PSM 342 ASSIGNMENT

ASSIGNMENT QUES

You are a procurement consultant hired by a Zambian manufacturing company, ZamManu Ltd, to transition its traditional procurement processes to an e procurement system. The company operates in Lusaka, Ndola, and Livingstone and faces challenges such as delayed supplier payments, poor transparency, and inefficiencies in tender management. Your task is to design an e-procurement implementation plan tailored to Zambias infrastructure, legal framework, and market dynamics.

I. Conduct a SWOT analysis of current procurement practices in the manufacturing sector in Zambia.

II. Identify three key challenges in adopting e-procurement in Zambia

III. Compare two e-procurement platforms (e.g., SAP Ariba, Zambias e-GP system) and recommend the most suitable for ZamManu Ltd. Justify your choice.

INSTRUCTION

I want you to write the assignment as specified in the file (psm 342 assignment 2026) above and remember to include a lot of references and intext citation in sentences. the reference should be in Harvard referencing style. ensure it is a 90%-100% passing rate following the standard way of marking assignments. the information should not be noticed that it was AI writing. ensure it has introduction, main body and conclusion lastly references. and after include information from the other pdf file i sent which is having the assessment of the effect of e-procurement. don’t exceed the word limit also include examples where necessary.