image courtesy of: acf, 2011 the supply chain for cash and voucher programming 15 th may 2014, paris
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Image courtesy of: ACF, 2011
The Supply Chain for Cash and Voucher Programming
15th May 2014, Paris
Setting the Scene
Case Studies: Changing the Business ProcessCoffee Break
Jargon Busting
Case Studies: Insecure Environments
Counting the CostLunch Break
Donors and the Compliance Agenda
Revisiting our Role – Logistics and AccountabilityCoffee Break
Skills Gap: A Practical Discussion
Setting our Agenda
WFP; image courtesy of http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/
Why are we here?
Supply Chain for In Kind
Supply Chain for Cash & Vouchers
Cash / Voucher Processes, Technology
Image Courtesy of Oxfam, Ethiopia, 2013; Water Voucher Programme
Why should Logistics be bothered?
Why should Logistics be bothered?
• Cash is here to stay• There is a Supply Chain to manage• Risks are different, and complex• Logistics can now contribute directly to
programme outcomes
Cost-Centric Sourcing Strategy
Transactional cost-efficiency, Consolidated procurement, Large suppliers, Internal KPIs,Outside markets
Outcome-Centric Sourcing Strategy
2km 5km 10km 20km 50km
Beneficiary-centric,Starts at geographically closest market,Capacity driven sourcing,Market Strengthening simultaneous to SourcingProcurement linked to Programme outcomes
CTP15%
c. 2019?c. 2014c. 2009
In Kind CTP
What does Market Strengthening and Supply Chain Assurance look like?
Fuel support to transporters
Large scale infrastructure rehab.
/ construction
Road rehabilitation
Vendor scale up support – transport, storage,
cashflow
Vendor training
Why wait?
What could we do before an emergency to
help markets recover even faster...?
Our Survey Says…Cash and Markets in Logistics Survey April 2014
What are Logisticians already doing in support of CTP?What do they feel most / least confident in doing?What are the challenges and gaps?What do they need to better support CTP?
87 Responses
Experiences
from 54Countries
24Organisations
Where in the world…
Logistics support to C&V for which commodities?
Shelter
Fuel
Water
Household
Hygiene
Food
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Which Cash and Markets activities did Logisticians have experience of?
….all 22 of them!
Which Cash and Markets activities did the most respondents have experience of?
• Market/Supply Baseline
Preparedness
• Market Monitoring
• Project Design Input
• Proposal Development
• Local capacity partner
assessments
• Budget preparation
• Record Keeping and
compliance
• Market/Supply Support
Activities
• Assessing suppliers for CTP
• Framework Contracts
• Assessing (market) infrastructure
• Coordination with other actor
• Managing Supplier
performance
• Security Risk Assessment
• Selecting suppliers
• Assessing markets after
emergency
• Cost Analysis
• Security Management
• Ready for payment stage• Complaints handlings• ConOps being revised
• Distribution of cash/vouchers
Which Cash and Markets activities did fewest respondents have experience of?
• Market/Supply Baseline Preparedness
• Market Monitoring• Project Design Input• Proposal Development• Local capacity partner
assessments• Record Keeping and
compliance
• CTP Complaints handling
• ConOps being revised
• Market/Supply Support Activities
• Assessing suppliers before
project
• Selecting suppliers
• Framework Contracts
• Assessing infrastructure
• Coordination with other actor
• CTP Security Risk Assessment
• Assessing markets after
emergency
• Cost Ben Analysis
• Security Management
• Managing Supplier
performance
• Ready for payment stage• Distribution of cash/vouchers• Budget preparation
Key Challenges What are the main challenges you are facing in supporting markets and cash based programmes?
Skills / Capacity / Experience
‘Whole SC’ for C&V
Small Vendor
Challenges
Lack of Clarity – Roles & Resp.
Insecurity, Remote Mgt,
Access
C&V Coordination
Concept / Change
Resistance
Rapid Setup
Process
Fraud
v
• Technology Management
• Resource Allocation
Market Assessments
• Beneficiary Preferences,
Practices
• Preparedness Market Data
• Value Proposition, VfM
• Donor Relations
• IK CTP IK
• Do no harm
• CTP commodity types
• Vendor proximity to
beneficiaries
• Market / Commodity
Monitoring
Other Challenges
What tools / guidelines are
Logisticians already using?
Global Logistics Community What are the gaps? What ideas do you have for what the Global Logistics Community could do?
Coordination (int and ext), Knowledge
Sharing
Service Providers (financial, telecoms)
Market Baselines,
Assessments
‘Joined up’ Design and Response Analysis
Harmonise Procedures
Training
Donor Relations
Risk, Security Advice
Comms, Influencing