Purchasing - Analysing and Development (5 cr)
Code: TEPU1550-3003
General information
Enrollment
02.08.2021 - 05.09.2021
Timing
30.08.2021 - 17.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Online learning
Unit
Teknologiayksikkö
Campus
Pääkampus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 20
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in International Logistics (AMK)
Teachers
- Lotta Happo
- Marjo Turunen
Teacher in charge
Minna Kervinen
Groups
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TLP21VSBachelor's Degree Programme in Purchasing and Logistics Engineering (AMK) vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
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TLE19S1Degree Programme in International Logistics
Objective
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.
Content
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
Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus
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.
Teaching methods
This course will be organized online. Zoom link will be provided to all students separately.
Lectures, exercises, group works and/or learning assignments.
Employer connections
Visiting lectures from working-life.
Excursions
Exam schedules
The date and method of the exam will be announced in the course opening information.
Student has two resit possibilities.
Vaihtoehtoiset 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.
Student workload
Lectures 40 h
Assignments 55 h
Independent study 40 h
Total 135 h
Further information
Assignments and exam.
Evaluation scale
0-5
Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)
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.
Qualifications
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.