Supply Sourcing and Cost Analysis
BUSA-40393
Understand the challenges facing a contemporary supply department and the various methods of operating to meet those challenges. The class will examine purchasing department objectives, organization, and administration, centralization vs. decentralization, logistics management, purchaser-seller relationships, subcontracting, strategic alliances and more. Students will become familiar with the legal aspects of purchasing and how supplier relations are a key element of supply chain management.
Course Learning Deliverables
- Understand how Purchasing organizations operate
- Learn industry key industry terminology
- Understand purchasing applications
- Recognize “Best Practices” within the industry
- Understand value added purchasing actions vs non-value added actions.
Course Information
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
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All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
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- No refunds after: 1/28/2025
- Early enrollment advised
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Instructor:
Stephen Hill, CPIM, CPM
Procurement Specialist, Solar Turbines a Caterpillar Company
As a Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) and Certified Production and Inventory Control Manager (CPIM), Stephen has extensive expertise in strategic sourcing and operations management. He has held Supply Chain Management positions in the high technology aerospace & defense and telecommunications sectors, and has recently consulted as a subject material expert for materials, processes, and software applications.
Stephen attained his bachelor and master's degrees from San Diego State University. Stephen's career highlights include lean implementation at strategic suppliers, reviewing and drafting complex contracts, and negotiating cost savings in excess of $10kk.
Stephen has been an instructor at San Diego State University's College of Extended Studies for over ten years teaching Contracts Management and the Acquisition Process, and Intellectual Property & Licensing for the Contract Management certificate program. Stephen also instructs the Green Supply Chain at UCSD Extension.
