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HM108V Purchasing and Supply Chains 7.5 credits

Inköp och Supply Chains

  • Educational level

    First cycle

  • Academic level (A-D)

    A

  • Subject area

    Techonology

  • Grade scale

    A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Course offerings

Autumn 12 fov for single courses students

  • Periods

    Autumn 12 P2 (7.5 credits)

  • Application code

    10044

  • Start date

    22/10/2012

  • End date

    2013 week: 1

  • Language of instruction

    Swedish

  • Campus

    KTH Södertälje

  • Number of lectures

  • Number of exercises

  • Tutoring time

    Daytime

  • Form of study

    Normal

  • Number of places *

    1 - 10

    *) The Course date may be cancelled if number of admitted are less than minimum of places. If there are more applicants than number of places selection will be made.

  • Schedule

    Schedule (new window)

  • Course responsible

    Seth Jonsson <sethj@kth.se>

  • Teacher

    Seth Jonsson <sethj@kth.se>

Learning outcomes

Good awareness of the role and substance of purchasing and supply management in companies, public authorities, and government agencies. In a structured way be able to identify and describe essential purchasing-related terms and activities within the purchasing process. Be able to describe and explain aspects on the supplier-base design related to purchase needs, supplier relations, and sourcing strategies.

Course main content

Strategic and operational purchasing matters, supplier base design, buyer-supplier relations, supplier selection; the purchasing role in the supplier chain.

Disposition

Lectures, seminars, at times study visits, and project work. 6 occasions. The course is given on half-time in the daytime and in Swedish, but is not a distance-course with distance tuition.

Eligibility

General requirements i.e. completed upper secondary education including documented proficiency in Swedish and English (for courses given in Swedish).

Literature

Arjan J. van Weele: ”Inköp och Supply Chain Management”, 2012, Upplaga 1:1, ISBN 978-91-44- 07427-6,  Studentlitteratur AB

Required equipment

Access to a computer and the Internet.

Examination

  • PRO1 - Project, 3.0 credits, grade scale: P, F
  • TEN1 - Examination, 4.5 credits, grade scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

The written material must be passed by the examiner and a presentation which is part of the basis for grading the thesis must be performed, with the academic supervisor and/or the examiner present.

Requirements for final grade

Passed Written Exam.

Passed Project Work.

Offered by

ITM/Applied Mechanical Engineering

Examiner

Kristina Palm <kpalm@kth.se>

Version

Course plan valid from: Autumn 12.
Examination information valid from: Autumn 07.