The Beat Goes On

Yesterday morning and this morning I trained several of the Field Office staff on the terms and conditions in the three major types of contracts SCMS uses.  I translated the legalese to common language, highlighted the differences between the contract terms, and discussed what’s negotiable and what’s not.

Yesterday we also visited two suppliers and three today.  We’re mixing up the assessment teams a bit to give others experience and to accommodate meeting schedules.  Yesterday it was Joseph, I and Friday.  Today, Andy and Kelley joined Joseph and me.  Tomorrow we visit one supplier in the morning, and I present to a Vendors Conference in the afternoon.

All of the suppliers we visited are invited to the conference.  My presentation will review what SCMS is all about and why we are doing this vendor prequalification project.  Next I’ll cover some of our observations during the vendor visits.  I’ll try to end on an inspirational note to encourage the Nigerian supply chain to be a model for other countries.  I expect to talk for 30-45 minutes, and we’ve left plenty of time for discussion (which I expect to be lively).

I’m being boring for dinner tonight.  I’m here at The Fulani Bar by the pool with a 3,200 Naira (about $21) burger and fries.  Pretty tasty, but the hotel hasn’t displaced Ray’s Hellburgers, Fudruckers or Five Guys for the “Best Between the Buns Award”.