Procurement is the process of acquisition and delivery of the required goods and services, by purchase, lease, hire purchase, license, tenancy, franchise or by any other contractual means of any type of works, assets services or goods in any combination.
At Muramati, the efficiency of operations is closely related to the efficiency of materials management. Materials management covers the procurement function, the inventory control and supplies activities. In an institution like Muramati, there is need for timely supply of materials, goods, services, works and other inputs for efficient operation and running of programmes and projects.
Aspirations
- Maximizing profitability and Cost cutting measures for Muramati Sacco.
- Centralize buying with the aim of minimizing purchase costs.
- Economic order quantity to minimize stock outs and also check on overstocking.
- Observing reorder levels and hence order on time and avoid emergency purchases
- Eliminate superseded stocks to reduce obsolesce of material overtaken by event and time.
- Proper planning of purchases to enable cash flow balances.
- Train staff members on the need to recycle papers especially envelopes and photocopy papers.
- Use electronic communication methods rather than paper work.
- Reduce time spent on telephone calls by installation of a reliable mail service to communicate.
- Plan to locate a suitable buyer for waste rather than burn.
- Proper disposal of all obsolete items to avoid running them down completely.
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