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Level 6 Diploma in Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Midterm evaluation

LSC605 · Strategic Procurement — Midterm

CourseLSC605
Week8 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Midterm evaluation

  1. Midterm assessment of the criteria taught so far
  2. Individual feedback and targets

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Explain the role of purchasing in business.
  • 1.2 Describe the purchasing relationship with the other functions in strategic procurement in business.
  • 1.3 Evaluate the purchasing and product lifecycle and new product development processes in strategic procurement in business management.
  • 2.1 Explain the purchasing decision process in business.
  • 2.2 Analyse sources of purchasing information in strategic procurement in business.
  • 2.3 Evaluate the operational and strategic supply chain decision process in strategic procurement in business management.

Activity

Midterm assessment task and individual feedback.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: The Strategic Role of Purchasing
  • Week 2: Cross-Functional Procurement Relationships
  • Week 3: Purchasing in NPD and the Product Lifecycle
  • Week 4: The Purchasing Decision Process and Market Intelligence
  • Week 5: Strategic and Operational Supply Chain Decisions
  • Week 6: Corporate Strategy and Procurement Strategic Alignment
  • Week 7: TQM-Driven Purchasing Strategies
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Portfolio-Driven Supply Strategies
  • Week 10: Lean, Agile, and Virtual Procurement Frameworks
  • Week 11: Comparative Procurement Across Diverse Industries
  • Week 12: Applying Strategic Procurement in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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