Supply Chain Management for the Public Sector
Introduction
The goal of this module is to develop the abilities of participants to become more acquainted with the issues and strategy of public sector supply chain management. This module is supported by a variety of articles on public sector procurement and SCM, along with web site references.
About this Module
In this module, participants will research in teams a particular public sector organization of their choosing. The focus will be on identification of unique supply chain challenges and opportunities for performance improvement. The team’s mandate is to make specific recommendations to help improve the public sector supply chain.
Module Objectives
Upon completion of this module, you should be able to:
- Describe unique characteristics of public sector procurement.
- Identify all the stakeholders of public sector supply chains.
- Understand the unique public (vs. private) sector perspective on SCM.
- Discover the advantages and disadvantages of cooperative and consortium purchasing.
- Explain the rationale for competitive bidding in public procurement.
- Describe alternatives to competitive bidding (e.g. negotiation and sole sourcing), and identify conditions under which these alternatives could or should be used.
- Identify the potential benefits and legal issues in public sector online bidding.
- Describe the unique aspects of ethics in the public sector.
- Identify lessons for the public sector from the Gomery Commission report and the MFP scandal.
- Assume the role of “whistleblower,” and consider alternative courses of action.
- Identify unique challenges and opportunities associated with procurement and supply chain management by the federal government.
- Identify unique challenges and opportunities associated with procurement and supply chain management by provincial and municipal governments.
- Understand unique aspects of procurement and supply chain management in the health care and education sectors.
- In an advisory role to a public sector health care authority, make a recommendation on joining a third-party purchasing cooperative.
Module Topics
- The Public Sector Supply Chain
- Cooperative or Consortium Purchasing
- Competitive Bidding in the Public Sector
- Ethics and Public Sector Supply Management
- Public Sector Contexts
- Public Sector Organization Exercise
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