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Course Details
Title  
Course Title Purchasing
Conestoga Course Code OLRN1436
Host College Canadore College
OntarioLearn Course Code CN-SCM115
Start Date 05/14/2024
End Date 08/20/2024
Course Fee $409.50
Hours 42
Pre-requisites None
Course Description In this course, the student is introduced to the key concepts of purchasing for supply chain management. This includes a study of the purchasing cycle and the manner in which purchasing activity is integrated into and aligned to a firm?s organizational strategy. Various elements of a purchasing strategy are detailed including the advantages and disadvantages of centralized versus decentralized purchasing functions, purchasing best practices, and tools and techniques for purchasing applications and oversight.
Midterm Exam Format Not Specified
Final Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Group 05/14/2024 
Other Evaluation Details Quizzes/Tests 30%, Assignments 30%, Discussions 10%, Final Assignment 30%
Minimum Passing Mark 50
Mandatory Chats
Mandatory Group Work
Other Details
Platform d2l/brightspace
Computer Software Requirements
Additional We suggest you do not purchase your textbook(s) until approximately two weeks prior to the course start date as textbook(s) may change.
Textbook Information Purchase textbook from www.textnet.ca. No substitutions unless otherwise stated.
Textbooks
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Textbook Title Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Purchasing & Supply Chain Management - ebook
Author Monczka, Handfield, Guinipero & Patterson Monczka, Handfiled
Publisher South-Western College Cengage
Edition 7th Edition 7th
ISBN 9780357442142 9781305833395
Special Instructions Print or eText.
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