• Purchasing - Analysing and Development (TLHH2500-3014),
         16.01.2023 – 30.04.2023,  5 cr  (TLS20S1) — Face-to-face +-
    Learning outcomes of the course
    The purpose of the Course:
    Purchasing is a major part of todays business. No company can survive and be successful without its supplier network. In this course you will recognize the possibilities and challenges of purchasing and develop them as part of successful business. You will grow your know-how as systematic and professional purchasing and business developer!

    Course competences:
    Procurement skills, Engineering practice

    Learning outcomes:
    In this course you will learn how to analyze and develop purchasing as part of business development. You will recognize and try different analyzing methods to define current state of purchasing. You will also learn how to make decisions on what and how to develop purchasing based on the current state analysis. You will also get understanding of measuring purchasing, its meaning and key metrics. You will consider and understand the possibilities of digitalization, analytics and different systems in purchasing development.
    In this course you will learn to recognize development possibilities of purchasing widely both in operative and strategic level.
    Prerequisites and co-requisites
    Basic understanding of purchasing and its role and meaning in business.
    Course contents
    Course contents are:
    Systematic development of purchasing as part of business development
    Analyzing methods in purchasing (spend analysis, ABC-analysis, value analysis and tail management)
    Developing purchasing process
    Measuring purchasing
    Digitalization, analytics and systems in purchasing
    Assessment criteria
    Assessment criteria - grade 1 and 2
    Adequate 1: Student recognizes the course topics, understands their meaning and demonstrates competences as per learning outcomes of the course.

    Satisfactory 2: Student recognizes the course topics, understands their meaning and demonstrates competences as per learning outcomes of the course. Additionally student is able to apply learnings in purchasing development.
    Assessment criteria - grade 3 and 4
    Good 3: Student recognizes the course topics, understands their meaning and demonstrates competences as per learning outcomes of the course. Additionally student is able to apply learnings in purchasing development in a systematic way.

    Very Good 4: Student recognizes the course topics, understands their meaning and demonstrates competences as per learning outcomes of the course. Additionally student is able to apply learnings in purchasing development in a systematic way and is able to argue the decisions from operative and/or strategic perspective.
    Assessment criteria - grade 5
    Excellent 5: Student recognizes the course topics, understands their meaning and demonstrates competences as per learning outcomes of the course. Additionally student is able to apply learnings in purchasing development in a systematic and innovative way and is able to argue the decisions from operative and/or strategic perspective.
    Language of instruction

    Finnish

    Planned learning activities, teaching methods and guidance

    Opintojakso on päivätoteutus, joka sisältää kontaktiopetusta, itseopiskelua ja pienryhmätyöskentelyä.

    Yksityiskohtainen toteutustapa ja ryhmätöiden ryhmäjako tarkentuu opintojakson aloitusvaiheessa.

    Opintojaksolla käytetään Moodlen sähköistä oppimisympäristöä. (not translated)

    Lecturer(s)

    Marjo Turunen

    Learning materials and recommended literature

    Kurssin materiaali koostuu työtilassa olevista luentodioista sekä tieteellisistä artikkeleista, tutkimuksista ja videoista.

    Tukeva kirjallisuus:

    van Weele, Arjan. 2010/2015/2018. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. 5th ed. Cengage Learning. (e-kirjana JAMKin kirjastossa)

    Iloaranta, Kari ja Pajunen-Muhonen, Hanna. 2012. Hankintojen johtaminen. Tietosanoma.

    Nieminen, Sanna. (2016). Hyvä hankinta - parempi bisnes. Talentum. (e-kirjana JAMK:in kirjastossa)

    Pandit, Kirit, ja Haralambos Marmanis. 2008. Spend Analysis: The Window Into Strategic Sourcing. J. Ross Publishing (not translated)

    Lecturer(s)

    Jutta Nihtilä

    Working life cooperation

    Opintojaksolla on mahdollisesti vieraileva luennoitsija. (not translated)

    Campus

    Main Campus

    Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

    -

    Timing

    16.01.2023 - 30.04.2023

    Learning assignments and student workload

    Laskennallinen kuormittavuus on opintopistemäärä kertaa 27 tuntia.

    5-opintopisteen opintojaksolla kuormittavuus on 135h (not translated)

    Enrollment

    01.11.2022 - 05.01.2023

    Groups
    • TLS20S1
    Seats

    0 - 50

    Assessment methods

    Opintojaksolla on jatkuva palautteenanto arviointimenetelmänä. Arviointi perustuu oppimistehtäviin ja mahdolliseen tenttiin/ tentteihin. (not translated)

    Degree Programme

    Bachelor's Degree Programme in Logistics

    Mode of delivery

    Face-to-face

    Credits
    • 5 cr
    Unit

    School of Technology