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(1) Relevance of purchasing & supply management in a global context
(2) Global Sourcing/Supply Management Strategies
(3) Power Sourcing, eBidding, and eAuctioning
(4) Global versus Regional Sourcing
(5) Early Sourcing
(6) Sustainable Supplier Management (in Emerging Economies)
(7) Specifics of Global Service Sourcing
(8) Organization of a Global Supply Management Department
(9) Managing irrational Buyers
Course description
To gain an appreciation of the strategic role of supply management in a global economy / context
To acquire in-depth knowledge concerning major concepts and instruments needed for successful supply management
To be able to apply these concepts and instruments in specific cases
Teaching methods
Interactive Lecture, Case Studies & Group Work, Mini-Cases &
Exercises, Guest Lectures, Field Trips
Theories
Behavioral Decision Theory
Contingency Theory
Social Exchange Theory
Institutional Theory
International Trade Theory
Ressource Dependence Theory
Ressource Based View
Transaction Cost Theory