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news A winning idea ... L-R: Mark Fisher, Mike Hawkins, Kevin Tharby and Sam Buchanan at the GEMS award ceremony Digest is pleased to report that DSG Warminster has been recognised and duly rewarded at the annual GEMS Awards Ceremony, held at the Imperial War Museum recently. The GEMS Scheme encourages all MoD civilian and Armed Forces personnel, exemployees, MoD contractors and their staffs to contribute constructive ideas for improving efficiency and organisation anywhere within the Department, which are then recognised through the awards system. Each year the GEMS Scheme receives over 2,000 suggestions, the best of which are selected to receive awards covering a number of categories from “most environmentally friendly” to “best example of modernisation”. Over 125 award winners, VIPs and guests from across the department, attended the 2008 GEMS Annual Awards Ceremony. Representing DSG, Mark Fisher, Sam Buchanan and Mike Hawkins from the GEMS Local Award Group (LAG) at DSG Warminster attended the event, which recognised successful suggestions received through some 220 Local Award Groups within the MoD in 2007. Also in attendance and representing the Army Service Award Group was Lin Perrett from DSG Andover. The Awards were presented by PUS, Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB and Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup GCB AFC ADC. WO2 Kevin Tharby MBE provided a suggestion to the Warminster LAG, which won the category ‘Best Example of Modernisation.’ Kevin’s suggestion was entitled Bowman on a Trolley (Boat). It cleverly made use of existing Bowman equipment, saving the expense of developing and procuring emulated voice and data systems for four training sites. In addition, Kevin’s suggestion was so well received by the MoD that he has been honoured with an MBE and his idea has now been put forward for consideration to the Ideas UK Suggestion Scheme. New central servicing facility for DSG Colchester DSG recently opened a new and long awaited IBES (In-Barracks Equipment Support) Central Servicing Facility at Colchester. The new facility forms part of the Garrison PFI (Private Finance Initiative) project. DSG employees operate from three lanes and pits within the new complex, which splits into six bays and can house any type of vehicle from a Landrover up to flat-bed lorries, and can even accommodate fuel tankers. The DSG team comprises of five senior craft vehicle mechanics, plus a team leader. DSG Colchester was one of the first sites to promote IBES with the customer and since November 2004, the service we provide has continued to grow. Colchester currently has approximately 35 staff supporting the customer on IBES locations at Wattisham, Woolwich, Longmoor, Bordon, and Colchester satellites and this number is set to increase. 16 <strong>DIGEST</strong> October/November 2008 www.dsg.mod.uk
news Supplier relationship management and the bottom line “ This will in turn drive the achievement of real tangible business improvements for both DSG ” and its key suppliers. DSG’s former Head of Procurement, Kevin Bartlett (Centre) pictured with Hayley Group Directors Lee Willitts and Bernie Noakes As part of the DSG Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) initiative, representatives from DSG’s Procurement Group and Hayley Group PLC recently signed a Key Supplier Relationship Charter. This outlines a number of objectives that will provide mutual benefit, improve part availability and contribute to the achievement of the Critical Success Factors against which our performance is measured. The original contract was negotiated and placed following a competitive tendering process, which included the use of an E-Auction as part of the pricing element. Hayley Group had no previous experience of the defence sector, but a commitment between both parties to work closely together has resulted in improved quality of service whilst providing substantial cost reductions. Over the Financial Year 2007/08, DSG achieved £395,000 worth of savings against the original baseline, representing a 33% saving. For 2008/09 onwards, DSG has now agreed the inclusion of a rebate scheme within the contract, which will see DSG credited back a percentage of its spend based on the achievement of preagreed “trigger points”. A combination of the contractor’s performance, together with their status as DSG’s “supplier of choice” for bearings and associated product, led to their inclusion in the SRM Initiative. So what is SRM? SRM is simply a proactive approach to longer-term management and development of a business relationship. The focus is on the development of the relationship itself and not necessarily upon the harder performance aspects of any underpinning contract. The idea being that the investment in building the relationship by measuring soft behavioural issues such as continuous improvement and communication will lead to an improved understanding of each others’ objectives and business processes. This will in turn drive the achievement of real tangible business improvements for both DSG and its key suppliers. SRM is about securing a competitive advantage. It is about DSG becoming a “customer of choice” to its key suppliers. Prior to taking up a new role in industry, DSG’s former Head of Procurement, Kevin Bartlett said, “The signing of this first charter with Hayley Group PLC signifies a commitment to the development of relationships between DSG and its key suppliers, which will contribute both tangible benefits and will also be more conducive to a better working relationship based on trust and recognition of each others’ key objectives.” As DSG looks to further improve its procurement and provisioning capability with the integration of the DE&S Land Procurement and Provisioning role at Sapphire House, further benefits in the direction of increased partnering arrangements with key suppliers are anticipated. Once fully embedded, SRM can genuinely start to realise increased benefits back to the business and some of the early savings realised already in the Hayley and DSG relationship can be built upon further, and we will begin to see these benefits demonstrated back on to the bottom line of DSG’s financial performance. If you want to find out more about SRM, please contact Craig Flynn on 01985 223530 or internally on 94381 3530 www.dsg.mod.uk October/November 2008 <strong>DIGEST</strong> 17
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