MGMT 362 – Purchasing and Materials Management

DETAILS Semester-hour credits: 3 Tuition: $448.50 Methods: DESCRIPTION This course is an introduction to the business function of supply, purchasing and materials management (PMM). You will learn many of the PMM concepts, ideas, and techniques for acquiring and managing materials. At the conclusion of this course you will have a basic understanding of the PMM function, and how it relates to and supports the other functions of a business. REQUIRED MATERIALS & TEXTBOOKS World Class Supply Management, Burt, Dobler and Starling, 7th edition, McGraw-Hill, 2003, ISBN 0-07-283156-1 COURSE REQUIREMENTS PROJECT PAPER: The project is a 5 to 10 page paper on any subject directly related to the topics in this course or in the text. You are required to have at least 3 different sources of material for the paper. Please contact the instructor for topic approval before proceeding too far into the work. EXAMS: The exams are sent to the students by the instructor. CASE STUDIES: Each case should be studied and analyzed. A one-page or 2 page typed paper should be submitted for each case which answers the question assigned for that case. Each case paper will be worth a maximum of 20 points toward the total of 1000 maximum points possible. The grade for each paper will be based on the reasonableness of the answer given the circumstances of the case, and the ability to relate the text material to the problems presented in the case. DISCLAIMER: Tuition, credits, medium, description, instructors, books, materials, homework assignments, grading scale, and availability are subject to change without notice. For the most up-to-date status, please contact the Continuing Education staff.