Module BUSI4ZF15: PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI4ZF15: PURCHASING AND SUPPLY MANAGEMENT

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

Aims

• To enable students to acquire a specialist knowledge and understanding of the tools and techniques for effective and efficient purchasing and supply management.

Content

• Definition of terms
• Vision and strategy in purchasing and supply management
• 7-Step-Purchasing-Process and category strategy formulation
• Global supply organisation
• Supplier relationship management
• Supply performance management
• Operative procurement process

Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• have developed the capability to differentiate varying perceptions of the roles and tasks of purchasing and supply management.
• have a critical understanding of the role of purchasing and supply management within different types of organisations.
• have a critical appreciation of the advantages and disadvantages of different types of supply organisations within global organisations.
• have a critical understanding of the necessary preconditions for the successful implementation of comprehensive category strategies.

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• have an advanced understanding of, and the ability to apply, the specialist tools and techniques for supply market analyses, supplier selection and supply performance measurement
• be able to develop comprehensive category strategies

• Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of lectures, group work, case studies, class exercises and discussions, supported by guided reading.
• The assessment of the module by written assignment is designed to:
• Test the acquisition and articulation of knowledge and critical understanding
• Test skills of application and interpretation

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Classroom-based exercises involving individual and group analyses and presentations on specific business situations/problems relevant to the learning outcomes of the module. Oral and written feedback will be given on a group and individual basis as appropriate.