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Iluka and ‘ a major miner ’ provided Beakon with details about their plans to improve governance , increase visibility in real time , and control over contracting activities . They focused on five major aspects to gain greater control :
• Contracts including worker histories , skills , insurance and key dates
• Sourcing including procurement planning procedures and time frames
• Management including performance KPIs and milestones
• Workflows and business processes
• Project Management including prioritisation , project cash flow , and issue management . compliance documentation such as legal contracts , insurances , licences , and permits in a centralised database allow for compliance gaps to beidentified , and risks mitigated .
Online systems such as Rapid Contractor Management , the software do the heavy liftingallowing relevant managers to issue pre-qualification forms , determine legal compliance , manage documents , and suspend vendors for non-compliance . Administrators can easily review and approve , or reject , non-compliant documents , track expiry dates , and automatically send reminders to contractors to update expiring documentation .
Maintain visibility of contractor compliance It ’ s great to have a contractor compliance policy but there is not much point unless you have real-time visibility of the compliance status of your contractor workforce .
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