Digitization of Procurement

21 Jun, 2023, Remote Online Training - Public

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MANOHARAN MURUGESON has more than 21 years of practical work experience in contracts administration, supplier management, procurement, project management, supply chain and logistics, etc. He specializes in training, facilitation and consulting to both the public and private sector in areas like Procurement Efficiencies including addressing issues of contracts administration, fraud, cost management and product life cycle management, Warehouse Management, Operations Management, Total Cost Management, Supply Chain Management, Total Logistics management, Stock Taking and Auditing.

 

His landmark consulting experience was designing of materials part numbering and coding systems, preparation of standards, policies and procedures for a large rail network. He was also involved as a consultant for the development of an automated business solution for a wholesale/retail stationery business with offshore branches where he was instrumental in business process analysis, process improvement, project management and eventual successful completion and commission of the system.

 

Mr. Haaran’s sample of illustrious clients list for training include Shell, UMW Toyota Motor, Celcom, Samsung, Proton, Colgate-Palmolive, Eon Finance, Philips, Hicom-Yamaha, Malaysian Oxygen, NEC, Petronas, General Electrics, Gamuda, Johnson & Johnson Medical, JVC, Kontena Nasional, Glaxo Wellcome, Hitachi, Hong Leong Lurssen Shipyard, National Heart Institute (IJN), Kenwood, Macfood Service, Nestle, Mattel, Matsushita Industrial Corporation, Maybank, Minolta Precision Engineering, MISC, Perwaja Steel, Seagate, Canon, BASF and UPS, Petronas Carigali, Sidel, Western Digital, Perodua, Sharp, Panasonic.

 

He holds Masters in Business Administration (MBA) USA.

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FOCUSING ON
  • Module 1 – Procurement Functions
  • Module 2 – Fraud In Procurement – A Procurement Life Cycle Approach
  • Module 3 – Risk Management
  • Module 4 – Transforming Procurement for Efficiencie
OBJECTIVE

Procurement is one of the most important functions that could contribute to cost efficiencies of an organization, it needs to have in place processes and procedures that could deter fraudulent activities that may fester within existing standard operating procedures.

Transformational changes in the Procurement are happening rapidly with the proliferation of technology. Changes such as widespread use of ERP systems company wide, interfirm usage of EDI systems with the adoption of cloud data analytics solutions enable companies to perform procurement analytics that are meaningful. Analytics can provide procurement to describe, predict or improve business performance.

While technology tools help in the transformation process, these tools should also be secure with deterrent measures to stop unscrupulous activities. Hence, this course will address all issues involved in migrating from the manual to a technology inclined environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Department Heads, Managers And Executives In Procurement, IT, Warehousing, Supply Chain, and others who need an appreciation of Procurement Transformation To A Digital World.  
METHODOLOGY
Interactive lectures, Group Discussions and Q&A
COURSE CONTENT
9:00

MODULE 1 – PROCUREMENT FUNCTIONS

  • Overview of functions – procurement, purchasing, sourcing
  • Manual process analysis – identification of inefficiencies
  • User defined needs and procurement constraints


10.45

MODULE 2 – FRAUD IN PROCUREMENT – A PROCUREMENT LIFE CYCLE APPROACH

  • A look at procurement process – process and flowcharting
  • Areas of concern – from sourcing to user to the supplier and everything in- between
  • Specs, SOW, SOO, and PWS – the importance and potential for fraud
  • Typical fraud modus operandi – maverick buying, process deviations, invoicing, over-buying, etc.
  • “Red-flags” in detection of fraud in procurement
  • Collusion & Corruption
  • Importance of internal controls

 

1:00 Lunch
2:00

MODULE 3 – RISK MANAGEMENT

  • Supplier risk analysis – sole source & single source
  • Supply risk analysis – market situations
  • Internal process risk analysis – manual and system based, loopholes & measures

 

3:45

MODULE 4 – TRANSFORMING PROCUREMENT FOR EFFICIENCIES

  • Types of technology for the procurement environment – EDI, e-Procurement, portal, SaaS, Cloud- based systems.
  • Types of analytics – descriptive, diagnostic, predictive and prescriptive
  • Data based decisions – Big data analytics and business decisions
  • Spend management – dealing with suppliers effectively
  • The changes necessary to adapt to a technology enabled procurement

 

5:00 End of Course