Procurement Management

1. Basic Course Information

Course Code: 016042
Course Name: Procurement Management
Course Type: Specialty course
Periods: 32
Credits: 2
Target Students: Undergraduates Majoring in Logistics Management
Assessment: Examination
Preparatory: Logistics

2. Brief Course Introduction

Procurement Management is the core essential course for logistics management students. This course focuses on the managerial, administrative, strategic and tactical aspects of the purchasing function, relative topics include procurement planning and organization, procurement negotiation and contract administration, purchasing price and cost analysis, supplier management, international sourcing, and project purchasing, relative legal and environmental issues. By learning the course, students can master the concepts, processes, techniques and methods of procurement management in order to improve the ability of analyzing and solving purchasing problems.