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Module title:

Strategic Sourcing in Global Markets

Module title (english):

Strategic Sourcing in Global Markets

Module number:

82-021-SCM25-H-0507

Level:

Bachelor (UNI)

Course of study:

Type:

Modul

Organising faculty/Language Center:

Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät

Instructors responsible:

Kuhn, Heinrich

Examiners:

Credit points (ECTS):

competencies/skills:

- The students will obtain an overview of strategic sourcing methodology and its practical application
- The students will understand the implications of globalization on sourcing strategies
- The students will be able to discuss and critically reflect new developments in strategic sourcing
- The students will exercise the competence for autonomous academic self study and teamwork

course content/topics:

- Strategic Sourcing Framework
- What is strategic sourcing ?
- Role of strategic sourcing for the success of a company
- Strategic Sourcing Methodology (7-step sourcing process)
- Implications of Globalization on Strategic Sourcing
- New developments in Strategic Sourcing
- Introduction to case study exercise

formal requirements of admission:

Successful participation in Logistics: Inventory and Transportation Management and / or Production Management; these restrictions are not valid for incoming students as well as for students of the Double BA Studies If places are available after the registration period these places can be given to students not fulfilling the prerequisites but registered on the waiting list.

recommended qualifications:

Lehr- und Lernformen/Lehrveranstaltungstypen:

- Lecture
- Group work
- Case study exercises with presentation of results

requirements for the attainment of ECTS points:

- For competency reasons the combination of case study work, presentation.
- Each group will hold presentations and must be prepared for a discussion with the other course participants. The discussion with the other course participants can take place either during the presentation or afterwards (20 minutes presentation + 10 minutes discussion with other course participants).

workload/distribution of ECTS points within the module:

32 h = Time of attendance lecture
32 h = Preparation and postprocessing lecture
86 h = Case study work
150 h = Total workload

calculation of module marks:

The grading considers the ability to apply the methods presented in this course, style and structure of the presentation and active participation during the course, weighted as follows:
- Ability to apply the presented sourcing methods to the case studies (70%)
- Style and structure of the presentations (30%)

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