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1 MODULE SPECIFICATION TEMPLATE MODULE DETAILS Module title Purchasing & e-procurement Module code OP314 Credit value 10 Level Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 X Level 7 Level 8 Mark the box to the right of the appropriate level with an X Level 0 (for modules at foundation level) Entry criteria for registration on this module Pre-requisites Specify in terms of module codes or equivalent Co-requisite modules Specify in terms of module codes or equivalent Module delivery O380 Operations and Process Management as a co-requisite or OP214 Operations and Process Management or OP282 Business Operations and Systems O380 Operations and Process Management Mode of delivery Taught X Distance Placement Online Other Pattern of delivery Weekly Block Other When module is delivered Semester 1 X Semester 2 Throughout year Other Brief description of module The importance of Purchasing to improving competitiveness and content and/ or aims profitability is increasingly recognised by world-class organisations. Overview (max 80 words) Module team/ author/ coordinator(s) School Site/ campus where delivered The module emphasises the wider, more strategic, proactive and high level role Purchasing must play to develop and effectively manage the supply chain to meet customer needs. It introduces an important range of Purchasing tasks and approaches, quality driven and aimed at adding value, timely supply, as well as controlling costs and eliminating waste through sourcing, selecting and developing long-term supply partnerships. Purchasing price sensitive commodities, buying internationally, contracting, the use of EDI/eCommerce, performance issues are covered. The module exposes students to a range of theory and best practice sufficient to aid career intentions of becoming effective members of multidisciplined management teams, holding a wide range of purchasing and supply chain, logistics positions. Hamid Saliman. Brighton Business School Moulsecoomb Course(s) for which module is appropriate and status on that course Course Status (mandatory/ compulsory/ optional)

2 All Undergraduate business programmes Optional MODULE AIMS, ASSESSMENT AND SUPPORT Aims To provide a sound understanding of the principles, systems and best practices of Purchasing in its wider, more strategic, supply chain and global contexts. To define its role and emphasise the potential for increasing corporate profitability through quality driven approaches to sourcing, buyer-supplier relationships, costs, and supply chain management. Learning outcomes On completion of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the role, scope and objectives of strategic purchasing and its potential for improving profitability; Employ the purchasing cycle to understand intra and interorganisational processes involved in procurement and the role of purchasing performance measures; Identify the ethical, economic and strategic issues involved in supplier selection and the significance of different styles of buyer-supplier relationship; Demonstrate an understanding of negotiation skills; Apply quality assurance and value analysis techniques within the field of procurement; Demonstrate an understanding of legal aspects of supplier contracts and purchase orders; Identify key features of international procurement, commodities markets and futures hedging; Identify some of the ways that new technology can be employed to improve the procurement process. This option, together with others, may enable students to apply to the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) for exemptions from the Foundation stage of the Institute's examinations. Content Purchasing: its environment, scope, objectives and potential for improving profitability. The role of purchasing in corporate strategy. Organisational structure ad relationships with other functions and the supply chain. Purchasing systems and procedures. The use of EDI/E- Commerce/E-Procurement, Specifications, quotations. Sourcing decisions, ethics, information sources. Supplier selection and development. Long-term Partnerships. Purchasing negotiations, stages, mutual benefit strategy. Quality purchasing, standards, quality assurance, value analysis Purchasing and materials management, logistics. Just in Time delivery. Total acquisition costs and waste elimination, pricing analysis and discounts. Contracting: purchase orders, terms and conditions, legal aspects

3 Learning support Buying commodities, futures hedging Buying internationally, trading terms 'Incoterms'. Purchasing performance measures, training issues Indicative reading: Teaching and learning activities The latest editions of: Baily, P. et al, Purchasing Principles and Management, Pitman Baily, P., Purchasing and Supply Management, Chapman & Hall. Carlisle, J., Parker, R., Beyond Negotiation: Redeeming Customer- Supplier Relationships, Wiley Christopher, M., Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Pitman Coyle, J., Bardi, E. & Langley, J., The Management of Business Logistics, West Diamond, J. & Pintel, G., Retail Buying, CIPS Erridge, A., Managing Purchasing, Butterworth-Heinemann Gattorna, J., The Gower Handbook of Logistics and Distribution Management, Gower Griffiths, M., Law for Purchasing & Supply, Pitman Jessop, D. & Morrison, A., Storage and Supply of Materials, Pitman Jones, M., Purchasing, Brealey Publishing Lamming, R. & Cox, A., Strategic Procurement Management Concepts and Cases, Prentice Hall Lysons, K., Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Prentice Hall Monczka, R. & Giunipero, L., Purchasing Internationally: Concepts and Principles, USA Poirier, C., Advanced Supply Management, CIPS Saunders, M., Strategic Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Pitman Turban, E. et al, Electronic Commerce, Prentice Hall Van Weele, A., Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Thomson Learning Zenz, G., Purchasing and the Management of Materials, Wiley also CIPS publications via: or Journals: Supply Management (journal of CIPS) Logistics & Transport Focus (journal of CILT) Distribution Business Logistics Europe Management Today International Journal of Purchasing & Materials Management European Journal of Purchasing Management Case studies will be used to reinforce key lecture themes and illustrate current practice. Videos will be used to illustrate the wider context of Purchasing. Details of teaching and learning activities An active and participative workshop approach will be adopted. This will involve lectured concepts and practices, case studies, videos, active role play exercises /presentations. Lectures: 0 Open Learning: 0

4 Seminars: 0 Self Study: 50 Workshops: 20 Assessment: 30 Allocation of study hours (indicative) Where 10 credits = 100 learning hours SCHEDULED Total: 100 This is an indication of the number of hours students can expect to spend in scheduled teaching activities including lectures, seminars, tutorials, project supervision, demonstrations, practical classes and workshops, supervised time in workshops/ studios, fieldwork, and external visits. Study hours 20 GUIDED INDEPENDENT STUDY All students are expected to undertake guided independent study which includes wider reading/ practice, follow-up work, the completion of assessment tasks, and revisions. 80 PLACEMENT The placement is a specific type of learning away from the University. It includes work-based learning and study that occurs overseas. 0 TOTAL STUDY HOURS 100 Assessment tasks Details of assessment on this module Types of assessment task 1 Indicative list of summative assessment tasks which lead to the award of credit or which are required for progression. WRITTEN Written exam 0 % weighting (or indicate if component is pass/fail) COURSEWORK PRACTICAL Written assignment/ essay, report, dissertation, portfolio, project output, set exercise Oral assessment and presentation, practical skills assessment, set exercise EXAMINATION INFORMATION Area examination board Refer to University for guidance in completing the following sections External examiners Name Position and institution Date appointed Date tenure ends Dr Yingli Wang Cardiff University 01/10/ /09/2019 QUALITY ASSURANCE Date of first approval Set exercises, which assess the application of knowledge or analytical, problem-solving or evaluative skills, are included under the type of assessment most appropriate to the particular task.

5 Only complete where this is not the first version Date of last revision Only complete where this is not the first version Date of approval for this version Version number 4.2 Modules replaced Specify codes of modules for which this is a replacement July 2011, Q&S editorial changes April 2016, KIS Amended March 2016 January 2017 editorial external examiner None Available as free-standing module? Yes No