Preview: BUS230 Purchasing and Materials Management :
Course Guide
Prerequisites
Course Description
Instructional Materials
Course Resources
Course Learning Outcomes
Weekly Course Schedule
Week 1 - To Do List
Discuss: Introduce yourself to your classmates and your professor.
Learn: Read Chapter 1, "Purchasing and Supply Management," from Purchasing
and
Supply
Management.
Learn: Read the weekly PowerPoints and Notes.
This course examines integral aspects of purchasing and materials management including function, organization, quality and quantity considerations,
pricing policies, supplier selection, and ethical and legal implications. It reviews purchasing procedures, value analysis, inventory control, warehousing
and traffic, capital equipment, make-or-buy decision making, automation, budgets, and institutional and governmental purchasing practices.
Required Resources
P. Fraser Johnson. 2020. Purchasing
and
Supply
Management
(16th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
World Economic Forum. No date. Global Competitiveness Report 2019: How to End Lost Decade of Productivity a
Growth. https://www.weforum.org/reports/how-to-end-a-decade-of-lost-productivity-growth
Supplemental Resources
Institute for Supply Management . No date. http://www.ism.ws/
Journal of Purchasing and Supply Management . No date.
http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/642704/description#description
Purchasing and Materials Management . No date. http://www.swlearning.com/web_resources/purchasing.htm
Examine the roles and objectives of purchasing and supply department, and how they align with organizational a
mission and goals.
1
Determine the hardware needs of client, including timeline for fulfillment. and software a a
2
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Week - To Do List 1
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Roles and Terminology.
Week - To Do List 2
Learn: Read Chapter 2, "Supply Strategy," from Purchasing
and
Supply
Management.
Learn: Read Chapter 3, "Supply Organization," from Purchasing
and
Supply
Management.
Learn: Read the weekly PowerPoints and Notes.
Discuss: Complete the discussion, Supply Strategic Planning.
Quiz: Take this week's quiz.
Week - To Do List 3
Learn: Read Chapter 4, "Supply Processes and Technology," from Purchasing
and
Supply
Management.
Learn: Read the weekly PowerPoints and Notes.
