Procurement and Purchasing Management G

Course aim

To provide students the concepts around major issues of procurement and purchasing management and the related strategies for planning, analysis, design and development of strategic procurement for supply chain management.

Course content

Purchasing scope and development, Strategic procurement and supply chain management, Outsourcing, Sourcing strategies and relationships, Price and total cost of ownership, International and global sourcing, Corporate social responsibility, E-procurement systems.

Textbook(s)

Kenneth Lysons and Brian Farrington, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, 8th, Pearson

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAWSON LAKES
Lecture	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1.5 hours x 13 weeks
Case Study (Focussed Case Studies: to allow students to apply various theoretical concepts in a real-life, although truncated, setting, present their findings orally and get immediate feedback)	0.5 hours x 1 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, KAPLAN HIGHER EDUCATION - SINGAPORE (INTENSIVE)
Lecture	17.5 hours x Block
Tutorial	2.5 hours x Block

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assessment 1: Pre-lecture assignment (Individual work), Assessment 2: (Continuous formative assessment). (Group work) Presentation to the class on a set of group exercises, Assessment 2: Presentation (Group work by team of 6 members), Assessment 3: (Group work) Major Assignment - Part A: A few questions; Part B: A case study that demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge, Assessment 3: (Group work) Topic Presentation, Assessment 4: (Group work) Major Assignment - Part A: A few questions; Part B: A case study that demonstrates the ability to apply knowledge, Assignment 1: Continuous formative assessment; Submission of one sets of Group exercises and Presentation to the class on second set of group exercises / (Group work by team of 6 members), Examination

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.