Synopsis
This book is about Contract Management. As a subject, this has tended to be viewed as being very much the junior partner in the procurement cycle or the part of the process that is somebody else s problem. There are many first class texts on how to manage the procurement cycle right up to the award of contract and this textbook in no way attempts to compete with them. We are attempting to fill a perceived gap in the general literature by giving some practical advice to those who are responsible for managing contracts, but struggle to find a single textbook covering the subject.
About the Author
Ray Carter is the Director of DPSS Consultants (Developing People Serving the Supply Chain), which is an international training and development consultancy made up of 20 specialist consultants. Until 1991 Ray was Principal Lecturer in Supply Chain Management at the Business School, University of North London. In recent years, he has undertaken training and consultancy assignments for organisations such as Shell IT, Lucas Engineering and Systems, the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply, BRC, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij.B.V, Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ZADCO), NDC, UK Intervention Board, Ericsson, British Aerospace, Marconi, BBC, Magnox, Ordnance Survey, Chevron, Caspian Pipeline Consortium, Tengzichevroil Company, Medway Council, Coca-Cola and Shell International BV. Ray has worked in many locations, including the Far East, the Middle East, South America, Europe and Africa. The majority of these events have been related to strategic issues in relation to supply chain management, procurement and contracting. Steve Kirby is a freelance Procurement trainer and consultant. His early career was spent working in a purchasing capacity for a number of companies in the West Midlands, all involved in the heavy engineering sector. Steve is currently a visiting lecturer at University of West London (formerly Thames Valley University), teaching CIPS programmes at both levels 4 and 5. He is Senior Assessor for the CIPS International Advanced Certificate module of Preparing and Managing Contracts. Steve is Senior Purchasing Tutor for Cheltenham Tutorial College. In this last capacity, he gives distance learning support to students at all levels of CIPS provision and has written study materials for the college. In recent years, Steve has had articles published on the Students page of Supply Management (CIPS journal). Steve has also provided supply chain training in the private sector for Consignia (now Royal Mail) and has carried out CIPS-related training, on behalf of DPSS, for Shell Expro Ltd. in both Nigeria and Aberdeen. He has also provided CILT training for BMMI Ltd. in Bahrain and bespoke Procurement training, carried out in French, for BP in Algeria. Alan Oxenbury regularly delivers CIPS training courses, both on their public programme for subjects as Introduction to Purchasing and Contract Law well as for the professional qualifications at levels 4, 5 and 6. Alan also delivers training for UK public and private sector organisations covering subjects such as Value for Money, Risk Management and EU Procurement Legislation. Alan is currently a Senior Examiner for the CIPS module Developing Contracts in Purchasing and Supply and has also contributed several articles for the student page of Supply Management (CIPS Journal).
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