AFRIMOLD CONFERENCE – 10 to 12 October 2012 at
Gallagher Estate, Midrand:
TASA Launches Management Tools for TDM Industry.
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
