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The Purchasing and Supply Chain
Management program is a unique and
highly regarded program designed both
for those entering the field and
professionals seeking to upgrade their
skills. The curriculum focuses on many
aspects of purchasing including source
selection, pricing theory, quality and
quality assurance, logistics, supply
chain management, specifications and
standardization, purchase timing, value
engineering, make-or-buy concepts and
capital purchasing.
Students learn related business and
accounting practices such as standard
policies and operating procedures,
negotiation techniques, planning,
organizing, traffic concepts and
inventory control theory. In addition,
students gain an understanding of the
legal aspects of purchasing and the
Uniform Commercial Code. Graduates will
be qualified for employment in
purchasing positions in a variety of
business settings including
manufacturing and construction
companies, retail operations,
educational institutions and government
offices. This program can be completed
entirely online.
Advisors Jerry Baker
jbaker@shoreline.edu
Students who successfully complete
this program should be able to:
- Utilize purchasing
vocabulary and concepts
related to source
selection, pricing,
quality, negotiating
strategies to
effectively procure
goods and services.
- Apply mathematical
concepts in order to
conduct price-cost
analyses and make
appropriate purchasing
decisions.
- Apply principles of
materials and contract
management.
- Establish and
maintain systems to
track and control
inventory.
- Apply principles of
finance, accounting,
international business,
logistics, business law,
and economics to the
field of purchasing and
supply chain management.
- Effectively
communicate verbally and
in writing within a
variety of business
environments.
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