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This assignment focus is evaluating various sourcing approaches used in Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PS&M). To achieve this aim, Royal Commission of Al-Ula (RCU) is used as the organisation of interest. By focusing on different categories of spend including technology systems, various sourcing approaches have been evaluated. The sourcing approaches in line with CIPS Module Notes include single, sole, multiple, and dual sourcing. The findings of this assignment have been informed by various tools and models used in analysis including Kraljic matrix, Mendelow matrix, business hierarchy of needs and SWOT analysis among others. The findings indicate multiple sourcing appropriate to involve many suppliers, single sourcing only one supplier with dual sourcing two suppliers only often evidencing conflicting expectations. At the end of this assignment, a supplier appraisal checklist has been provided using the Carter’s 10Cs model in the technology system sourcing category. From the findings and conclusions in this assignment, the identified limitations can be managed by using the following recommendations;

• Transitioning from only one sourcing approach for all their spend categories and select each for all their spends
• Ensure policies in PS&M are appropriately implemented while prioritising on their different stakeholders interest areas
• Embrace of technologies in their sourcing process for sake of achieving modernised suppliers appraisal and eventual selection
• Improve RCU Ariba and SAP system intended for improving exchange of data and information for supporting their sourcing approaches embrace

 

Today, in oil and gas sector in UAE, it is encountering immense pressures from different stakeholders for addressing tendering process in their contracts management. Nevertheless, there exist less literature which has evaluate the implication of incorporation of technologies for enhancing issues linked with accessing, delivering timelines and input. This is through developing a system which enhance one-on-one communication reducing the entire contracts evaluation cycle. The process would have a positive implication on ADNOC and their different suppliers by managing issues associated with access, timeline of provision, communication, paper usage and input therefore reduced tendering evaluation process. The different deliverables for the current project would include the following;

• Improved engagement of different stakeholders in tendering process of contracts process
• Increased costs savings by reducing communication barriers and also reducing the number of employees working in tendering process
• An effective data management and recording for ensuring success in evaluation and use of the data for contracts tendering process metrics
• Effective management of issues in the contracts evaluation and recommend best strategies in their mitigation during tendering process
• To effectively pursue trend analysis to understand the history of evaluations and effectively use the data in managing tendering process

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In these modules “Developing value through procurement and supply and managing expenditures with suppliers”, a report is developed focusing on procurement supply and management (PS&M) function to achieve value for money outcomes. The organisation of focus is Qatar Railways Company (QRC) in sourcing for catering services. Part of this report also entail evaluating approaches of management of costs for the catering services. The data used to generate the findings in this report has been sourced by use of internal documents in QRC, available research from reputable sources and suppliers analysis. Further, various theories and models have been used from CIPS Module notes and guidance (STEEPLED, Mendelow, Kraljic and Suppliers Preferencing and more ) to generate appropriate findings. The main findings in this report evidence that QRC works with many stakeholders for success in their PS&M and specifically sourcing for catering services. Further, with QRC operating in a competitive oligopolistic market environment, achieving value for money outcomes in their PS&M operations is essential. The major findings is that the organisation uses a strategic approach in achieving value for money outcomes. The approach has its advantages and disadvantages with areas of improvement identified in the recommendations. From the identified findings of analysis, a set of gaps have been identified which can be managed by identified recommendations;

• Pursue detailed analysis of stakeholders positioning to ensure overall interests are prioritised
• For catering services, engage different potential suppliers to avoid monopolistic demand and supply hindering competitiveness
• Engage PS&M experts and specialists to acquire knowledge on improving value for money outcomes
• Reviewing budgetary allocation in catering services sourcing and include modernisation of their sourcing