Learn the fundamentals of purchasing for business. Find out how to manage suppliers, contracts, and costs, and implement strategic sourcing.
Overview
Syllabus
Introduction
- Welcome
- The purchasing process
- Purchase orders
- Purchasing policies
- The purchasing organization
- Supplier evaulation and selection
- Supplier quality management
- Supplier management and development
- World-wide sourcing
- Category management
- Negotiation planning
- Contract management
- Legal and ethical considerations
- Price and cost analysis
- Should-cost analysis
- Total cost of ownership
- Target costing
- Learning curve analysis
- Purchasing services
- E-sourcing
- Supply management performance measurement
- Next steps
Taught by
Steven Brown
