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Objective

EUR-ACE Engineering practice: Student understands the role of purchasing as part of the company's strategic management.

EUR-ACE Engineering Analysis: Student can develop purchasing holistically as part of strategic management.

EUR-ACE Transferable Skills: Student sees the potential and the risks of purchasing in relation to strategic business objectives.

Content

The main content will include
- strategic management
- purchasing management
- category management
- organizing purchasing
- contract management

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Weele, A. J. v. 2018. Purchasing and supply chain management. Seventh edition. Australia: Cengage. ISBN: 9781473749443

Teaching methods

Course is implemented with Zoom-lectures, self study (literature and assignments), group work (during the Zoom-lectures), possible practical projects.

More specific implementation presented during the first lectures

Employer connections

The course may have a visiting lecturer.

Exam schedules

Exam on week 15

1st re-sit on week 16
2nd re-sit on week 17

Vaihtoehtoiset suoritustavat

Accreditation procedures are described in the Degree Regulations and Study Guide. Further information about possible course-specific arrangements is available from Course tutor.

Student workload

Planned workload per (1) course credit is 27 hours
E.g. 5 course credits is 135h.

Lectures app.35h
Assignments app.60h
Self study app.40h

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

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