Course: Theory of PSM credits: 4
- Course code
- IFVB19IKMTHI
- Name
- Theory of PSM
- Study year
- 2022-2023
- ECTS credits
- 4
- Language
- Dutch, with parts in English
- Coordinator
- -
- Modes of delivery
-
- Tutorial
- Assessments
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- Theory of PSM - Computer, organised by STAD examinations
Learning outcomes
Per theme, the student:
Theme: Purchasing department
explains the concepts of purchasing maturity, purchasing policy, purchasing strategy and purchasing plan, and assesses these for consistency and professionalism in a simple case.
Theme: Purchasing department
- explains the general core concepts of purchasing and uses them to describe the purchasing department's role in the organisation.
- explains the core concepts of sourcing and supplier management and defines and analyses sourcing and supplier management strategies in simple cases.
- identifies the phases of the purchasing process along with their main objectives and obstacles and organises these phases in a simple case.
- draws conclusions from the results of a simple quantitative and/or qualitative purchasing analysis and supplies recommendations for purchasing policy and purchasing process improvements.
- distinguishes between different purchasing organisation forms and advises on the most suitable form in simple situations.
- identifies the purchasing procedures and purchasing information systems customarily used in organisations and what objectives they serve.
explains the concepts of purchasing maturity, purchasing policy, purchasing strategy and purchasing plan, and assesses these for consistency and professionalism in a simple case.
Content
The student is familiar with and understands the theoretical underpinning a purchaser needs as regards purchasing theory.
Included in programme(s)
School(s)
- Institute of Future Environments