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Produce specifications for supplies

URN: SFLSCM97
Business Sectors (Suites): Supply Chain Management
Developed by: Lantra
Approved on: 2022

Overview

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This standard is about producing specifications for supplies. It involves obtaining and producing information on required supplies. It also includes confirming specifications, presenting specifications, complying with procedures and delivering specifications to suppliers.

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This standard is for supply chain practitioners. They could be, for example, in purchasing, freight logistics operations or transport management roles.

Performance criteria

You must be able to:

  1. ​obtain detailed information on the supplies that are required
  2. produce specifications for the supplies that are required
  3. check the content of the specifications with the relevant colleagues and make any necessary changes
  4. comply with your organisation's requirements for producing specifications
  5. provide the specification to prospective suppliers

Knowledge and Understanding

You need to know and understand:

  1. ​your organisation's strategic aims, objectives and activities in relation to the supply chain
  2. the supply chain management theories, models and practices
  3. your organisation's information sources on supply chain processes
  4. the legal and organisational requirements for the content of specifications for supplies
  5. the procurement theories, models and practices
  6. the supplier evaluation methods and procedures
  7. the most effective management theories, models and practices
  8. the presentation theories, models and practices

Scope/range

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

  1. ​Colleagues: permanent, temporary, agency staff, external
  2. Supplies: any combination of goods or services that are procured, delivered or stored in the supply chain
  3. Supply chain: procurement, purchasing and supply, logistics, transport and operations management, within and between international boundaries
  4. Specifications: a set of requirements to be satisfied by a material product or service

Links To Other NOS

External Links

Version Number

2

Indicative Review Date

2027

Validity

Current

Status

Original

Originating Organisation

Lantra

Original URN

SFLSCM97

Relevant Occupations

Managers in Distribution, Storage and Retailing, Retailing and Wholesaling, Transport Associate Professionals, Warehouse and Distribution

SOC Code

1243

Keywords

produce; specifications; supplies; supply chain