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International Purchasing and Global Sourcing (5 cr)

Code: 3060124-3005

General information


Enrollment

02.07.2022 - 16.09.2022

Timing

01.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Kupittaa Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Teachers

  • Paula Kullanmäki

Groups

  • PLILOS21B
    PLILOS21B
  • LIPATMODHankinnat
  • PLILOS20B
    PLILOS20B
  • PLILOS20A
    PLILOS20A
  • PLILOS21A
    PLILOS21A

Objective

 
Objectives:
The student knows the basic facts about increasing international trade and global markets. The student is familiar with terminology related to purchasing planning and strategies. He/she masters the new trends in purchasing and understands their role in raising the profitability of purchasing. He/she is able to utilise and produce accounting information to support decision making. He/she is also familiar with necessary documentation and understands the risks and costs of international purchasing. He/she understands the importance of business networking and clusters in international trade.
 

Content

Contents:
·               Increasing International Trade
·               Planning and organising of Purchasing
·               Activity Based Accounting
·               Global sourcing
·               International purchasing – risks and costs
·               Documentation, payment transactions and financing in international trade
·               Partnership
·               Clusters active in Finland
·               Networking businesses
 

Evaluation scale

H-5