CSD has also signed an agreement with Tejari Pakistan to switch over to an online procurement system. The agreement was signed by Major Mr. Abdul Hafiz, Director - Purchase and Supply of CSD, and Shehzad Shabbir Dahar, Director of Operations for Tejari, Pakistan.
CSD’s primary focus is on providing goods and services to active and retired armed forces personnel. CSD currently operates a network of 99 stores, five fuel stations and four warehouses throughout Pakistan, and its annual procurement turnover is about PKR 8 billion (US$98.5million)
“Tejari is helping us to explore the market for cost effective solutions at a very high speed while maintaining the transparency of procurement processes with minimized human intervention”
During 2008, CSD successfully completed purchase tenders for bulk quantities of grocery items, rice, stationary and special raw materials for their Poly Plant. One of their largest grocery items tenders was initiated in April 2008 and closed at the end of June of 2008 after three online negotiation rounds. The initial tender was followed by samples testing and additional negotiations up to the point of placing the procurement order with the suppliers. This online tender was especially beneficial to CSD’s procurement process since it involved greater supplier participation, increased transparency and minimal human intervention.
For 2009, CSD is considering running even more online auctions and tenders for food, household and toiletry products. Furthermore, they remain open to online business opportunities nationally and globally.
“We established an e-procurement section comprised of four persons in CSD to run auctions via Tejari’s marketplace. Educating suppliers requires considerable effort and there is room for work and improvement in future”, observes Mr. Tariq Moeen Nawaz of CSD. He goes on to say: “but all our efforts returned to us with fruitful results. We enhanced our supplier database and involved international organizations in our tenders and auctions. We recommend to all new suppliers and buyers who are considering e-Commerce to start today with at least a one year subscription to Tejari’s services to experience all the benefits of e-Commerce”.
About Tejari:
Tejari is one of the leading B2B online marketplaces in the emerging markets. Tejari enables buyers and sellers to transact and share information about a variety of goods and services via a secured Internet environment. Tejari provides a single point of contact for an open and growing community of buyers and suppliers, permitting spot-purchasing and on-line auctions that enable participants’
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Company Name: Canteen Stores Department (Pakistan)
Company profile: A welfare organization for active and retired armed forces personnel that operates a retail chain network of 99 outlets, five fuel stations and four warehouses located across Pakistan. CSD provides fast-moving packaged goods, computers, cars, home appliances, fixtures, and accessories at its stores.
Contact Person: Retired Brigadier Mr. Tariq Moeen Nawaz, Managing Director of CSD, e-mail: bgtariqmoeen@
Summary: All of CSD’s efforts to establish and run e-Procurement within its organization returned fruitful results after only one year. Its supplier database was enhanced and international organizations were involved in its tenders and auctions.
