Q1. According to Ramgovind and Engelbrecht (2021:279), an organisation can organise its purchasing function choosing among centralisation, decentralisation or a hybrid purchasing structure. You have been appointed as the purchasing official for Eskom and your supply chain manager headquarted in Pretoria wants to re-organise the purchasing function of Eskom in order to enhance efficiency.

You are tasked to advice on the option of purchasing function organisation you think is most suited for Eskom and justify your option.

Q2. Discuss in detail the roles of lean systems in a warehousing system.