Purchasing - Analysing and Development (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

0-5

Tavoitteet

EUR-ACE Knowledge and understanding: Student can analyze and develop purchasing as part of business development. Student understands the development potential both on operational and strategic level.

EUR-ACE Engineering analysis: Student can apply appropriate analyzing methods for current state analysis and decision making as well as for creating development plans.

EUR-ACE Investigations: Student recognizes different information systems in purchasing and when they are utilized.

Sisältö

The main content will include
- systematic development of purchasing as part of the business development
- analyzing methods incl. spend-analysis, ABC-analysis, value analysis, tail management
- purchasing process development
- performance measurement in purchasing
- information systems in purchasing

Oppimateriaalit

Course book: van Weele, Arjan. 2010. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. 5th ed. Cengage Learning.

Academic articles, studies and teaching videos are also utilized. Material is shared in the learning environment used in the course.

Opetusmenetelmät

face-to-face learning and distance learning
Lectures, exercises, group works and/or learning assignments.

Harjoittelu- ja työelämäyhteistyö

Visiting lectures from working-life.
Excursions

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

The date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening information.
Student has two resit possibilities.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Lectures 40 h
Assignments 55 h
Independent study 40 h

Total 135 h

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1)

Excellent (5): Student has attained an excellent level of course objectives and can apply them into practice in innovative manner.
Very good (4): Student has attained very good level of course objectives and can apply them into practice.
Good (3): Student has gained understanding of course objectives and can utilize them in practice.
Satisfactory (2): Student has gained knowledge of course objectives and can utilize them partly in practice.
Sufficient (1): Student has gained knowledge of course objectives but faces challenges to utilize them in practice.

Esitietovaatimukset

The students are able to find information independently, make basic excel calculation and to prepare reports. They have the basic knowledge of logistics processes and purchasing.

Lisätiedot

Assignments and exam.