of the benefits are: A reverse auction provides buyers with the most competitively priced solution to their needs by pitching suppliers against each other to be the one offering the lowest-priced bid. It saves time in the procurement process and also streamlines the procurement process as well as reduces the need to send a different request for proposal to each potential supplier. It equally has some disadvantages that makes it a bad method like creating problems when proper controls are not put
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Analyses- Request for Proposal The Request for proposals (RFPs) is used in negotiated acquisitions for the procurement of supplies and services (research and development (R&D), construction and commercial items), by the contracting officer issuing a solicitation to communicate the government needs to prospective contractors. The policies and procedures that govern RFPs vary between the procurement of commercial items and construction. The purpose of this paper is to compare the two RFPs and identify
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Snedeker Global Cruises Introduction Snedeker Global Cruises is looking to reduce cost through its procurement costs. The Senior Purchasing Manager assigned the newly supply chain manager, Brandt Womack, his first task of implementing an E-auction Development Program. Through the EDP, it would determine products suited for an e-auction. Brandt now will have to determine the necessary steps to conduct a successful auction and the impact it will have on the suppliers and their relationships. Snedeker
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Accounting Department in an organized, cost-effective, and professional manner. SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION: PROCUREMENT DUTIES 1. Exercise due care in performing job functions to ensure that all procurement transactions are properly authorized and processed. 2. Review purchase requisitions for completeness. 3. Ensure that all purchases meet JCCEO procurement standards. 4. Prepare Purchase Orders for approved purchases.
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Procurement of Works Medium Contracts [With Provision For e-Submission] [For use in NCB/ICB for works up to Rs,500.00 Million] Public Procurement Monitoring Office Tahachal, Kathmandu August 2011 STANDARD BIDDING DOCUMENT | | | | Preface This Standard Bidding Document for Procurement of Works
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be installed. In January, Mr. Murphy overheard Mr. Byers, the project manager, discussing the requirement to add 3.5 miles of new gas lines slated to begin in June with an estimated completion date of September (3 Months). Having worked with the procurement of gas lines before, Mr. Murphy knew that the mills needed substantial lead times in order to accommodate Fauquier Gas Company's timeline. Mr. Byers advised Mr. Murphy the purchase request would be sent as soon as the design engineer was finished
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all jargon used but will attempt to achieve clarity where possible; this document does not replace ‘The Official Dictionary of Purchasing & Supply (Terminology for Buyers and Suppliers) by Professor Jessop and H.K Compton. Jargon affects all procurement professionals and non-professionals and this product is formulated for use by the whole of the P&SM profession and everyone who interacts with it. P&SM Jargon Buster V1 A ABC – Activity Based Costing An approach to the costing and monitoring
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delays in reception of purchases by a manufacturing firm. Delays in processing customer orders pose a threat to a firm’s reputation with its customers. Customers may drift from a firm which has delays in processing customers’ orders. Also if, the procurement process of a firm experiences delays, this could add costs to the firm. It places the firm at an adverse relationship with its customers because there will always be delays in processing orders. It is, therefore, imperative for firms to streamline
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improperly and unlawfully enrich themselves or induce other to do so. MISUSE OF A POSITION: Offering, giving and receiving anything of value to influence the action of any official in procurement process. FRAUDULENT PRACTICE: Misrepresentation of facts in order to influence a procurement process or execution of contract to the detriment of the client. Collusive practice among bidders (prior or after bid submission) ELIGIBLE BIDDER: A natural person, private entity
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firm of Prestige Plastics in Des Moines, she had been promoted from assistant supply manager to supply manager. She was responsible for buying the chemicals used in producing the firm’s plastic products. Sue was really perplexed by a particular procurement involving the purchase of X-pane, a chemical that was formulated specifically for Prestige Plastics. Thirty-one days ago, she forwarded a request for bids to six suppliers for Prestige’s estimated annual requirement of 10,000 drums of X-pane. Yesterday
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