3 ECTS credits
75 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 8016527GNR for all students in the 1st semester at a (G) Postgraduate - preliminary level.
Introduction to Supply Management (concepts & jargon)
Reality check & framework for sourcing
Identification commodities & sourcing strategy
Sourcing
LCCS with China flavour
Complementary study material
Managing Global Supply and Risk: Best Practices, Concepts, and Strategies
Robert J. Trent, Llewellyn R. Roberts
September 22, 2009
It’s a frequent mistake to assume that sourcing is a piece of cake. Since the huge number of suppliers and their strong ambition to export, the cliché of sourcing’s easiness is strongly nurtured. However, the truth is completely different, causing serious problems for purchasing managers: wrong deliveries, deliveries out of time, lack of quality, disappearing suppliers… just to mention a few.
Graduates of this course will have a good understanding of all sourcing aspects, helping them to prevent problems:
- Preparing for purchasing (internal organisation, planning…)
- Cooperation with foreign suppliers (selection of suppliers, exercising control on the suppliers)
- How to deal with the sourcing risks?
- Hidden costs and defining the real cost of sourcing
- Logistics and marketing issues
- Negotiating issues
- Contract management
- Due diligence
- …
As China tops the list of favourite countries for sourcing and purchasing, the necessary attention will be paid to this country of origin.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Written exam
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Postgraduate Certificate International Trade and Investment: Standaard traject
Postgraduate Certificate Flagship Programme in Economic Diplomacy and International Business: Standaard traject