Strategic Purchasing and Supply Management

Module overview

Strategic Purchasing and Supply Management aims to provide students with an appreciation and understanding of the roles and position of strategic purchasing and supply within the organisation, the processes that support it, and the implications of electronic commerce.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

evaluate the cost benefit of cooperation and competition in business transactions;
undertake critical analysis of supply management situations;
differentiate strategic and operational purchasing decisions and the factors to be managed in both situations.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

structure and solve problems;
analyse the appropriateness of decision making methods;
utilise oral and written communication.

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

the effects of the Make or Buy option.
the principles and practices of purchasing and supply management;
the underlying principles in organisation structure, law and negotiation and their application to strategy and operations;

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

•Lectures •Use of on-line materials •An individual assignment •Case study / problem solving activities •Private study •Guest Lectures

Study time
Type	Hours
Independent Study	126
Teaching	24
Total study time	150

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

Journal of Operations Management.

Journal of Business Logistics.

Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management.

Journal of Supply Chain Management.

International Journal of Operations & Production Management.

Textbooks

Sollish, Fred, et al (2011). An Overview of Global Strategic Sourcing. John Wiley & Sons.

Trent, Robert J., and Llewellyn Roberts (2009). Managing Global Supply and Risk: Best Practices, Concepts, and Strategies. J. Ross Publishing.

Moore, Nancy Y. (2014). Small Business and Strategic Sourcing: Lessons from Past Research and Current Data. The RAND Corporation.

Van Weele A J (2018). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. London: Cengage Learning.

Jacoby, David (2017). The High Cost of Low Prices: A Roadmap to Sustainable Prosperity. Business Expert Press.

Jespersen, Birgit Damm, and Tage Skjott-Larsen (2005). Supply Chain Management: - in Theory and Practice. Copenhagen Business School Press.

Johnsen, Thomas E., et al. (2018). Purchasing and Supply Chain Management: A Sustainability Perspective. Taylor & Francis.

Cousins, P D., Lamming R C, Lawson B, Squire, B. (2008). Strategic Supply Management: Theories, Concepts and Practice. Pearson Education.

Robert Crocker, et al., (2018). Unmaking Waste in Production and Consumption: Towards the Circular Economy. Emerald Publishing.

Assessment

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Class discussions

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback: Through discussions and interactions in class.
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	100%

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Coursework	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External