Grounded theory analysis of municipal supply chain management

Ambe, Intaher Marcus; Badenhorst-Weiss, Johanna A.

doi:10.5897/ajbm10.1646

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“…According to Mangan and Lalwani (2016), private sector procurement is mainly focused on a process of identifying and obtaining goods, works and services as it relates to source, purchase and it covers all activities from potential suppliers' identification to delivery to the final consumer. The private sector is said to succeed in matters relating to effective and efficient operations when it comes to communicating and negotiating with its service providers (Ambe & Badenhorst-Weiss 2011). Because the private sector views procurement in the context of the whole supply chain management, it promotes and embraces customer and supplier relationship management for its benefit in increasing the market share.…”

Section: The Concept Of Private Sector Procurementmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As described by Ambe and Badenhorst-Weiss (2011), the poor links between the needs analysis, planning, demand and budget management in government entities are some of the challenges related to governance and legislative practices.…”

Section: Governance and Legislative Practice Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The above procurement processes are critical as they affect the strategic plan or direction of a government entity, which leads to performance plans being drafted and then translated to procurement plans. The plans must be submitted to the relevant treasury before the beginning of each financial year for local, provincial and national government entities (Ambe & Badenhorst-Weiss 2011). Furthermore, there is a challenge relating to capacity, adequate knowledge and skill set needed to execute proper procurement operations.…”

Section: Governance and Legislative Practice Challengesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In the case of public procurement, rigid processes delay service delivery mainly because of poor procurement planning and poor procurement execution (Ambe & Badenhorst-Weiss 2011). The current procurement processes legislated through the National Treasury Supply Chain Management (SCM) policy frameworks are very basic and cater mostly to general goods and services, with a focus on final price not viewed holistically as supply chain management.…”

Section: Procurement Performancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Public sector procurement: A private sector procurement perspective for improved service delivery

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Moritmer

2021

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Background: Service delivery is the core business of any government around the world, especially in developing economies. The government uses various public procurement legislation that govern how public services are procured. The current procurement legislation to acquire goods, works and services for the public at large are said to be ineffective and inefficient, hindering the accelerated provision of public services.Aim: This article aimed to ascertain the degree to which public sector procurement processes can be modelled to that of the private sector to improve service delivery.Setting: Several studies have revealed a stagnating nature of service delivery in government entities when it comes to the methods used to procure public services in South Africa. The private sector also does procurement successfully; however, it is slightly different as it is not governed by rigid public procurement legislation causing unnecessary red tapes. The red tapes that are sometimes impeding the accelerated service delivery are a major cause for concern if the government was to improve service delivery at a faster and unhindered pace.Methods: The research was qualitative in nature and used unobtrusive research methods focusing on a literature review technique. The research entailed a robust examination of the existing literature and trends analysis in the field of public procurement and private sector procurement.Results: The article revealed that there are several shortcomings in the form of red tapes that the public sector procurement is currently experiencing, which can be mitigated by adopting some of the private sector operational processes. Of course, this might require a total overhaul of the current public procurement processes including some legislation in an attempt to boost service delivery. Such red tapes include inflexibility of government procurement processes to allow for innovations, long-term supplier relationships and effective communication on future government plans. As such, some of these red tapes have a huge impact on improving service delivery, especially if fraud and corruption are involved; some processes are counterproductive and they end up allowing inexperienced suppliers to be chosen who fail to deliver.Conclusion: Public procurement process in South Africa urgently needs an overhaul to adopt some of the best practices used in private sector procurement operations to improve service delivery. This is because most public resources do not yield value for money because of rigid and stifling public procurement processes.

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Section: Governance and Legislative Practice Challengesmentioning

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Sebuah studi literatur mengenai pengukuran kinerja rantai pasok pada industri strategis di Indonesia

Sulistio

2018

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Article 33 in 1945 constitution of the republic of indonesia is the essence of strategic industry operative. Consistent with supply chain management (scm), the objective is to fulfil costumer value. Therefore, scm performance measurement become significant. The current measurement was not developed from the article 33. This research objectives are to study the current measurement framework and to discover research gap to develop measurement framework suitable for strategic industry in indonesia. The method used in this research is systematic literature review. This study found that there is no performance measurement that developed upon article 33. Further performance measurement development is crucial to accommodate article 33 and grounded theory is promising for such work.

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Supply chain management challenges in the South African public sector

Ambe¹,

Badenhorst-Weiss²

2012

Afr. J. Bus. Manage.

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This article articulates the challenges that restrain supply chain management implementation in the South African public sector. Supply chain management (SCM) promotes South Africa's New Public Management model by means of improved financial management and is a strategic tool for management and enhancement of its procurement practices. Since its inception (2003), training and workshops have been ongoing across various spheres of government. However, despite the effort in capacitating practitioners with appropriate skills and knowledge, SCM execution still remains a challenge. The article utilised a cross-case analysis of case studies conducted for the certificate in the Advanced Programme in Sourcing and Supply Chain Management at the University of South Africa (UNISA). Purposive sampling technique was used to select the cases. The findings of the article reveals that SCM has been fully employed across all spheres of government and customised policies developed as required by the SCM policy. Notwithstanding the employment of the concept, there are challenges that restrain full execution to achieve its potential. These challenges stem from, among other things, non-compliance with SCM policies and regulations; fraud and corruption; lack of proper knowledge and skills etc. The article concludes by suggesting a framework that could improve the public sector supply chain and ensure efficient and effective SCM implementation.

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Grounded theory analysis of municipal supply chain management

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Public sector procurement: A private sector procurement perspective for improved service delivery

Public sector procurement: A private sector procurement perspective for improved service delivery

Sebuah studi literatur mengenai pengukuran kinerja rantai pasok pada industri strategis di Indonesia

Supply chain management challenges in the South African public sector

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