Introduction.................................................................................................................................................. 3
Provide two suggestions with motivations to the Department of Health to overcome the supplier
quality issue. ............................................................................................................................................... 3
Technologies play a crucial role in information flow. Based on the challenges experienced in the
case study – suggest two technologies for Medi-H PTA Equipment to overcome their
information flow challenge. [Motivate your suggestion]. ...................................................................... 5
Identify and analyse any two types of the three types of supplier relationships and indicate
which one of these three supplier relationships will be the best for the Department of Health ...... 6
Lack of proper internal and external communication flow in the Department of Health .................. 8
Suppose a negotiation between the Department of Health and Medi-H PTA-Equipment should
occur. Identify from the dialogue the negotiation category the buyers of the Department of
Health might undertake with a relevant example and the circumstance for the negotiation with a
relevant example from the case study. ................................................................................................... 8
After reading the case study, identify and briefly discuss two supply chain management
challenges in the South African public sector with a relevant example for each or direct quotes
from the case study.................................................................................................................................... 9
Basic supply chain indicating the major role players in the Department of Health’s supply chain
.................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................. 11
References ................................................................................................................................................ 12
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