Postgraduate USA-LSCM5052-2022

Procurement and Purchasing Management

Familiarise yourself with the key procurement principles that inform the supply chain management process. Log onto e-procurement systems. Critique strategic procurement practices. Engage with the issues that arise when sourcing internationally.

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$2,460 $2,875

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% Online

Available loans

FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Start dates

18 Jul 2022

The University of South Australia, UniSA, is ranked in the top 10 universities nationally and amongst the very best young universities in the world. They offer over 200 world-class degrees that are informed by industry and delivered with a highly practical approach to teaching and learning. In fact, they are South Australia’s number one university for graduate careers. They are a valuable partner with Open Universities Australia.

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Subject details

What you'll learn

At the completion of this subject students will be able to:

understand purchasing scope and development
conceptually analyse strategic procurement for supply chain management
identify, and recommend key procurement issues and evaluate applications in a team environment and present the outcome
elaborate on outsourcing, corporate social responsibility and e-procurement
examine international case studies on procurement and present a knowledge report.

Topics covered

- Purchasing scope and development
- Strategic procurement and supply chain management
- Outsourcing, sourcing strategies and relationships
- Price and total cost of ownership
- International and global sourcing
- Corporate social responsibility
- E-procurement systems

Entry requirements

In order to enrol in this subject, you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

OUA-PSU-GCE-2021
UNE-PRO-GCE-2021
OUA-PSU-GCE-2022
UNE-PRO-GCE-2022

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Description

In order to have an effective supply chain or run an effective enterprise, managers need to be aware of purchasing principles that can provide them with a competitive edge in the market.

This subject aims to provide you with the concepts around major issues of procurement and purchasing management and the related strategies for planning, analysis, design and development of strategic procurement for supply chain management.

Assessments