Overview
This unit will allow you to develop an appreciation and understanding of the broader factors contained within the Procurement function, including global supply markets and establishing contracts with local and international suppliers. You will examine procurement from different perspectives at the organisational level, to critically evaluate aspects of procurement, including strategies for creating and sustaining value through dealings in supply markets and structuring contracts. The unit seeks to develop analytical skills for evaluating global supply markets and encourages the adoption of a critical perspective of the procurement processes.
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Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
There are no requisites for this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
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Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
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- Assess and discuss the role of procurement in an organisation, its value and effectiveness.
- Analyse the factors that affect procurement (including contract) decisions when operating in domestic and global supply markets.
- Compare and contrast organisational internal and external environments and the effects on relationships with suppliers.
- Critically analyse procurement and contracting theories and actual experiences to support the development of a procurement model for businesses in different countries, industries and with different organisation structures.
- Evaluate processes and measures of performance in procurement.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | |||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||||
| 5 - Team Work | |||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Edition: 3rd ed. (2014)
Authors: W. C. Benton Jr.
McGraw Hill Education
New York New York , New York , USA
ISBN: ISBN: 978 0 07 802411 5
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
There is a first edition available of the EBOOK Purchasing and Supply Chain Management 3e published in 2017. It is available at https://www.mheducation.com.au/ebook-purchasing-and-supply-chain-management-3e-9781308290560-aus#tab-label-product-description-title The ISBN is 9781308290560
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
s.kuik@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Investigate the key stakeholders in the procurement process.
Organising an integrated procurement process.
Compare and contrast centralised and decentralised procurement systems.
Chapter
Read Chapter 1
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Discuss the role of purchasing in corporate strategy.
Explore the most important elements of the strategic planning process for procurement.
Explain how sourcing is integrated into corporate strategy.
Learn how to develop a strategic procurement plan.
Chapter
Read Chapter 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Discuss the legal environment of the procurement function.
Understand the extent of the purchasing professional's legal authority and the implications in relation to ethics.
Discuss contract and leasing issues obligations regarding an offer.
Chapter
Read Chapter 3
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Identify the steps in conventional procurement practices.
Investigate structures and main activities of typical purchasing departments.
Identify the technical requirements for e-procurement.
Introduce the RFID technology.
Chapter
Read Chapter 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Identify the qualifications of good suppliers.
Learn the key elements of the make-versus-buy decision.
Discuss supplier relationship management.
Explore supplier evaluation in a variety of industrial environments.
Chapter
Read Chapter 8
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Identify the drivers of increasing foreign trade.
Know the basics of global sourcing.
Critically evaluate various global sourcing alternatives.
Know how to negotiate in different countries.
Chapter
Read Chapter 9 and 10.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Understand the relationship between procurement, supply partnerships and supply chain power.
Chapter
Read Chapter 11
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Understand the difference between bargaining and negotiations.
Identify the difference between the psychological and economic aspects of bargaining.
Implement effective bargaining strategies.
Chapter
Read Chapter 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Understand purchasing of transport services.
Discuss the nature of modern transport service delivery.
Know how to determine the appropriate price determination strategy for alternative transport modes.
Explain how third party relationships work.
Summarise the terms and conditions of transportation of merchandise.
Chapter
Read Chapter 15
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Identify the issues in the capital equipment process.
Learn the three criteria applied to a cash flow analysis for equipment acquisition.
Discuss the role procurement plays in capital equipment acquisitions.
Chapter
Read Chapter 16
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Understand the service sector characteristics and strategies.
Identify the activities involved in procuring professional services.
Discuss what is meant by scope of works and how professional services are priced.
Discuss how the critical path method is used to plan, and control complex projects.
Chapter
Read Chapter 18
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Identify procurement's role in a firm within an overall quality assurance program.
Explore the various costs of a quality program and why it is difficult to measure these costs.
Know the mechanics of acceptance sampling for commodity purchasing.
Identify the advantages of statistical process control (SPC).
Chapter
Read Chapter 12.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Written Assessment
The assessment is designed for students to apply supply chain management and procurement concepts, methods and tools. The assessment involves writing a 1500-word business report responding to assessment questions related to specific topics and/or case material. Submit your 1500-word report through Turnitin in Moodle, with a cover sheet showing the unit name and number, assessment number, your name and student number. Assessment details and guidance will be provided on the unit website.
You can discuss your assessment ideas in the unit Assessment 1 Forum before you complete and submit the assessment.
Week 4 Monday (3 Aug 2020) 3:00 pm AEST
online
Week 5 Friday (14 Aug 2020)
online
Your report analysis, recommendations and presentation will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Thorough understanding of relevant supply chain management and procurement concepts, principles, theories, tools and models and the questions posed: 50%
- Appropriate and well structured, concise and clear expression of supply chain and procurement management arguments: 20%
- Clear flow of thought throughout the paper with a clear and succinct purpose described in the introduction and a clear and succinct conclusion: 10%
- Critical analysis and integration of relevant academic and professional literature. A minimum of 8 academic journal articles must be used: 10%
- Appropriate in-text referencing and reference list. Adherence to APA formatting: 5%
- Clarity of expression, grammar, spelling and business report format (see below): 5%
- Report length 1500-words.
- Submissions must be in Business Report format using Word with 1.5 line spacing and Times Roman 12 point font.
- Late submissions will also be penalised at the rate of "five per cent of the total marks available for the assessment each calendar day (full or part) it is overdue"
- Assess and discuss the role of procurement in an organisation, its value and effectiveness.
- Evaluate processes and measures of performance in procurement.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
2 Written Assessment
The assessment is designed for students to apply supply chain management and procurement concepts, methods and tools. The assessment involves writing a 2000-word business report responding to assessment questions related to specific topics and/or case material. Submit your 2000-word report through Turnitin in Moodle, with a cover sheet showing the unit name and number, assessment number, your name and student number. Assessment details and guidance will be provided on the unit website.
You can discuss your assessment ideas in the unit Assessment 2 Forum before you complete and submit the assessment.
Week 8 Friday (11 Sept 2020) 3:00 pm AEST
Online
Week 10 Friday (25 Sept 2020)
Online
Your report analysis, recommendations and presentation will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Thorough understanding of relevant supply chain management and procurement concepts, principles, theories, tools and models and the questions posed: 50%
- Appropriate and well structured, concise and clear expression of supply chain and procurement management arguments: 20%
- Clear flow of thought throughout the paper with a clear and succinct purpose described in the introduction and a clear and succinct conclusion: 10%
- Critical analysis and integration of relevant academic and professional literature. A minimum of 8 academic journal articles must be used: 10%
- Appropriate in-text referencing and reference list. Adherence to APA formatting: 5%
- Clarity of expression, grammar, spelling and business report format (see below): 5%
- Report length 2000-words.
- Submissions must be in Business Report format using Word with 1.5 line spacing and Times Roman 12 point font.
- Late submissions will also be penalised at the rate of "five per cent of the total marks available for the assessment each calendar day (full or part) it is overdue"
- Analyse the factors that affect procurement (including contract) decisions when operating in domestic and global supply markets.
- Compare and contrast organisational internal and external environments and the effects on relationships with suppliers.
- Critically analyse procurement and contracting theories and actual experiences to support the development of a procurement model for businesses in different countries, industries and with different organisation structures.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Written Assessment
The assessment is designed for students to apply supply chain management and procurement concepts, methods and tools. The assessment involves writing a 2000-word business report responding to assessment questions related to specific topics and/or case material. Submit your 2000-word report through Turnitin in Moodle, with a cover sheet showing the unit name and number, assessment number, your name and student number. Assessment details and guidance will be provided on the unit website.
You can discuss your assessment ideas in the unit Assessment 3 Forum before you complete and submit the assessment.
Week 12 Friday (9 Oct 2020) 3:00 pm AEST
Online
Online. In accordance with University policy, feedback for A3 will be provided after certification of grades.
Your report analysis, recommendations and presentation will be assessed according to the following criteria:
- Thorough understanding of relevant supply chain management and procurement concepts, principles, theories, tools and models and the questions posed: 50%
- Appropriate and well structured, concise and clear expression of supply chain and procurement management arguments: 20%
- Clear flow of thought throughout the paper with a clear and succinct purpose described in the introduction and a clear and succinct conclusion: 10%
- Critical analysis and integration of relevant academic and professional literature. A minimum of 8 academic journal articles must be used: 10%
- Appropriate in-text referencing and reference list. Adherence to APA formatting: 5%
- Clarity of expression, grammar, spelling and business report format (see below): 5%
- Report length 2000-words.
- Submissions must be in Business Report format using Word with 1.5 line spacing and Times Roman 12 point font.
- Late submissions will also be penalised at the rate of "five per cent of the total marks available for the assessment each calendar day (full or part) it is overdue"
- Analyse the factors that affect procurement (including contract) decisions when operating in domestic and global supply markets.
- Compare and contrast organisational internal and external environments and the effects on relationships with suppliers.
- Critically analyse procurement and contracting theories and actual experiences to support the development of a procurement model for businesses in different countries, industries and with different organisation structures.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
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