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Material 50B - Purchasing Management
MATERIAL 50B PURCHASING MANAGEMENT MR. GROVE
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will provide the student with an overview of the Materials Management aspect of purchasing including e-commerce and international sourcing. The satisfactory completion of the course should provide students with the initial knowledge required to effectively perform more advanced functions of Purchasing.
REQUIRED TEXT: Dobler, Donald W. & Burt, David N.
Purchasing and Supply Management,
Seventh Edition, 2003
The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. New York
EXPECTED OUTCOME: The student will develop an understanding of the tasks which overlay the buying process, including the areas of value analysis, quality, traffic, storage and use of material, and disposition of excess inventory.
METHODS OF EVALUATING THE OUTCOME: A combination of homework, student participation in classroom discussion, and the result of one midterm and one comprehensive final examination on course material.
OFFICE HOURS: As a general rule, I will be in the classroom approximately 15 minutes before class begins and I will stay after regular class to answer questions. in the event this is not convenient, I can be reached at 408-245-3864 or at "yoteachone@aol.com".
EXPANDED OUTLINE: CONTENT WILL BE REVISED WITH SEVENTH EDITION
SESSION---------CONTENT-------------------------READING
1. 01/07 Review of Basic Concepts Chapt 1,2,3
2. 01/14 Contract Administration Chapt 20
3. 01/21 Managing for Quality Chapt 21
4. 01/28 Production Control Chapt 21
5. 02/04 Inventory Management Chapt 23
6. 02/11 Midterm
7. 02/18 Warehouse, Stores Management Chapt 24
8. 02/25 Traffic Chapt 25
9. 03/04 Investment Recovery Chapt 26
10. 03/11 The Buying Plan/Value Analysis Chapt 27,28
11. 03/18 Control Reports, Ethics Chapt 29,31
12. 03/25 Final Exam
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