BUSN 275 - Intro to Purchasing and Supply Chain Management

5 Credits

This course introduces students to management fundamentals related to the basic principles of purchasing and supply chain management (SCM).

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Spring Online

Designed to Serve Certificate in Purchasing and Supply Chain Management; Certificate/AAS International Business & Trade students; BAS Global Trade/Logistics pathway.
Active Date 20190612T13:20:53

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 28
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
Course Outline

Management fundamentals
Purchasing and supply processes
Organizational concepts
Policy
Relationships
tools and techniques
cost/price analysis
value analysis

Student Learning Outcomes
Explain how to effectively utilize supply chain enablers.

Implement purchasing and supply chain strategies and tactics that align with an organization's goals and objectives.

Describe how world class supply chain organizations develop competitive advantages.

Describe how to use cost management methods, including price/cost analysis and total cost of ownership in the supply chain environment.

Practice effective strategic negotiating skills and techniques in hypothetical supply chain (vendor) scenarios

Construct a mock business contract for goods and services using principles of value analysis, learning curve methods, process mapping, project management tools, and quantity discount analysis.