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The 13 Stages of the Procurement Cycle - ANSWER-Stage 1 - Identify need

and develop spec.

Stage 2 - Market commodity/make or buy options.

Stage 3 - Develop Strategy/Plan

Stage 4 - Pre procurement market tests

Stage 5 - Prepare Documentation

Stage 6 - Supplier Selection

Stage 7 - Send ITT

Stage 8 - Receive & Evaluate Bids

Stage 9 - Award contract

Stage 10 - Warehouse/logistics prep

Stage 11 - Contract management

Stage 12 - Relationship management

Stage 13 - End of life/asset management

,Procurement Cycle - Stage 1 - Understand need and develop a high-level

specification - ANSWER-The person generating the need should communicate

with the buyer to ensure there is no misinterpretation. Once the need is

clearly understood, the procurement professional should develop a

specification




Core Competencies - ANSWER-The processes that are critical to an

organisation achieving success and competitive advantage




Make or buy decisions are about - ANSWER-whether a product or service

should be made within the organisation or bought-in from an external

supplier




A procurement professional can use Carter's Outsource Matrix when -

ANSWER-deciding whether to make or buy




Two types of specification - ANSWER-Performance and conformance




Performance specifications - ANSWER-Specifies what the product or service

will do or achieve. This covers the outputs required, tolerances and any

functions the product/service may have to perform

,Conformance specifications (technical) - ANSWER-Specifies which standards

a requirement must meet or exceed




Characteristics of Performance specifications - ANSWER-- Allow supplier

innovation

- Promote competition in the marketplace

- The supplier bears the risk

- Buyer may not know exactly what they will be getting

- Shorter document

- Quicker to prepare

- Takes advantage of supplier expertise




Characteristics of Conformance specifications (technical) - ANSWER-- No

supplier innovation

- Reduce competition

- The buyer bears the risk

- Buyer knows exactly what they are getting

- Longer, complex document

- More time consuming to prepare

, - Disregards supplier expertise




Procurement Cycle - Stage 2 - Market commodity/make or buy options -

ANSWER-Once specification has been developed, the procurement

professional is aware of what is required, why and when. The options to

consider include the budget available to spend on the procurement, the

number of suppliers available and whether to make or buy




To fully understand the market pricing, procurement professionals should

research the level of competition. The .... .... ... model is an established way

of assessing the competition - ANSWER-Porter's Five Forces




Porter's Five Forces Model - ANSWER-- Threat of new entrants

- Threat of substitutes

- Bargaining power of buyers

- Bargaining power of suppliers

- Rivalry among existing Competitors




The four quadrants of Carter's Outsource Matrix - ANSWER-- Strategic

Alliance

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