Strategic Sourcing (5op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

After completing the course the student will be able to:
-apply a suitable purchasing strategy in different situations
-decide what documents and payment transactions will be needed when importing goods and services and knows where to find them
-explain the risks and costs of international purchasing
-manage the basics of services sourcing
-discuss the total lifecycle costs related to purchase
-carry out cost analysis
-explain the importance and effect of different terms in purchasing (e.g. Incoterms 2020)
-utilize the sources of information necessary for purchasing
-describe various indicators measuring the performance of purchasing operations
-prepare for purchasing negotiations

Content:
-Planning and organizing of purchasing
-Global sourcing
-International purchasing - risks and costs
-Documentation, payment transactions and financing in international trade
-Partnership
-Services sourcing
-Total cost approach

Timetable:
- Spring semester 2026, details in Tuudo.

Tavoitteet

After completing this study unit the student will be able to:
- apply a suitable purchasing strategy in different situations- decide what documents and payment transactions will be needed when importing goods andservices and knows where to find them- explain the risks and costs of international purchasing.
- manage the basics of services sourcing
-discuss the total lifecycle costs related to a purchase-carry out cost analysis- explain the importance and effect of different terms in purchasing (eg Incoterms 2010)- utilize the sources of information necessary for purchasing- describe various indicators measuring the performance of purchasing operations- prepare for purchasing negotiations

Sisältö

Planning and organising of Purchasing
Global sourcing
International purchasing – risks and costs
Documentation, payment transactions and financing in international trade
Partnership
Services sourcing
Total cost approach
Measurement of purchasing operations

Oppimateriaalit

- Sollish, Fred and John Semanik. Strategic Global Sourcing Best Practices. Wiley, 2010
- Lecture material
- Other material informed by the teacher

Opetusmenetelmät

- Lectures: at Turku UAS Kupittaa Campus
- Individual & group work: assignments: reports and presentations
- Individual learning (assignments, exam)
- Working life cooperation

Tenttien ajankohdat ja uusintamahdollisuudet

Resit-exam days and times: 13.5.2026 klo 14-16, 2.9.2026 klo 14-16

Pedagogiset toimintatavat ja kestävä kehitys

Sustainability will be considered at the course:
- Environment: Using IT systems and documents we consider the environment by reducing the waste reduction. Only the final exams are printed out - otherwise there are no printouts at the course.
- Social: Learning together with other students supports social context and co-operation skills which are needed besides at work but also in the personal life. Course will conduct also equality.
- Governance: We take into consideration ethical business practices at the course.
Overall, the course takes into account the principles of sustainable development.

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

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Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Course assignments:
- Assignments reports and presentations (individual and group)
- Working life related assignment (group)
- Exam (individual)
Workload:
- Lectures 14 x 3 h
- Individual & group works assignments 50 h
- Preparing for exam 43 h

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Grading bases on points received by students from the assignments 30% and the exam 70%. Points are received by:

1) Lecture attendance (individual), max 6 points
- based on how much student attends the lectures.
Points for attending this course implementation's lectures (%) and received points:
85 % or more: 6 points,
60 % - 84 %: 5 points,
50 % - 59 %: 3 points
35 % - 49 %: 2 points.

2) Visiting lecture: pre-question & attendance (individual assignment) 0 or 2 points
- a question addressed to the guest lecturer before the lecture
- if failing deadline or not done according to instructions by the teacher: 0 points
- if student do not attend the visiting lecture, then the student will not receive points of addressing the pre-question, although he or she had addressed the pre-question within deadline and according to teacher's instructions.

3) Visiting lecture: assignment report (group assignment, mandatory), max. 8 points --> group members receive the same amount of points *
- a report based on the guest lecturer's topic
- if the report is returned after deadline: received maximum points are reduced by 25 %

4) Strategic sourcing assignment - Sourcing plan for tangible product: report and presentation (group assignment, mandatory), max 10 points --> group members receive the same amount of points *
- if report returned after deadline: received maximum points are reduced by 25 %.
- group presentation mandatory

5) Strategic sourcing assignment - Sourcing plan for services: slides and video (individual assignment, mandatory), max 10 points
- if assignment is returned after deadline: received maximum points are reduced by 25 %.

6) Exam (individual, mandatory), max 70 points

* Additional information regarding the assignments 3) and 4)
- in order to ensure equality in grading among group member, it is assumed as a default that individual students' workload in group assignment is equal between the group members. Primarily the workload division between group members is the responsibility of the group. However, if a group member fails to contribute to the group workload at the level agreed or acceptable within the group, then the group brings this issue to teacher's awareness. Teacher holds a hearing where every member of the group has the possibility to comment the situation. After the hearing a decision is made regarding how the group will continue its work.

To pass the course:
- The student must gain points in both the assignments (3, 4, 5 of list above) and the exam (6 of the list above), and gain at least 50% of total maximum points.
- Assignments can not be resubmitted in order to improve the grade. Exam can be retaken on re-exam days

The approach for using artificial intelligence in this course's individual assignments is defined separately. In general in this course
the use of artificial intelligence for learning purposes (e.g. getting ideas) is permitted and must be reported. The use of artificial intelligence for PRODUCING WRITTEN OUTPUTS FOR ASSIGNMENTS IS PROHIBITED and can result failing the assignment. The use of artificial intelligence in exam is prohibited, because the exam measures the students' learning and knowledge regarding the course topics.

Hylätty (0)

The student has not actively participated in attendance classes and/or group work. The student has serious deficiencies in knowledge, performance and results. For example, there is a lack of self-directed information seeking or the required literature has not been read or the required tools and theories have not been used in assignments or non-participation in the required presentations or assignments are missing. COPY-PASTING of any kind is not allowed and will cause the assignment to be rejected. The use of artificial intelligence for PRODUCING WRITTEN OUTPUTS FOR ASSIGNMENTS IS PROHIBITED.

less than 50% of the total points

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

50%-59% of total points: 1
60%-69% of total points: 2

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

70%-79% of total points: 3
80%-89% of total points: 4

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

90% or more of total points: 5

Lisätiedot

- Itslearning
- email: miika.kumpulainen@turkuamk.fi