Postgraduate USA-LSCM5052-2018

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.

Duration

14 weeks

Student rating

N/A

Available loans

FEE-HELP

Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Not required

Study terms

16 Jul 2018

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.

2018

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
elaborate on outsourcing, corporate social responsibility and e-procurement
examine international case studies on procurement and present a knowledge report.

Topics covered

Topics
- 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
Study resources
- Instructional Methods
  - Blog
  - Disscusion forum/Discussion Board
  - Web links
  - Online assignment submission
  - Standard Media
  - Wikis

Entry requirements

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

Core

USA-LSM-MAS-2018
USA-LSM-GCE-2018

Elective

OUA-PSU-GCE-2018

Special requirements

No special 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. Students are provided with the concept and issues that are applicable to procurement and purchasing decision making.

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

Major Individual Assessment (30%)
Group Project (40%)
Continuous (30%)

Textbooks

Textbooks are subject to change within the academic year. Students are advised to purchase their books no earlier than one to two months before the start of a subject.

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Related Degrees

postgraduate OUA-PSU-GCE-2018

Postgraduate Single Subjects