SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES

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. agement decisions.

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

 

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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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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