In summary, this report has focused on evaluating best practice in assisting a personnel with roles in procurement and supply to develop capability to achieve value-for money outcomes with the supply chain. Also, the entire personnel linked with procurement and supply impact on success of organisation through a series of initiatives. These include effective purchasing, inventory control, expenditure management and application of strategic procurement and supply techniques with category management and strategic sourcing. By using different tools and best practice in Ericsson organisation, these areas have been evaluated in-depth. The findings indicate on the need for PS&M professionals to continuously develop their capabilities to achieve value for money outcomes in their supply chain. This is while executing different functions for positive input to their organisation success. There are gaps identified in the findings which can be filled through the following recommendations;

• It is unclear on how collaborative relationships is achieved in the supply chain since there are multiple stakeholders with varying interests. There is hence a need for embracing technology to enhance how the relationship with all stakeholders is pursued
• The global supply chain success is impacted by external events. This creates inefficiencies in the supply chain. These could be managed by putting in place appropriate systems for increasing value for money outcomes in times of uncertainties.
• Engagement of colleagues and other internal stakeholders for promoting organisation commitment to achievement of effective supply chain management is unclear. It is hence important to consistently improve the scope of engagement for improving consistency in value for money outcomes, fair-based practice and innovation embrace

Task One –Professional and ethical behaviours

This task requires you to consider the significance of professional and ethical behaviours for a people practitioner and the values that underpin the people practice profession. To complete the task, you should provide a written response to each of questions below, making appropriate use of academic theory and practical examples to expand your response and illustrate key points.  

• With reference to typical activities and behaviours, appraise what it means to be a ‘people professional’. (AC 1.1)

 

• Discuss how ethical values underpin the work of a people professional, including two examples of how ethical values might be applied in a people practice context. (AC 1.2)

 

• Consider the importance of people professionals being able to influence others and ensure that the ‘people practice voice’ is heard in an organisation, through informed, clear and confident communication. (AC 1.3)
• For each of the situations below (a & b), provide an example of an issue that would cause you to raise the matter to a manager (or other authority) - and describe how you would do this.

1. a) where you consider something to be unethical (whether or not it is illegal),
2. b) where you believe something contravenes legislation. (AC 1.4)

 

• Discuss two theories or models relating to the human and business benefits of people at work feeling included, valued, and fairly treated, concluding your discussion with a summary of your own view of these benefits. (AC 2.1)

 

• Discuss two ways in which a people professional can build inclusivity into a people practice initiative at the design stage, and two ways of checking inclusivity after a people practice initiative is implemented. (AC 2.2)