Supplier Relations Management (5 cr)
Code: 5091181-3004
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.01.2020 - 15.03.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 04.02.2020 - 28.04.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Kupittaa Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 15 - 35
- Teachers
- Helena Rantanen
- Course
- 5091181
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
- Supplier portfolio
- New supplier evaluation, requirements for a new supplier
- Management and development of an existing supplier
- Supplier performance metrics, scorecard and feedback loop
- Partnerships
- Assessments/audits
- Negotiations with suppliers
Objective
After completing the course the student will be able to:
- communicate the importance of good supplier relationships
- successfully manage supplier relationships
- manage and develop the performance of an existing supplier by using relevant metrics
- developing and using scorecard for supplier performance
- explain the competitive advantage related to cross-organizational co-operation and partnerships
- conduct supplier assessments/audits
Content
- Supplier portfolio- New supplier evaluation, requirements for a new supplier- Management and development of an existing supplier- Supplier performance metrics, scorecard and feedback loop- Partnerships- Assessments/audits
Materials
Jonathan O'Brian: Supplier Relations Management (2014). Unlocking the hidden value in your supply base. (also e-book). Chapters 1-5, 9. Also materials in Optima.
Teaching methods
Lecturing, group-discussions and negotiations, groupworks.
Exam schedules
Exam at the end of the course. The students have two re-exams and those dates will be informed later.
Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development
Lectures, group works and discussions, Potential Company visits and/or visiting lecturers.
Student workload
Team works