ABC'S OF ARMSCOR

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ARMSCOR's VISION

ARMSCOR's vision is to be a truly South African organisation that is valued locally and globally as a centre of technical excellence for defence acquisition and support services.

ARMSCOR's MISSION

ARMSCOR's mission is to meet the acquisition, maintenance and disposal needs of the Department of Defence and other clients in terms of defence matériel, related products and related services. ARMSCOR is to maintain strategic capabilities and technologies and promote the local defence-related industry.

ARMSCOR's VALUES

LEADING BY EXAMPLE - We lead by example and are role models for excellence.

RESULTS DRIVEN - We go that extra mile to achieve results timeously.

CUSTOMER FOCUS - Our customers are the reason for our existence and we therefore always endeavour to delight them by exceeding their expectations.

CARE AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS - We foster diversity and value our people and their contributions, and treat them equitably, fairly and with dignity, care and respect.

EXCELLENCE - We strive for excellence in all we do.

TEAMWORK - We take joint responsibility through teamwork.

INTEGRITY - We adhere to the highest standards of conduct, moral behaviour, and maintain the highest level of ethics in all our actions.

COMPANY PROFILE

Armscor is a statutory body. The Minister of Defence is the Executive Authority responsible for Armscor. The management and control of Armscor reside with a Board of Directors, whilst its day-to-day management vests in the hands of the Management Board.

In the execution of its functions Armscor has established and maintains capabilities and technologies that are required to fulfil its mandate, such as appropriate programme management systems, the Defence Industrial Participation (DIP) programme, the management of technology projects and strategic facilities.

ARMSCOR as acquisition agent

Armscor acquires defence matériel for the Department of Defence (DOD) and for any organ of State that may require such services, such as the South African Police Service (SAPS).

The acquisition role of Armscor pertains to all the actions that need to be taken to satisfy the need for matériel, facilities or services intended for client use or in support of client requirements. These actions include long-term operational research, requirement planning, establishment and development of technology, design and development of products and systems aimed at industrialisation and manufacturing of mature products and systems that fully meet the stated user requirements.

The acquisition role can be broadly divided into the following four categories:

• System acquisition management,
• procurement management,
• product systems management and
• technology acquisition management.

Armscor, in addition, also performs the following functions:

• Quality assurance;


• Defence Industrial Participation (DIP); and


• Management of strategic facilities.

The management of strategic facilities is vested in a subsidiary company, Armscor Business (Pty) Limited.

To fulfil this mandate, Armscor Business is structured into three groups, namely:

• Defence Science and Technology Institute, which houses the research and development facilities;


• Test and Evaluation Centre, which is responsible for rendering comprehensive test and evaluation services in both the military and civilian environment; and


• Defence Support, which is responsible for defence matériel disposal, configuration management and data management.