Purchasing Management (3cr)

Objective

The student can describe purchasing processes and can also explain the role of purchasing in creating and maintaining competitiveness in a firm. The student recognizes the central mechanisms involved in managing a supply chain. The student can describe and classify purchasing processes and compare alternative purchasing strategies. The student recognizes the main special characteristics of public procurement and is able to find further information on them.

Content

- Purchasing process and organizational purchasing behavior
- Purchasing as a part of strategy
- Managing a supply chain
- Purchasing strategies
- Public procurement

Materials

Course material available at the course moodle page
Cheverton, P. & van der Velde, J.P (2011). Understanding the professional buyer. London etc.:KoganPage

Teaching methods

Lectures, excercises

Employer connections

None

Exam schedules

Home exam at the end of the course, instructions can be found at the course moodle page

Student workload

Total work load of the course: 80 h
- of which scheduled studies: 15 h
- of which autonomous studies: 65 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Good (4-3): The student has done the work well and participated actively. The student can, to a good standard, describe purchasing processes and can also explain the role of purchasing in creating and maintaining competitiveness in a firm. The student recognizes the central mechanisms involved in managing a supply chain. The student can describe and classify purchasing processes and compare alternative purchasing strategies. The student recognizes the main special characteristics of public procurement and is able to find further information on them.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Satisfactory (2-1): The student has done the work and participated as instructed. The student can, to a satisfactory standard, describe purchasing processes and can also explain the role of purchasing in creating and maintaining competitiveness in a firm. The student recognizes the central mechanisms involved in managing a supply chain. The student can describe and classify purchasing processes and compare alternative purchasing strategies. The student recognizes the main special characteristics of public procurement and is able to find further information on them.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): The student has done the work to an excellent standard and participated actively and constructively. The student can, to an excellent standard, describe purchasing processes and can also explain the role of purchasing in creating and maintaining competitiveness in a firm. The student recognizes the central mechanisms involved in managing a supply chain. The student can describe and classify purchasing processes and compare alternative purchasing strategies critically. The student recognizes the main special characteristics of public procurement and is able to find further information on them.

Qualifications

Virtual enterprise studies