Supply Chain Management Training

The Supply Chain function is under the spotlight at the moment due to:

• Fraud by suppliers
• Collusion by staff
• Overspending in government departments
• Non adherence to PFMA (Public Finance Management Act) and MFMA (Municipal Finance Management Act)

Course Objectives:

• To enable Supply Chain teams to have a structured approach to Supply Chain
• An understanding of the legal aspects regarding contracts and SLA’s
• Enabling companies that tender to provide clear understanding of the important issues to address
• Understanding of the entire process of contracting and the role Supply chain plays in this process

Course Outline:

Module 1: PFMA / MFMA

• Directors responsibilities
• Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
• Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA)

Module 2: The Context

• Contract basics
• Organisational context
• Current situation analysis
• Tender team
• Practical exercise

Module 3: Supplier pre-selection

• Why do supplier selection
• Compiling the selection criteria
• Advertising
• Evaluation suppliers
• Practical exercise

Module 4: Tender Preparation

• Request for information (Proposal)
• Request for tender
• Advertising
• Briefing sessions
• Disqualification criteria
• Practical exercise

Module 5: Evaluation

• Submission
• Tender opening
• Evaluation
• Adjudication

Module 6: Contracting and SLA’s

• Contract components
• The role of SLA’s
• Contract implementation
• Practical exercise

Course Duration:

2 days

• The course is offered in-house and can be custom made to include specific examples and exercises based on the organisation’s activities.
• The course is wholly interactive combining theory with role play, team exercises and group interaction.
• Evaluation happens through participation and group discussion

Who should attend:

• Project teams
• Managers
• Tender evaluators
• Staff involved in tendering
• Procurement staff (supply chain staff in Government institutions)

Previous Facilitator Feedback:

• Structure andparticipation were most informative. Very good (Letseng Diamonds)
• Tendering process and fraud prevention were most informative. Very impressive (Petroleum Agency)
• Tender process and PFMA were most informative. Excellent (Unisa)
• Process evaluation was most informative.  Excellent trainer. Very informative (Litha Pharma)
• Excellent. Very informative and knowledgeable presenter. Interesting (Plessey)
• The tender process and contracts section were most informative. I thoroughly enjoyed the Course, Excellent (Plessey)
• Great course. Everything was informative (SPX/ DB Thermial)
• The complete content was informative. It did benefit me greatly (Iveco)
• Informative and interactive (Energizer SA)
• Informative, especially the tender process, contracts and general knowledge. Nic provided a lot of general knowledge