Area: | School of Management |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Strategic Procurement is designed to enable participants to develop a general appreciation of the Supply Chain as a strategic influence upon the management of a public or private sector organisation. The content of the unit will introduce the processes of procurement and their relationship to supply chain management and aims to develop strategic management skills relevant to the implementation of Supply Chain and Procurement concepts. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Understanding of the nature of procurement as a strategic organisation approach to managing the supply chain. Developed their management skills to equip them to plan, promote and implement the introduction of strategic procurement in a selected organisation. Evaluated techniques that require them to measure supply chain activities and issues affecting an organisations local and global operations and potential. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Burt, D. and Doyle, M. (1993). The American Keiretsu. Homewood, Business One Irwin. Cox, A (1996). Innovations in Procurement Management. Boston, Earlsgate Press. Harvard Business Review. (2000). Managing the Value Chain. Boston, Harvard Business Review.Hines, P., Lamming, R., Jones, D., Cousins, P., Rich, N. (2000). Value Stream Management: Strategy and Excellence in the Supply Chain. London, Prentice-Hall. Woods, J. and Marien, E. (2001). The Supply Chain Yearbook 2001. New York, McGraw-Hill. |
Unit Texts: | Lamming, R. and Cox, A. (1999). Strategic Procurement Management. Boston, Earlsgate Press. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Individual essay on the development of supply chains 45%, Individual presentation of a Chapter Review 25%, Group Paper: (two or three members only per group) 30%. This is done by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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