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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Determine supply chain requirements
2. Supply chain components are identified and their links and inter-relationships are analysed in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
3. Communication, data access, information sharing and technology requirements for an integrated supply chain are determined
4. Requirements for collaborative planning, forecasting and tailored supply chains are identified
5. Supply chain requirements are documented in accordance with organisational policy and procedures
6. Determine supply chain management strategy
7. Outsourcing, choice of suppliers and partners, reshaping contractual relationships and the performance of the entire supply chain rather than individual supply chain segments are covered by strategies
8. Matching supplier capability to customer requirements including strategies to optimise electronic information sharing and inventory risk management, and to minimise environmental impacts is included in strategies
9. Strategies to build effective customer supplier relationships are identified
10. Customer satisfaction requirements across the supply chain continuum are included in performance management strategies
11. Strategic alliances, electronic business and electronic data interchange are included in supply chain management strategies
12. Legal, ethical, environmental and security issues relating to supply chain management are addressed in supply chain management strategies
13. Integration of supply chain processes into existing business processes is included in strategy
14. Develop supply chain management model
15. Supply chain management options are researched, and strengths and weaknesses of each option are identified
16. Supply chain management models are investigated and their requirements are analysed and compared with supply chain capability and culture
17. Model for supply chain management is developed that meets organisational needs including information flow, collaborative planning and forecasting, in accordance with the organisation’s supply chain management strategy
18. Supply chain management model is developed to support reduced inventory footprints, operating costs, faster cycle times and greater customer satisfaction rates

Range Statement

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment. Non-essential conditions can be found in the Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

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Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria on at least one occasion and include:

adhering to relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements analysing and evaluating information, and determining how it may be impacted by the supply chain or how the supply chain might be impacted by the information being considered analysing supply chain requirements applying logistics and project management knowledge when establishing supply chains communicating with stakeholders consulting and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders and resolving potential areas of conflict or concern to ensure overall objectives are achieved displaying resilience by continuing to move forward despite criticism or setbacks identifying relevant information from integrated logistics support program and materiel sustainment program that is relevant to establishing supply chains identifying relationships between organisational goals and recognising how own work contributes to achieving these goals identifying requirements for plans and adjusting them as necessary to ensure effective and efficient performance initiating and efficiently monitoring processes initiating remedial action required preparing and providing relevant reports and documentation sourcing information on best practice approaches adopted in public and private sectors, showing insight into how industry operates and business drivers that influence industry with their dealings undertaking performance measurement to enable objectives to be measured against defined parameters using organisational strategic objectives to identify long-term factors and external considerations for establishing a supply chain.

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria and include knowledge of:

codification and cataloguing processes industrial base capability integrated logistics support international agreements interoperability legislative and regulatory environment, including relevant environmental and sustainability issues logistics governance logistics support analysis principles and processes materiel sustainment organisational policy and procedures organisational role relevant to supply chains performance measurement planning processes product knowledge related to systems and/or equipment in service in the organisation safety, legislative and statutory requirements, including relevant environmental and sustainability issues supply chain concepts.

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