NZQA Expiring unit standard
7461 version 5
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Title
Plan procurement of material, plant and equipment supplies
Level
6
Purpose
Credits
10
This unit standard is for people who have or seek responsibility
for the purchase and supply of materials, plant, and equipment
resources, and managers who make, or contribute to making,
purchasing and supply management decisions and who are
required to coordinate with technical users and specialists.
People credited with this unit standard are able to: establish
systems for selection and sourcing of supply requirements;
secure technical specifications and standards from users; and
establish supplier evaluation systems and procedures.
Classification
Business Operations and Development > Systems and
Resources Management
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
Definitions
Organisation refers to a specific business entity which may be - profit or non-profit; in
private, public, or voluntary sectors; a business unit, iwi, or other special-purpose body.
Supplier refers to a person or organisation who supplies products, materials, or services
required by the organisation.
2
This unit standard will be assessed on the basis of evidence of demonstrated
performance in the workplace or in simulated work situations designed to draw upon
similar performance to that required in work. In practice, this will call for a variety of
modes of assessment and forms of evidence. Evidence is required to show
consistency of performance across a range of situations and to demonstrate
knowledge, understanding, and skill in the principles and practices directly relating to
the competent performance of elements and performance criteria.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Establish systems for selection and sourcing of supply requirements.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Determination of resource needs for purchasing and supply is made by and
confirmed with organisation users.
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1.2
Identification of resource requirements is based on qualitative and quantitative
data, and on technical and performance information gathered from users.
1.3
Determination of resource requirements allows achievement of the organisation's
objectives and plans with maximum cost/benefit advantage to the organisation.
1.4
Agreed purchasing needs are fully documented and define the technical, quantity,
quality, delivery, commercial, and cost requirements.
1.5
Range of potential sources of supply is secured through product-market search
and investigation.
Outcome 2
Secure technical specifications and standards from users.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Development of specifications and standards for supply of materials, plant, or
equipment by technical experts and users is effectively facilitated.
2.2
Specifications and standards describe the materials, plant, or equipment in
sufficient technical detail and precision to enable manufacture or supply with the
essential performance parameters at minimum cost.
2.3
Use of methods of simplification, variety reduction, and value analysis avoids
“over-specification” which increases cost without increasing value.
2.4
Acceptance criteria defined in specifications and standards ensure that
conformance to requirements is measurable and deliverable.
Outcome 3
Establish supplier evaluation systems and procedures.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Requests for quotations or expression of interest identify an adequate range of
potential suppliers for the supply of the goods or services required, with supporting
information required for supplier assessment and shortlisting.
3.2
Assessment methods are used to identify suitability and capacity of potential
suppliers to meet the organisation’s needs and satisfy its selection criteria.
Range
evidence of knowledge and understanding of supplier selection
criteria, including but not limited to - product and/or service range,
volume of business capacity, financial soundness, technical backup, reliability for delivery, quality record, after sales service;
evidence of four different criteria for supplier selection with rationale
for their use.
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3.3
Evaluation of information from potential suppliers matched with supplier
assessments enables selection or shortlisting of the most suitable for the purpose
of inviting quotations or bids.
3.4
The level of control and verification required of supplier and product assessment is
commensurate with the degree of importance or criticality attached to the material,
plant, or equipment in meeting the organisation’s objectives.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
31 August 1996
31 December 2016
Revision
2
7 September 1999
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
3
17 April 2009
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
4
18 April 2013
31 December 2018
Review
5
17 March 2016
31 December 2018
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0113
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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