In Semester Group Assignment Spring 2017 Module: Procurement Management (BUSS 1503) ID NUMBER Level: 3 (6-UoW) Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 5 weeks Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 2 of 8 Task to the students: The group shall have to choose an organisation in Oman in which that organization has a Procurement Department. The group shall have to identify the procurement process and procedure adopted in the company and to do a comparative study with the international procurement standard. The group should have to prepare GAP analysis between the company procurement processes & procedure in comparison with the international standard and suggest a better procurement standard. Data should be from primary source and collected from the organisation after visiting the organisation and meeting the procurement department people. Data collected from websites/internet can be used as an additional source of secondary data to support your work. Please note that, the choice of an organization should be approved by the instructor in advance. PART 1: Group Proposal Report (Max. Marks 100 to scale down to 10) The students should have to draft group proposal report. The proposal has to be uploaded in the Moodle on a required date and time. The selected organization has to be approved the instructor. The report should consider the background about the company, the group plan of action to complete the assessment and Timeline and work breakdown (Gantt Chart). PART 2: Group Report (Max. Marks 100 to scaled down to 50) You have to collect the details from the chosen company and answer the following questions. 1) Brief company profile: i. Company Information, Location, Size and Industry ii. Operations Portfolio iii. Products & Services iv. Procurement Objectives & Mission Statement Procurement Management (BUSS1503)-CW I- Spring-17-QP BUSS 1503 QP Page 3 of 8 2) Highlights the Tendering & Procurement Process and Procedure with regards to:- (at least 05 processes and procedure required). i. Pre Post Tendering & Procurement Process and Procedure ii. Tendering & Procurement Process and Procedure iii. Post Tendering & Procurement Process and Procedure 3) Critically analyse the procurement strategies of the selected organization in comparison with the international standards. 4) If e-procurement is adopted in the selected organization, the student should demonstrate i. The type of the e-procurement system ii. Draw hierarchy chart flow of procurement process from RFQ level till Purchase order placement iii. List e-procurement benefit the organisation (at least 6 advantages) 5) From the selected organization, the student should discuss & analyse the below:- i. Key Suppliers Evaluation Criteria (at least 5 Criteria’s) ii. Inco Terms process (at least 5 processes) iii. Procurement documents that are used in the organization (at least 5 documents) Group report should disclose consolidated results of group work on the task: 1. For the assignment students are expected to refer to secondary data and literature sources as well as primary data. 2. Total words count should not exceed 2000 +/- 5% words. 3. The report should contain:  Cover page, which indicates title, names of students, name of instructor and date and place of submission (students can use