BUSN 425 - Purchasing & Supply Chain Management

5 Credits

Purchasing processes, procurement cycle analysis, research to support purchasing decisions, supplier relationship development and management, negotiations, commodity planning, costing, pricing, and value analysis related to the purchasing of products and services

Pre-requisite(s) BUSN 310
Instructor Permission Required Yes
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - BUSN
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Fall Online
Winter Day

Designed to Serve Students in the BAS for Global Trade & Logistics
Active Date 2014-11-07

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 10
Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline
Purchasing Process Supply Chain Integration Purchasing & Supply Chain Organization Supply Management/Commodity Strategic Development Supplier Evaluation & Selection Supplier Quality Management Supplier Management & Development World Wide Sourcing Strategic Cost Management Purchasing & Supply Chain Analysis Negotiations Contract Management

Student Learning Outcomes
Explain purchasing and supply management from a total systems perspective

Outline the key issues and developments in managing supplier, customer management and supply chain partner relationships

Adopt and apply conceptual framework(s) to better understand the process of developing, negotiating, contracting, managing conflict, and measuring performance in supply chain business relationships to enable greater competitiveness

Define and explain the important terminology, facts, concepts, principles, and theories used in the field of purchasing and supply management

Apply the appropriate concepts, tools and techniques to resolve problems in purchasing and supply management.