The course is included in these curricula and study modules
- Business administration 2013 (logistics) - International business logistics
- Business administration 2014 (logistics) - International business logistics
- Business administration 2015 (logistics) - International business logistics
- Business administration 2016 (logistics) - International business logistics
- Business administration 2017 (logistics) - International business logistics
- Business administration 2018 (logistics) - International business logistics
- Business administration 2019 - Logistics
- Business administration 2020 - Logistics
- Business administration 2021 - Logistics - advanced studies
- Business administration 2022 - Logistics - advanced studies
- Business administration 2023 - Logistics - advanced studies
- International business 2019 - Logistics
- International business 2020 - Logistics
- International business 2021 - Logistics - advanced studies
- International business 2022 - Logistics - advanced studies
- International business 2023 - Logistics - advanced studies
The course takes place in period
1 (2022-08-01 to 2022-10-23)
Level/category
Teaching language
English
Type of course
Compulsory
Cycle/level of course
First
Recommended year of study
2
Total number of ECTS
5 cr
Competency aims
Fact-based decision making
Resilience
Local and Global Societal Competencies
Learning outcomes
Once you have completed the study unit you will
have the:
the ability to explain the importance of
purchasing and how it is connected to the
profitability of a business (knowledge)
the ability to compare and classify suppliers in
appropriate categories in order to select a
suitable strategic approach (skill)
skills to describe and conduct a purchasing
process (skill)
a critical attitude in selecting tools for
integrating sustainability in the purchasing
process.(attitude)
Course contents
The student works with separate purchasing tools
and will conduct a case study.
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Introduction to logistics
Recommended or required reading
Bailey, Farmer, Jessop & Jones 2005, Purchasing
Principles and management, FT Prentice Hall.
Can be found on Perlego
Badenhorst-Weiss JA, Cilliers JO, Dlamini W, Ambe
IM, Purchasing and supply management 7
Additional literature:
Van Weele, A.J. & Arbin, K. 2019. Inköp och Supply
Chain Management, Studentlitteratur AB
Van Weele, A.J & Arbin, K. 2018. Purchasing and
Supply Chain Management, Cengage Learning EMEA
Study activities
- Lectures - 21 hours
- Individual- and group instruction - 12 hours
- Project- and production work/artistic activities - 67 hours
- Individual studies - 35 hours
Workload
- Total workload of the course: 135 hours
- Of which autonomous studies: 135 hours
- Of which scheduled studies: 0 hours
Mode of Delivery
Participation in tuition
Assessment methods
Essays, reports, productions and portfolio
Assessment requirements
To pass the course the student should pass the
compulsory elements of the course and receive
at least 50 points of the maximum 100 points in
the course.
A group assignment including a complete
purchasing process (max 90 points)
An individual assignment (quiz) (max 10 points)
Grading
1-49 points equal to fail
50-59 points equal to 1
60-69 points equal to 2
70-79 points equal to 3
80-89 points equal to 4
90-100 points equal to 5
Teacher
- Adlercreutz Erica
- Hongell Linn
Examiner
Adlercreutz Erica
Home page of the course
Group size
No limit (28 students enrolled)
Assignments valid until
12 months after course has ended
Course enrolment period
2022-08-10 to 2022-08-25
Assessment methods
Date will be announced later - Reports and productions
Date | Time | Room | Title | Description | Organizer |
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2022-08-30 | 12:00 - 13:45 | B518 | Purchasing | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-08-30 | 14:00 - 15:00 | B518 | Purchasing drop-in | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-09-06 | 11:30 - 13:15 | D4106 | Purchasing | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-09-07 | 12:30 - 13:30 | B328 | Purchasing drop-in | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-09-13 | 12:00 - 14:00 | F249 | Purchasing | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-09-14 | 12:30 - 13:30 | B326 | Purchasing drop-in | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-09-20 | 12:00 - 14:00 | F249 | Purchasing | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-09-21 | 12:30 - 13:30 | B326 | Purchasing drop-in | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-09-27 | 12:00 - 14:00 | F249 | Purchasing | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-09-28 | 12:30 - 13:30 | B326 | Purchasing and International Trade drop-in | Adlercreutz Erica Hongell Linn |
|
2022-10-11 | 12:00 - 16:00 | Purchasing presenattions/presentationer | Presentations https://arcada.zoom.us/j/63608346539 | Hongell Linn |