In the history of management, the procurement function has never developed more rapidly than the last decade. as the function developed, concepts and approaches such as supply management, strategic sourcing and supply chain management were developed.
Public procurement officials are confronted with these new developments when doing business with the private sector. Also, there is pressure on public institutions to embrace the new approaches to efficiently manage their finances, in particular their procurement functions, which is evident from the Public Finance Management Act, Preferential Procurement Regulations and the Supply Chain Management Framework.
This aims to present the new approaches to the management of the procurement functions – within the public procurement and private sector environment.
Curriculum
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Code
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Module (1)
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PPPS01C
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Public Financial Management: a Procurement and Supply perspective
- The roles of the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government
- Public financial management (including budgeting, cash flow, risk management, working capital)
- Goals of public procurement
- Legal framework of public procurement and supply in South Africa
- The Constitution
- Public Finance Management Act
- Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act (including the policy to guide uniformity in procurement processes in government)
- Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act
- South Africa’s Economic Transformation: A Strategy for Broad-Based Economic Empowerment
- Basic procurement ethics in the public sector
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PPPS02D
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Module (2)
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Public Procurement and Supply Chain Management
- Introduction to public procurement and the supply chain management framework
- Introduction to public tenders (including tender regulations, preferential procurement, inviting tenders, tender ethics, tender competition and adjudication – proposals, costing and pricing)
- Demand management
- Risk management
- Logistics management
- Disposal management
- Supply Chain Performance Review
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PPPS03E
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Purchasing and Supply Management
- Purchasing management: an overview
- The purchasing function in perspective
- The task of purchasing and supply
- Purchasing in new management approaches
- Managing the supply base
- Strategic sourcing
- Selection and performance evaluation of suppliers
- Supplier policies
- Supplier relationship management
- Ethical issues, corporate governance and social responsibility in purchasing and supply
- Purchasing and supply activities
- Quality determination and control in purchasing and supply
- Price determination and cost analysis
- Risk management in purchasing and supply
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PPPS04F
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Purchasing and Supply Tools
- Instruments of purchasing and supply management
- Negotiation
- Research in purchasing
- Electronic information systems
- Application fields of purchasing and supply management
- International and global purchasing and supply
- Purchasing of capital equipment
- Purchasing from small business
- Purchasing of services
- Physical components of materials supply management
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PPPS05G
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Legal Aspects in Purchasing
- General legal principles in purchasing contracts
- Breach of contract
- Sales of contract
- Representation and power of attorney
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PPPS06H
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Storage and Inventory Management
- Introduction to inventory and stores management
- Inventory management and activities
- Inventory management
- Codification and identification of stock
- Stocktaking
- Inventory or stock valuation
- Stores management and activities
- Stores management
- Receiving and inspection
- Storage
- Materials handling
- Information systems for inventories and stores
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Teaching Method
This is offered by means of distance learning. Communication with learners will primarily be by means of personal correspondence, tutorial letters, telephonic contact and email. The learner’s progress will be measured by assignments submitted during the year.
Language
The will be presented in English only. Students may, however, communicate and writer assignments and examinations in Afrikaans.
Study Material and Language
Six study guides, several tutorial letters and assignment stationary are included in the fees. The purchase, and resultant cost, of prescribed books will be the learner’s own responsibility. Is offered in English only. Students may however communicate with lecturers and write assignments and examinations in Afrikaans.
Examination
Learners will obtain admission to the examination by submitting one written assignment per module. The examination comprises a two-hour closed-book, written examination per module.
