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Schedule and approve the placing of orders

URN: SFLSCM99
Business Sectors (Suites): Supply Chain Management
Developed by: Lantra
Approved on: 2022

Overview

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This standard is about scheduling and approving the placing of orders. It involves confirming and specifying information on supplies, and includes the scheduling of orders, confirming orders are placed and resolving problems.

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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. ​specify information on the supplies that are required
  2. confirm the specifications for orders *with the relevant *colleagues
  3. schedule and approve the placing of orders to meet the requirements of the supply chain
  4. confirm orders are placed with suppliers
  5. identify and resolve issues with orders, within the limits of your responsibility, and escalate to the relevant stakeholder
  6. comply with all the relevant organisational requirements for the placing of orders

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 relevant legal and organisational requirements for the placing of orders
  5. the types of procurement theories, models and practices
  6. the types of supplier evaluation methods and procedures used by the organisation
  7. how to schedule and approve the placing of orders
  8. the types of issues that can occur with orders and when to escalate to the relevant stakeholders
  9. the communication methods used by your organisation

Scope/range

Scope Performance

Scope Knowledge

Values

Behaviours

Skills

Glossary

  1. ​Colleagues: permanent, temporary, agency staff, internal and 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

SFLSCM99

Relevant Occupations

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

SOC Code

1243

Keywords

schedule; approve; demand; orders; supply chain