Academic Catalog

GSCM 672 Global Sourcing and Procurement

The course focuses on the importance of sourcing in supply chain management (SCM). The coverage includes an overview of sourcing of requirements from suppliers, sourcing decision-making, assessment of the financial stability of potential suppliers, sources of information on market data, processes used for obtaining quotations and tenders, criteria commonly applied to the assessment of quotations or tenders, electronic systems used for sourcing of requirements from external suppliers, legislative, regulatory and organizational requirements when sourcing in the not for profit, private and public sectors and international suppliers.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

6 Core Courses 18 CHs