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Purchasing Management

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Course Unit Code116-0307/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
SIW009Ing. Markéta Zajarošová, Ph.D.
Summary
The course is focused on explaining the position of purchasing in the system of business functions and analysis of its basic activities. Modern business purchasing includes management, marketing, sales and logistics activities. Key attention is paid within the subject to purchasing categories, purchasing strategies, quality management and supplier selection and evaluation activities. Students will learn about modern purchasing management systems, requirements placed on the buyer and modern trends of purchasing such as electronic auctions.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1. Formulate the politics of purchasing and the run of purchasing process.
2. Explain management and regulation of purchasing process.
3. Evaluate the purchasing strategy and its goals.
4. Explain citeria, approaches and methods of supplier selection.
5. Consider the options of purchase organization improvement in organizations.
Course Contents
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.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
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. ISBN 978-80-88330-24-0.
MONCZKA, Robert M. et al. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. 7th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2020. ISBN 978- 0357442142.
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. ISBN 978-80-88330-24-0.
MONCZKA, Robert M. et al. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. 7th ed. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2020. ISBN 978- 0357442142.
Recommended Reading:
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. ISBN 978-1119702993.
WEELE, Arjan J. Van. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Andover: Cengage, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4737-4944-3.
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. ISBN 978-1119702993.
WEELE, Arjan J. Van. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Andover: Cengage, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4737-4944-3.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit45 25
        ExaminationExamination55 26