Procurement Organisation and Scope

llsms2038  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Procurement Organisation and Scope
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h
Q1
Teacher(s)
Blome Constantin;
Language
English
Main themes
The procurement process, organization and evaluation, based both on theory and practical experience.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 During their programme, students of the LSM Master's in management or Master's in Business engineering will have developed the following capabilities'

- To make you familiar with strategic and operational best practice processes in sourcing & procurement
- To become proficient in the operational procurement process and understand which levers enable a high
performance
- To provide you with an understanding of the scope of S& P
- To learn how to set up a high impact S& P organization and enable high employee performance
- To experience the best practice examples of how to enable a strategic S& P unit as well as to learn the basic
requirements (e.g. law) .
In general, you should be able after the course to have the right mindset for delivering value add with
procurement, know how to set-up efficient and effective operation procurement processes and how to enable the
S&P function to provide strategic value
 
Content
- Strategic Importance, Scope & Organizational Context
- Procurement Settings across Industries
- Operational Procurement Process
- Strategic Procurement Process
- IT Tools & High-Impact Organisation
- Performance Metrics
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

A major part of the course consists of lectures related to the literature and some guest lectures from industry
with leading practitioners. Minicases and a semester project during the course will further facilitate learning.
Methods :
In-class activities
  • Interactive seminar
  • Project based learning
  • role playing/simulation
At home activities
  • Exercices to prepare the lecture
  • Paper work
  • Students presentation
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Continuous evaluation
  • Date:
  • Type of evaluation: Written and oral presentation of group work, final written open-book exam.
  • Comments:
Evaluation week
  • Oral:
  • Written: Written and oral presentation of group work, final written open-book exam.
  • Unavailability or comments:
Examination session
  • Oral:
  • Written: Written and oral presentation of group work, final written open-book exam.
  • Unavailability or comments:
Bibliography
Van Weele, A.J (2014) Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Analysis, Strategy,
Planning and Practice, Thomson
Faculty or entity
CLSM


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Master [120] in Management

Master [120] : Business Engineering

Master [120] in Management

Master [120] : Business Engineering