You are a Senior Advisor for the Logistics department of 'SASOL Limited'', a fast-growing energy and chemical company based in South Africa. The company has also expanded into India, Burma, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and hope to expand into other countries soon. The Director of Operations has asked you to draft management report to help the Operations Managers in the different countries.

The management report should consist of;

a. Start drafting the report by examining the stages of purchasing functions within the stated organization.

b. Conduct an analysis of the fundamental concepts of purchasing management in the above-mentioned organization.

c. An evaluation of the impact of purchasing on business operations.

d. An explanation of the role of negotiation in your organization.

e. An explanation of the negotiation process in supplier management in the organization.

f. Conduct an analysis of the negotiation approaches used at SASOL Limited'

g. An evaluation of the impact of the negotiation process on supplier management in the organization's operations.