Procurement Best Practices Seminar

Seeing Procurement as a Dynamic, Interactive System
• The System Approach vs. the Traditional Functional Approach
• What is the goal of Procurement?
• Developing the Strategic Procurement Plan
• An Overview of the Procurement Process
• Procurement as Part of the Supply Chain

Developing the Strategic Procurement Decisions
• Make / Buy Decision
• Vertical Integration
• Alliances and Partnerships
• Inter-company Trade
• Reciprocity and Counter Trade
• Supplier Strategy
• The Coordination Strategy
• The Purchasing Organisation

Implementing the Tactical Procurement Decisions
• Supplier Involvement
• Value Analysis
• Quality Assurance
• Supplier Selection
• Supplier Rating and Ranking
• Contract Management
• IT Systems and e-Procurement
• Policies and Procedures
• Staffing the Procurement Department

Dealing with Operational Procurement Decisions
• Selecting the most Appropriate Ordering Process
• Addressing Quality Issues
• Follow-up
• Overdue Orders
• Expediting
• The Payment Process
• Reducing the Cost of Procurement: Small Value Purchase Orders

Contingency Procurement Decisions
• The Different Contingency Situations
• Contingency Management

Procurement Performance Measurement
• Spend Analysis
• Total Cost of Ownership
• Supplier Performance Measurement

FOR WHOM:
Stores, Purchasing and Logistics Personnel in the Public and Private Sectors.