Purchasing - Analysing and Development (5 cr)
Code: TLHH2500-3020
General information
Timing
01.08.2023 - 30.11.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
Mode of delivery
Online learning
Unit
School of Technology
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Logistics
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Purchasing and Logistics Engineering
Teachers
- Lotta Happo
- Jutta Nihtilä
Groups
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ZJA23KTHAVAvoin AMK, tekniikka, Hankintaosaaja
Objectives
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.
Content
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
Learning materials and recommended literature
Kurssin materiaali koostuu työtilassa olevista luentodioista sekä tieteellisistä artikkeleista, tutkimuksista ja videoista.
Kirjallisuus:
Nieminen, Sanna. (2016). Hyvä hankinta - parempi bisnes. Talentum. (e-kirjana JAMK:in kirjastossa)
Lisälukemista:
van Weele, Arjan. 2010. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. 5th ed. Cengage Learning. (e-kirjana JAMKin kirjastossa)
Iloaranta, Kari ja Pajunen-Muhonen, Hanna. 2012. Hankintojen johtaminen. Tietosanoma.
Pandit, Kirit, ja Haralambos Marmanis. 2008. Spend Analysis: The Window Into Strategic Sourcing. J. Ross Publishing
Teaching methods
Opintojakso sisältää 3 kontaktipäivää verkossa, itseopiskelua (kirjallisuus ja oppimistehtävät), pienryhmätyöskentelyä (tuntityöskentely) ja käytännön projekteja.
Yksityiskohtainen toteutustapa kuvataan opintojakson aloitusvaiheessa.
Practical training and working life connections
Opintojaksolla on mahdollisesti vieraileva luennoitsija.
Alternative completion methods
Hyväksilukemisen menettelytavat kuvataan tutkintosäännössä ja opinto-oppaassa. Opintojakson opettaja antaa lisätietoa mahdollisista opntojakson erityiskäytänteistä.
Student workload
Laskennallinen kuormittavuus on opintopistemäärä kertaa 27 tuntia.
Esim. 5-opintopisteen opintojaksolla kuormittavuus on 135h.
Luentoja n.24h
Oppimistehtävät n.60h
Itseopiskelu n.50h
Further information for students
Opintojakson arviointi perustuu kontaktipäiville osallistumiseen tai korvaavien tehtävien suorittamiseen ja oppimistehtäviin. Arviointi toteutetaan asteikolla: hyväksytty / hylätty.
Poissaolo kontaktipäiviltä korvataan lisätehtävin.
Evaluation scale
Pass/Fail
Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)
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.
Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)
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.
Evaluation criteria, excellent (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.
Evaluation criteria, pass/failed
Student recognizes the course topics, understands their meaning and demonstrates competences as per learning outcomes of the course.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of purchasing and its role and meaning in business.