Procurement & Supply Chain Programs

1. Local and Foreign Procurement Policies and Procedures Systems

Objectives:

Identify the integrated information and systems through local and foreign procurement policies and procedures systems and their technical aspects.

Main Axes:

• Fundamentals of procurement practices (procurement policies)
• Methods of internal and foreign procurement – and selection of suppliers
• Strategies for setting and discussing prices for materials and after-sales services
• Modern strategies in preparing and drafting administrative contracts
• Addressing linguistic errors in contract drafting and avoiding potential legal problems
• Planning for negotiation in procurement activities
• Tactics and methods for selecting procurement operations for negotiation and concluding deals
• Practical lab on negotiation and bargaining processes for procurement operations

2. Public Procurement Management in the Digital Technology Era

Objectives:

• Understand the nature of e-procurement management
• Master and understand modern e-procurement systems
• Understand the requirements needed to establish an e-procurement system
• Appreciate the principles of negotiation
• Understand how to implement an e-procurement system
• Learn how to manage an e-procurement system

Main Axes:

• Traditional procurement procedures
• Developing digital procurement management
• Digital procurement and negotiation models
• Electronic procurement management
• Organizational development for electronic procurement management

3. Modern and Advanced Management of Procurement and Contracts

Objectives:

• In-depth study of the contract negotiation process and the related documents
• Study of supply contracts and how to manage and conclude contract operations
• Modern purchasing skills and introduction to the importance of the purchasing function for the organization
• Awareness of the legal foundations for selecting procurement and supply sources and related skills, in addition to how to obtain information about potential suppliers
• Skills for determining the economic quantity for purchase and the appropriate purchase price
• Skills and methods for managing and executing tenders by following specific steps that enable departments to choose the most suitable contractor in supply contracts
• Provide participants with skills in preparing tenders, bids, and specifications
• Detailed steps for tender issuance systems and their detailed procedures
• Awareness of the rules for evaluating bids and analyzing offers submitted for tender award

Main Axes:

• Advanced procurement management
• Fundamentals of procurement practices (procurement policies) according to international standards
• Efficiency of the procurement department's management related to international and local contracting, and its relationship with the planning department and other departments concerned with procurement operations
• General principles of contract management
• Mechanisms for monitoring tenders and purchases
• Legal preparation for procurement negotiation
• Competence in effective negotiation
• Negotiation strategies and techniques in procurement
• Management of tender contracts during the awarding stage
• Management of procurement tenders

4. Supply Chain Risk Management

Objectives:

• Determine the level of risk in supply chains
• Develop an understanding of supply risks and their impact on sustainable business
• Identify modern concepts of supply chain management and risk as a basis for operational success
• Plan the supply chain risk management process to align with institutional requirements
• Identify and evaluate sources of risk in the supply chain
• Quantitatively and qualitatively assess risks using a versatile set of tools
• Develop risk mitigation and contingency plans to ensure uninterrupted supply flow
• Recognize the cultural, ethical, and legal standards to consider when planning supply chain risk management
• Learn how to conduct risk analysis in supply chains and apply a range of risk management tools and techniques

Main Axes:

• Supply chain and risk management
• Planning the risk process in supply chains
• Identifying supply chain risks
• Evaluating supply chain risks
• Responding to supply chain risks
• Monitoring supply chain risks

5. Effective Management of Procurement Contracts and Claims Assessment and Settlement

Objectives:

• Learn about procurement contracts and various methods of contracting and deal conclusion
• Understand the elements of effective negotiation and psychological and social influencing methods
• Gain skills in preparing and drafting standard contracts and those that serve the entity's objectives
• Learn how to measure the efficiency of procurement contracts and supply chain management
• Gain knowledge of FIDIC contracts and their clauses
• Understand how to optimize the added value of procurement and supply chain in the organization
• Learn dispute settlement methods
• Study claim pricing, settlement, and management skills

Main Axes:

• Contracts and various bidding methods
• Effective negotiation skills
• Standard contracts and preparing contracts that serve objectives
• Measuring the efficiency of procurement contracts and supply chain management
• FIDIC contracts and contract management
• Dispute settlement and claim pricing, settlement, and management skills

6. Modern Strategies in Warehouse and Stores Management

Objectives:

• Understand the concept of warehouses and stores
• Identify the main strategies in warehouse and stores management
• Learn about security and safety conditions in warehouses and stores
• Get acquainted with the latest barcode technologies and RFID and modern devices and technologies used in warehouse operations
• Learn about the best storage methods
• Gain familiarity with WMS - Warehouse Management System
• Learn about ABC analysis and its application in inventory management
• Learn about the concept, types, and uses of a three-dimensional warehouse
• Gain skills in inventory management and inventory taking

Main Axes:

• Warehouse and stores management concept
• Main strategies in warehouse and stores management
• Security and safety conditions in warehouses and stores
• Latest barcode and RFID technologies
• Best storage methods and WMS system
• ABC analysis and inventory management, three-dimensional warehouse