Diploma in Procurement and Supply Chain

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

Type: Online

Available Dates

Fees

  • Oct-21-2024

    1,780

  • Nov-18-2024

    1,780

  • Dec-16-2024

    1,780

  • Jan-27-2025

    1,780

  • Feb-24-2025

    1,780

  • Mar-24-2025

    1,780

  • Apr-28-2025

    1,780

  • May-26-2025

    1,780

  • June-23-2025

    1,780

  • July-28-2025

    1,780

  • Aug-25-2025

    1,780

  • Sep-22-2025

    1,780

  • Oct-27-2025

    1,780

  • Nov-24-2025

    1,780

  • Dec-22-2025

    1,780

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Seeing Procurement as a Dynamic, Interactive System:
 
  • The System Approach vs. the traditional Functional Approach
  • What is the goal of Procurement?
  • Developing the Strategic Procurement Plan
  • An overview of the procurement process
  • Procurement as part of the Supply Chain

 

Developing Strategic Procurement Decisions:
 
  • Make/buy decision
  • Vertical integration
  • Alliances and partnerships
  • Inter-company trade
  • Reciprocity and countertrade
  • Supplier strategy
  • The coordination strategy
  • The Purchasing organization
Implementing the Tactical Procurement Decisions:
 
  • Supplier involvement
  • Value analysis
  • Quality Assurance
  • Supplier selection
  • Supplier rating and ranking
  • Contract management
  • IT systems and e-Procurement
  • Policies and procedures
  • Staffing the Procurement Department

 

Dealing with Operational Procurement Decisions:
 
  • Selecting the most appropriate ordering process
  • Addressing quality issues
  • Follow up
  • Overdue orders
  • Expediting
  • The payment process
  • Reducing the cost of the procurement: small value purchase orders
Contingency Procurement Decisions:
 
  • The different contingency situations
  • Contingency management
  • Procurement Performance Measurement
  • Spend analysis
  • The total cost of ownership
  • Supplier performance measurement

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