Value Driven Procurement (4 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

After completing this course you will: • understand the role of purchasing in business operations • can adjust purchasing operations according to the values and size of the organization • be familiar with the typical stages of purchasing process and you will be able to do some developing activities for purchasing • be familiar to contents of the typical purchasing agreements and delivery terms • have knowledge of the principles of public procurements

Content

Purchasing process as a whole: - Purchasing; role in the supply chain - Values, vision and strategy of the organization - Definition of the need - Searching potential suppliers - Requests for quotations - Terms of delivery - Evaluation of the offers - Code of Conduct - Making decisions - Purchase Order and its documentation - Delivery supervision and control - Goods receiving and inspection - Invoicing and payments - Claiming for deficiencies Public procurements : - Law of the public procurements and the responsibilities based on it

Teaching methods

This is a course for the CampusOnline students. This course is completely done in remote study mode. During the course you will study such topics as Purchasing process as a whole: - Purchasing; role in the supply chain - Values, vision and strategy of the organization - Definition of the need - Searching potential suppliers - Requests for quotations - Terms of delivery - Evaluation of the offers - Code of Conduct - Making decisions - Purchase Order and its documentation - Delivery supervision and control - Goods receiving and inspection - Invoicing and payments - Claiming for deficiencies Public procurements : - Law of the public procurements and the responsibilities based on it After completing the course student: • understands the role of purchasing in business operations • can adjust purchasing operations according to the values and size of the organization • get familiar with the typical stages of purchasing process and can do some developing activities for purchasing • gets familiar to contents of the typical purchasing agreements and delivery terms • has knowledge of the principles of public procurements

Location and time

Student works independently on Moodle platform. Student workload is approximately 27 h / credit.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Material is on the Moodle platform - we'll encourage student to look for additional material by themselves.

Internship and working life connections

The course has no actual working life connection. However, the course provides key competencies needed in modern working life.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

All the assignments are done in the numerical order based on student's own schedule. Some assignments are possible to re-do after a short time delay for additional studying.

International connections

There is no international cooperation in this implementation.

Student workload

Student workload, 1 ECTS = about 27 hours

Content scheduling

Student works independently on Moodle platform.

Assessment methods and criteria

All the assignments for this course are on the learning platform – Moodle. The grade is formed on the basis of the weightings of the online exams, taking into account the individual final grade of each exam.

Evaluation scale

1-5