Purchasing Management

Type of study	Follow-up Master
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	116-0307/02
Abbreviation	ŘN
Course title	Purchasing Management
Credits	4
Coordinating department	Department of Marketing and Business
Course coordinator	Ing. Markéta Zajarošová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to purchasing management. Definition of the term purchase. The position of purchasing in the organization.
2. The importance of purchasing in organizations. Purchase goals. The principle of sustainability in purchasing.
3. Purchase strategy. A prerequisite for a successful purchase. Analysis of OSA.
4. Category Management. Kraljic matrix. Strategic purchase.
5. Supplier quality management.
6. Supplier selection and decision-making process. Multi-criteria supplier selection. Supplier rating.
7. Lean, agile and leagile supply chain.
8. Transaction purchase. E-auction. A practical demonstration in the e-auction software.
9. Abilities and Skills of Buyers. Trends in purchasing activity.
10. Behavioral supply chain. Cognitive biases.
11. Negotiation in purchasing. Conflict resolution and the role of team negotiation.
12. VUCA and Procurement 4.0.
13. Emotional intelligence and Mindfulness in purchasing.

Literature

DAVIES, Melissa. Vyjednávání s respektem: Umění budovat trvalá partnerství. Praha: Grada, 2023. ISBN 978-80-271-3568-4.
LINHART, Zdeněk. Strategie podniku. Praha: Vysoká škola ekonomie a managementu, 2021. .
MONCZKA, Robert M. et al. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. 7th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2020. ISBN 978- 0357442142.

Advised literature

LYSONS, Kenneth and Brian FARRINGTON. Procurement and Supply Chain Management. 9th ed. New York: Pearson Education, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-08611-8.
MANGAN, J., Ch. LALWANI and A. CALATAYUD. Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 4th ed. Chichester: Wiley, 2020. .
WEELE, Arjan J. Van. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Andover: Cengage, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4737-4944-3.

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