Purchasing 7,5 Credits

The aim of this course is to give advanced knowledge of logistics from a purchasing and supply chain management perspective. The focus is on the purchasing functions importance for the company result.

Course Contents

- Purchasing and strategic sourcing
- Supply chain management, Globalization and Incoterms
- Initiate supplier relations: define needs, specify and document
- Assess supplier portfolio, select suppliers
- Prepare negotiations with regard to TCO and cost break-down
- Legal aspects, contracts, delivery and payment terms and contract management
- Supplier relations, Systems for managing supplier relationships (SRM)
- Sustainability and Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- Purchase orders, performance measurements (KPIs), and supplier evaluation
- Supplier development process
- Terminate supplier relations

Prerequisites

General entry requirements and completed courses worth 60 credits in first cycle including Logistics Engineering, 7,5 credits or Enterprise Logistics, 15 credits (or the equivalent).

Level of Education: Undergraduate
Course code/Ladok code: TIKN10
The course is conducted at: School of Engineering Last modified 2023-02-24 08:16:02