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2. ISCOM 473 Academic Coach Course Tutorial ISCOM 473 Entire Course ISCOM 473 Week 1 DQs Week 1 DQ 1 What is your organization’s buying strategy? How did it establish its buying strategy? What procurement strategies can an organization use to improve its overall performance? Week 1 DQ 2How does your organization initiate buying products and/or services? Is it efficient? Why or why not? • ISCOM 473 Week 1 DQs • ISCOM 473 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article Analysis Paper • ISCOM 473 Week 2 DQs • ISCOM 473 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Procurement Strategies Presentation • ISCOM 473 Week 3 DQs • ISCOM 473 Week 3 Individual Assignment Sourcing Process Evaluation

3. ISCOM 473 Academic Coach Course Tutorial ISCOM 473 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article Analysis ISCOM 473 Week 2 DQs Week 2 DQ1 How is outsourcing domestically different from outsourcing internationally? If your organization uses outsourcing, what is the process used? Why would you consider outsourcing (buy versus make)? Week 2 DQ2 When would you have multiple rounds of bidding? What evaluation criteria would be used to initially select a supplier? • Using a local newspaper, news magazines, the Internet, or other additional article sources, locate a current (no older than four months) news article that addresses the strategic role of procurement in an organizational setting. Prepare a 700-1,050-word paper that explains the similarities and/or differences between the purchasing role listed in the article and your organization's current purchasing role, or one with which you are familiar.

4. ISCOM 473 Academic Coach Course Tutorial ISCOM 473 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment ISCOM 473 Week 3 DQs Week 3 DQ 1 What is the goal of negotiating? Why is planning critical to the negotiation process? When would an organization negotiate for an item or product instead of releasing a simple purchase order? Week 3 DQ 2What are the components of cost analysis? When would you use cost analysis versus price analysis? How is one better than the other at different times? • With your instructors approval, select an organization in which you identify and examine the customer (both internal and external to the organization), as well as the organization's procurement expectations. Prepare a 350-700-word review in which the team assesses how these expectations influence and impact procurement strategies,

5. ISCOM 473 Academic Coach Course Tutorial ISCOM 473 Week 3 Individual Assignment Sourcing Process ISCOM 473 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Read the following scenario:Your biggest competitor has just outsourced their Warranty Call Center to India, which will give them a significant cost advantage. In order to remain competitive, the Vice President of your division has requested that you determine your organization’s best course of action. • Using the assigned readings, ERR library, and for any other additional sources, prepare a 700-1,050-word summary, accompanied by a flowchart, that describes/outlines the steps that occur in a typical sourcing process for a global manufacturing firm. Provide a brief evaluation of the steps as illustrated in your flowchart.In your summary, be sure to include the following:

6. ISCOM 473 Academic Coach Course Tutorial ISCOM 473 Week 4 DQs ISCOM 473 Week 4 Individual Assignment Negotiating Read the following scenario:Select two countries to research. Research your selected countries and document each country’s cultural and ethnic composition as well as the populations’ ethnic makeup, include percentages (for example: Malaysia Ethnic groups: Malaysian 50.2%, Chinese 24.5%, Indigenous 11.0%, Indian 7.2%, Non-Malaysian citizens 5.9 %, Others 1.2%). • Week 4 DQ 1 • Describe your organization’s steps to issue a purchase order. How does your organization ensure that requirements flow from the first tier supplier to second and third tier suppliers? How does effective contract administration lead to better supplier management?

7. ISCOM 473 Academic Coach Course Tutorial ISCOM 473 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment ISCOM 473 Week 5 Individual Assignment Future Trends Based on current events and trends in the sourcing and procurement environment, prepare a 1,050-1,750-word paper hypothesizing the future of purchasing in the global economy. In your paper, be sure to address the following:Benefits and risks of e-business • ISCOM 473 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Negotiations Strategies Paper

8. ISCOM 473 Academic Coach Course Tutorial ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Contract ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Strategic With your instructor’s approval, select an organization and prepare a 1,050-1,750-word paper addressing the following items:Identify and compare at least four to five factors (cost, shelf life, weather, etc.) that impact transportation needs Determine appropriate logistics methods in various scenarios (local, out-of-state, regional, coast-to-coast, and global) Summarize the "strategic" requirements of global logistics • ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Contract Administration Presentation

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