HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Business Administration
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
shaul almakias, PhD
Coordinator Office Hours:
monday 19-20
Teaching Staff:
Dr. shaul elmakais
Course/Module description:
Sourcing is a critical activity used at both tactical and strategic levels. It is concerned with what needs to be purchased, why, when and where. The course was created to help supply chain managers and practitioners to improve, develop and implement strategic sourcing strategies.
Course/Module aims:
Module I: Strategy – Matching business and sourcing strategies
• Module II: Research – Investigating needs and options
• Module III: Execution – Engaging and contracting with suppliers
• Module IV: Management – Managing risks and relationships
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To fill a complete sourcing process, to establish decisions that are based on data, to decide to allocate purchasing between central and the organization units, to publish optimize tenders.
Attendance requirements(%):
90
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
frontal, presentations, experiments, guest speakers
Course/Module Content:
Introduction to
strategic sourcing
Investigating needs
and options
cost modeling
cost effectiveness index
auction
negotiations
contracting
Required Reading:
David INBAR, Competitive Purchasing 2010
zvi lavi, purchasing management in practice 2004
Additional Reading Material:
The Procurement Game plan by Charles Dominck and Soheila R. Lunney,2011
Strategic Sourcing Management, Structural and Operational Decision-making, Olivier bruel, 2017
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 65 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 35 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
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