AFRIMOLD CONFERENCE:TASA Launches Management Tools for TDM Industry.

AFRIMOLD CONFERENCE – 10 to 12 October 2012 at Gallagher Estate, Midrand:

TASA Launches Management Tools for TDM Industry.

                                                          Attorney Pieter Van R Coetzee

 

At the forthcoming Afrimold Conference Attorney Pieter Van R Coetzee is going to introduce a definitive contract created especially for the needs of the TDM and Precision Machining Industries. He will be presenting this at the Conference in a paper titled: The TOOLS of the law – Creating a new Culture.

 

The contract content and the application thereof will be further explained as Attorney Coetzee will also be on the TASA stand at the Afrimold Exhibition. This will provide TASA members with the opportunity to be further briefed when visiting the TASA stand.

 

Attorney Coetzee states that one of the biggest challenges facing the South African Toolmaking industry is how to correctly and effectively contract with the client. In conversation with the TDM industry the need for a standardised tool supply contract emerged as a significant and immediate need.

 

After consulting with key players in the Toolmaking industry, suppliers and their clients, the core elements of what need to be addressed were identified to be a clear description of the contracting parties and the expectation and offering of the contracting parties to the elements of Quality, Cost and Delivery. Furthermore it was clear that the contract change process needs to be agreed up front and that changes had to be very clearly defined and authorised by the contracting parties.

 

Toolmaking is a technical science and it became very clear that a technical problem solving methodology should be included in the contract. This was done in a very elegant manner with the inclusion of a panel of problem solving experts as part of the contract.  This feature of the contract is addressed in the paper to be delivered at the Afrimold Conference.

 

Attorney Coetzee stated that the next step is to provide Legal Protection Insurance to Toolmakers using the standardised contract. He is currently in negotiation with underwriters to put such a protective legal umbrella in place.

 

This is the first of several standardised methodologies that is being implemented by TASA for the TDM industry. It is envisaged that within the next 12 months all the tools and methodologies for the TASA “Franchise” will be in place.

 

A number of sponsored tickets are available to TASA members to attend the Conference. Please contact bernardc@gtiweb.co.za or neils@gtiweb.co.za for these tickets.

 

The Conference information is available on the hyperlink AFRIMOLD CONFERENCE PROGRAMME