing strategies

EXAMINING THE NEW SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Comparing the traditional procurement policy and supply chain management

Handling demand management

Mastering acquisition and disposal management

Logistics management

Taking different Acquisition routed

 GOVERNMENT STRATEGY FOR SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND THE REGULATORY

FRAMEWORK

Relating the Public Finance Management Act and the PPPFA

Preferential supply chain policy and the short to medium  terms targets for preferential procurement policy

Supply Chain Management Framework and regulatory requirements

Supply Chain Management in the financial management

 UNDERSTANING THE BID COMMITTEES, PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES

Bidding commitee members and their roles, Bidding policies and procedures

 INTERNAL IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE PUBLIC SECTORS

Setting up supply chain management unit

Implementing a strategy

Preparation, implementation, support and monitoring phases

ENCOURAGING SUPPLIER PARTNERING AND LONG TERM SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS

Handling the supplier qualification process

Road to improved supplier performance

Managing suppliers, supplier partnering and strategic alliances

Implementing incentives and penalties

Accounting officers

 DRAFTING AND MANAGING SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS

Mastering contracts, commercial terms of sale

Relationships management

Discussing supplier management teams, roles and approaches

 COMBATING CORRUPTION WITHIN TENDERING, PROCUREMENT AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Common trends and fraud indicators

Implementing anti fraud programme

Tips on prevention and Investigative techniques

 MANAGING RISK THROUGH GOOD GOVERNANCE

Identifying, assessing, allocating, risk

Cost of risk

Insurance and guarantee

Creating uniformity in documentation

Maintaining honesty, integrity, fairness, objectivity and efficiency

Availability of information for procurement

Supporting competition by avoiding discrimination

 NEGOTIATION IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR

Examining the importance of negotiating

Discussing why everything is negotiable

Total cost of ownership

 PROCUREMENT CONTROLLING – HOW TO MEASURE THE PROCUREMENT FUNCTION

Benchmarking

Re-engineering and procurement

Employee selection, qualification, training and retention

World class supply management
UP-DATING PARTICIPANGS ON LEGISLATIVE UP-DATES

Sampling policy documents

Dicussing your organisational policies

Unique division, unique function

THE ROLE OF BID COMMITTEE IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PROPER DOCUMENTATION

Understanding the role of proper document storage in the supply chain

Discussing elements of document storage and disposal withing supply chain
MANAGING THE OPERATIONS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT UNIT

Role play and discussions on whos responsibility

How your organisation functions

The role of a supply chain personnel in operations management

 OBTAIN AN OVERVIEW OF THE LEGISLATION APPLICABLE TO THE BID COMMITTEE PROCESS

UNDERSTAND THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE BID COMMITTEES

Examine the constitution, functions and responsibilities of each committee: 

The Bid Specification Committee

The Bid Evaluation Committee

The Bid Adjudication Committee

The Disposal Committee (Recommended)

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