Purchasing and Strategic Sourcing

Buying well: the procurement cycle, specifications, supplier selection, bidding, total cost of ownership, public procurement and ethics.

SCM-210 Year 2 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon

Offered by HSM University · Supply Chain Management

Course content

  1. 1The role of purchasingComing
  2. 2The procure-to-pay cycleComing
  3. 3Specifications and statements of workComing
  4. 4Make or buyComing
  5. 5Finding and qualifying suppliersComing
  6. 6Requests for quotation and proposalComing
  7. 7Evaluating bids and total cost of ownershipComing
  8. 8Negotiating with suppliersComing
  9. 9Public sector procurement in the USComing
  10. 10Category managementComing
  11. 11Ethics and responsible sourcingComing
  12. 12Case study: a sourcing eventComing

Requirements

Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.

Description

Buying well: the procurement cycle, specifications, supplier selection, bidding, total cost of ownership, public procurement and ethics.

Part of the Business stream, typically taken in year 2.