SBFS1103

THINKING SKILLS & PROBLEM SOLVING

SEPTEMBER 2022
ASSIGNMENT 1
ESSAY

30%
 QUESTION

A TEAM OF FIVE PERSONS IS

RESPONSIBLE FOR NEGOTIATING THE
PRICES OF CABLES THAT SUPPLIERS
PROVIDE TO YOUR COMPANY (A GLOBAL
LEADER IN HEALTHCARE EQUIPMENT
MANUFACTURING).
 QUESTION

MOST OF THE TIME THE TEAM FAILS TO

MEET THE CONTRACTUAL TENDER
DEADLINES BECAUSE THEY FAIL TO REACH
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE SUPPLIERS.
EACH TENDER THE TEAM IS LATE RESULTS
IN THE LOST INCOME OF THE COMPANY.
 QUESTION 1

BASED ON THE ABOVE CASE, APPLY

YOUR CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS AND
PROBLEM-SOLVING BY WRITING AN
ESSAY ON IDENTIFYING THE ROOT
CAUSE AND OFFERING SUGGESTIONS
FOR IMPROVEMENT
 QUESTION 1

YOUR ESSAY SHOULD INCLUDE THE

FOLLOWING COMPONENTS:
1.INTRODUCTION
2.IDENTIFY THE ISSUE(S)/PROBLEM(S) OF THE
CASE
3.ANALYSE AND PROPOSE A SOLUTION
4.CONCLUSION
5.REFERENCES
A TEAM OF
FIVE
PEOPLE

FAI L T O MEE T FAI L T O REAC H AN LAT E S O LOS T FOR

CON TRACTUAL AGR EEMENT WI TH THE COMPAN Y
TEN DER DEADL I N E S S UPPLI ERS
WHAT IS A TENDER?

TENDERING REFERS TO THE

PROCESS BY WHICH BIDS
ARE INVITED FROM
INTERESTED SUPPLIERS TO
PROVIDE GOOD OR
SERVICES (OR BOTH) TO A
BUYER ORGANISATION
 CABLES
IN
HEALTHCARE
 IMPORTANCE OF CABLES
WHETHER IT’S DEVELOPING THE WORLD’S LATEST LIFE-SAVING
Vision Mission
VACCINE, SCREENING FOR EARLY CANCER DETECTION WITH AN
MRI SCAN, OR SIMPLY MAINTAINING TIMELY AND ACCURATE
TO MAIRECORDS
NTA I N FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEIR PATIENTS,
A HOSPITAL’S
THE H I GHEST CONNECTIVITY AND
SERVICES ARE ONLY AS GOOD
LEVELS OF
AS ITS CABLING NETWORK SYSTEM.
THERE
QUALI TY
ARE MANY WAYS ETHERNET AND FIBER OPTIC CABLES
BENEFIT
S ER VI CES SO
THE HEALTH INDUSTRY AND MEDICAL COMMUNITY
THAT WE CAN
EVERY DAY.
PR OVI DE THE
BES T I NTER N E T
S ER VI CES I N
THE COUNT RY.
 IMPORTANCE OF CABLES
HIGH SPEED DATA TRANSFER
Vision Mission

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH CARE. FOR

TO MAITHE NTA IBEST
N PERFORMANCE, MOST MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES
THERECOMMEND
H I GHEST THE USE OF CAT6A
CABLES, WHICH IS THE FASTEST
ETHERNET
LEVELS OF
CABLE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE THAT IS RECOGNIZED
BY THE TIA/EIA. THESE CABLES ARE CAPABLE OF SPEEDS UP TO
QUALI TY
10/100/1000MBPS WITH A MAXIMUM FREQUENCY OF 500MHZ.
S ER VI CES SO

THAT WE CAN

PR OVI DE THE
BES T I NTER N E T
S ER VI CES I N
THE COUNT RY.
 IMPORTANCE OF CABLES
BIGGER DATA SIZE
Vision Mission

TO MEDICAL
MAI NTA I N PROCEDURES LIKE X-RAYS AND RADIOLOGY IMAGING
THE H TAKE
I GHEST

UP LOTS OF FILE SPACE WHEN PROCESSED AND STORED

DIGITALLY,
LEVELS OF
SO HOSPITALS AND LABS NEED MORE CONNECTIVITY
THAN EVER. NEW CAT6 CABLES WITH A HIGH BANDWIDTH HAVE
QUALI TY
THE ABILITY TO TRANSFER WITHIN SECONDS WHAT WOULD HAVE
S ER VI CES SO
TAKEN OLDER MODELS MINUTES OR HOURS.
THAT WE CAN

PR OVI DE THE

BES T I NTER N E T
S ER VI CES I N
THE COUNT RY.
 IMPORTANCE OF CABLES

Vision Mission
RELIABILITY

TO MAI BECAUSE
NTA I N HOSPITALS ARE OPERATING AROUND THE CLOCK,
THE H ITHERE
GHEST IS A HIGH DEMAND FOR
RELIABLE AND DEPENDABLE
CABLING.
LEVELS OF
HIGH-QUALITY CAT5 CABLES CAN LAST FIVE TO TEN
YEARS WITHOUT A NEED FOR REPLACEMENT. EVEN BULK FIBER
QUALI TY
OPTIC CABLES USED FOR HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL INDUSTRY
S ER VI CES SO
PURPOSES MUST BE SUBJECTED TO A HIGH DEGREE OF QUALITY
THAT WE CAN
STANDARDS TO ENSURE THEIR EFFICIENCY AND SUITABILITY FOR
PR OVI DE THE HOSPITAL OR OPERATION ROOM SETTINGS.
BES T I NTER N E T

S ER VI CES I N
THE COUNT RY.
INTRODUCTION
WRITE ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF
TENDER PROCESS
AND IN THIS
CASE STUDY ON
CABLES IN HEALTH
CARE SYSTEM
INTRODUCTION
EXPLAIN AS WELL ON
HOW IT IS IMPORTANT
TO THE BENEFITS OF
PATIENTS