Supply Chain Solutions in the Mining, Oil & Gas Sector
Resource Industry Experience combined with SSAP Methodology for the PNG Mining, Oil & Gas Sectors
Expert Procurement is uniquely positioned to offer unparalleled expertise and dedicated support tailored to the specific challenges faced by operations within Papua New Guinea’s mining and oil & gas sectors. Understanding the unique demands of these industries, especially when operating in challenging, complex, or high-risk environments, is at the heart of what we do. Whether facilitating the delivery of crucial supplies in remote areas or crafting effective local supplier development strategies for your projects, Expert Procurement is committed to ensuring that the solutions and strategies we deliver are just as unique and effective.
Boasting extensive operational experience within the PNG mining and oil & gas sectors, Expert Procurement not only has the capability to devise strategic plans but also the determination and dedication to collaborate with your team. Our goal is to drive these strategies towards successful implementation, ensuring operational continuity and efficiency.
Our approach is distinguished by the “Supply Situational Awareness Process (SSAP)”.
SSAP is a targeted, risk-managed methodology that capitalizes on the deep knowledge and experiences of your managers, employees, and stakeholders within the PNG context. This process is specifically designed to uncover what makes your Supply Chain challenges unique in the mining and oil & gas sectors, and what propels your business forward. It establishes a robust foundation of knowledge and relevant insights, guaranteeing that the solutions we develop are not only customided to your business environment but also drive meaningful results.
Expert Procurement is committed to delivering tailored solutions, avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach. We specialise in offering the expertise and strategies necessary to develop a resilient, integrated Supply Chain. This ensures not only optimal performance but also robust support for your operations in Papua New Guinea’s mining and oil & gas sectors.
A Different Consulting Approach
EPTC Director, John Thomas, takes personal ownership of the service to your organisation. As the primary consultant, he is willing to engage, coach, and work at all levels to produce the results your operation requires to perform.
In addition, EPTC is exceptionally well connected to systems professionals and experts of related disciplines, such as Maintenance, Engineering and Systems experts. This ensures that a fully integrated solution, tailored to your unique requirements, is available to you.
EPTC will not push a particular off-the-shelf product to you, in the pursuit of commissions nor will not be constrained by the common consultancy trait of pursuing ‘billable hours’.
Instead, EPTC will always propose an agreement with you that limits your risk and ensures you are paying for real results, not necessarily the number of days a consultant lives on your site.
For EPTC, the best outcome is achieved when the client can claim ownership and control of their improved Supply Chain and feel confident that the Supply Chain is meeting the needs of the business.
Perhaps also important for you, is that EPTC’s consultants have experience living, working and performing in some of the world’s most challenging environments. We value diversity and appreciate both the challenge and opportunity of working with people of different cultures. You can be sure that EPTC ‘s team will be ‘low maintenance’ team-players within your site, who are focussed on assisting your team achieve results.
The Experience Base
Expert Procurement Training College (EPTC) has real and recent experience in the following demanding Industries: Mining, Oil and Gas & Caterpillar Industries. And have delivered results in Papua New Guinea. EPTC provides services across the full spectrum of Supply Chain issues. The following are examples of specific areas of expertise where you can be assured of first class results by EPTC:
Process Mapping, Business Improvement and Optimisation
Is your operation running as efficiently as possible? Or possibly, the detail of a particular business process is not clear, leading to a lack of accountability amongst those responsible for delivering the service. Do you want to redesign a seemingly inefficient process, and simplify the business.
Remote operations often have legacy processes that have evolved organically over time, frequently stretching across many geographical and organisational boundaries.
EPTC can tackle these areas of opportunity, utilising tools such as Value Stream Mapping, 6-Sigma and Theory of Constraints to map out your current state, and lead your operation towards a future state that delivers better results for your business.
Our preferred approach is always to engage those who work the process on a day to day basis, as part of the team engaged in identifying the improvements.
Leadership Coaching and Organisational Development
Often the first solution to a problem is ‘we need more staff’. That may be the case, but EPTC firmly believes that the people in a team will only contribute results if the team is empowered, and all staff understand and are committed to their role within the Supply Chain system.
EPTC has significant experience in managing and enhancing workforces within remote and challenging locations, as well as developing locally engaged workforce. This should make EPTC an easy choice of partner when contemplating organisational changes, organisational review or local workforce training and development.
EPTC can assist to ensure your Supply people are motivated, and confident that their efforts are making the maximum contribution to your operation.
Local Supplier Development
Many organisations experience a conflict between a genuine, ethical need to support the local business community, and corporate strategic purchasing initiatives targeting supplier rationalisation and global spend.
EPTC specialises in developing balanced and justified purchasing strategies that will improve your presence and reputation in the community you operate, while integrating with corporate strategic initiatives.
We can demonstrate how you can obtain and demonstrate value for money through supplier engagement strategies that are achievable and sustainable. EPTC holds unique, specialised knowledge of the PNG marketplaces
Procurement System Improvement
Procurement is often a challenge for the remote organisation, with the high tempo of operations distracting from the development of controls, identifying value opportunities and collaborating with suppliers.
The EPTC approach can see your purchasing function develop from being purely transactional and responsive in nature, to becoming a strategic asset that collaborates with both the operation and suppliers to achieve improved value for money while maintaining a controlled environment.
Correct use of PERPS and development of useful reporting that will drive business improvement is a specialty for EPTC. We may also support your team during ERPS rollouts and data cleansing projects.
Loss Prevention and Fraud Control
Many organisations know they are experiencing loss, fraud or theft but are struggling in implementing the right tools to identify or eliminate the problem. Other organisations are simply unaware that it occurring, due to a lack of controls, record keeping and systems or an incompatible culture embedded within the organisation.
EPTC can assist local management in identifying the areas of greatest risk, the means to confirm or verify loss, and the right steps to eliminate that loss. EPTC may also provide support to your team to respond and address deficiencies identified in Audit, such as SOX or Government Purchasing legislation such as US FAR’s and Australia’s Defence Procurement Manual.
Contract Negotiation and Contract Performance Management
Are you satisfied with the performance and value from your contractors? Is their performance being measured against a benchmark?
EPTC can guide you towards excellence in contractor management, ensuring that your contractors are value-adding to your operation. Establishing workable performance-based contract methodologies are a specialty, especially for camp services, freight, security, aviation and garrison support contracts.
Systems and controls can also be established to control and track expenditure, and ensure that contracted obligations are being met.
Multi-mode Transport and Freight Management
Freight can often be a major cost, and is often poorly controlled in remote operations. This can lead to excessive cargo loss & damage, fraud, elevated safety risks and poor contractor performance.
EPTC can assist in setting up operations management systems to handle your freight allocation, utilisation and expenditure. At the strategic level, we can analyse your current freight solutions and implement plans to minimise freight costs and risk where required.
EPTC has first class experience in developing consolidation nodes, receiving depots and strategic cross dock facilities that can smooth out a long or challenging Supply chain.
Logistics Planning for Projects
A large project will often stretch the capabilities of your Supply Chain system, as well as the relationship between Project leaders and Supply Chain personnel.
Often the most effective and economical Logistics Support to a project will be delivered through integrating the Project requirements into the existing Supply Chain structure. However, this requires planning and care during execution.
EPTC can develop and implement the right Supply Chain solution to meet your unique project requirements through a collaborative approach with all stakeholders and ensuring the solution is appropriate and correctly resourced for the business.
Capital Acquisitions and Through Life Support planning
Is your organization embarking on a fleet upgrade, or major capital purchase? Are you confident that the selection of the asset will deliver the best value over its entire lifecycle?
What support such as spares, maintenance plans, training and IT are needed to support that acquisition. Is your business being steered by a good salesman, or a good internal understanding of what your business requires to succeed?
Incorporating best practice Defence methods of Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) and lifecycle cost modelling, EPTC Consulting can assist your business in selecting the right asset for your operation and ensure it is adequately supported.
Contingency Planning and Emergency Response
EPTC applies best-practice risk management and planning systems to identify and address the risks associated with your supply chain contingency plans are then developed to minimise those risks.
The impact from natural disasters, road accident or unforeseen industrial action within the Supply Chain are common scenarios for many operations and need to be planned for.
If you are dealing with a contingency or emergency at the current time, we can support your team to plan and respond.