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ISCOM 361  Help A Clearer path to student success/uophelp.com

For more course tutorials visit<br>www.uophelp.com<br><br><br>ISCOM 361 Week 1 Purchasing Strategies<br>ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1<br>ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 2<br>ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 3<br>ISCOM 361 Week 2 Internal and External Supply Chain Integration Presentation<br>ISCOM 361 Week 2 Video Analysis<br>ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 1<br>ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 2<br>

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ISCOM 361  Help A Clearer path to student success/uophelp.com

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  1. ISCOM 361 Help A Clearer path to student success/uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

  2. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Entire Course ISCOM 361 Week 1 Purchasing Strategies ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1 ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 2 ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 3 ISCOM 361 Week 2 Internal and External Supply Chain Integration Presentation

  3. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1  How would you describe capital goods? Some organizations do not include the purchasing department in acquiring capital goods. Is this effective? Why or why not?

  4. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 2 What is the difference between a policy and a procedure? Why is it important for an organization to have a set of policies and procedures? Should management regularly review these policies and procedures? Why or why not?

  5. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 3 How has technology changed supply management in the last 20 years? Have changes been positive? What are potential disadvantages of not keeping up-to-date with technology?

  6. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 1 Purchasing Strategies Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook Write a 700- to 1050-word paper that defines the similarities and differences of the purchasing strategy you will use at each stage of the Product Life Cycle of your company’s specific product.

  7. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 1 What negotiation model does your organization use with suppliers? Is it participative, antagonistic or something else? Provide your reasoning. Does the organization benefit from this model? How could it be improved?

  8. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 2 Explain the role third-party logistics providers play in your organization. Based on Exhibit 17.8 on p. 643 of Purchasing & Supply Chain Management, is it always advantageous to use a third-party logistics provider? Why or why not?

  9. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 3 How do technology practices, such as Internet buying, affect negotiation?

  10. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 Internal and External Supply Chain Integration Presentation Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook Select one company or industry used in the Week 1 Individual Assignment. As a team, identify challenges and benefits to supply chain internal and external integration within the company or industry given the impact of purchasing decisions at each stage of the product life cycle.

  11. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 2 Video Analysis Resources: Internet, University Library Watch the “Cooperate With Suppliers From The Start” video. Write a 700-word summary that critiques the video based on your experiences.  Identify those areas that you agree and disagree with the speaker.  Cite specific examples to support your thoughts.

  12. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 1 What is a supplier evaluation? Why is it important? When might an organization conduct a supplier evaluation?

  13. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 2 What is global sourcing? Is it the most cost-effective option for organizations? Why or why not? What are some factors to consider?

  14. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 3 What must retailers consider when determining their product mix? Why is having a proper product mix important?

  15. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 Effective Supplier Evaluations Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook Your Supply Chain Manager has assigned you the responsibility of developing a new Supplier Evaluation process for your company. 

  16. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 3 E-Procurement Business Case Development Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook Your team has been chosen to develop a business case for implementing an E-Procurement system for your commodity products. Identify a company that you are familiar

  17. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 1 The parties to a sourcing negotiation can discuss many issues besides price. Select five non-price issues over which a buyer and seller can reach agreement, and explain why each issue might be important to the buyer or seller.

  18. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 2 What is the relationship among contract law, the UCC, and commercial law? Why is it important for purchasing managers to understand legal issues? Isn’t that what lawyers are for?

  19. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 3 Discuss the concept of ethics. Why is the purchasing profession particularly sensitive to this topic? What are the different risks associated with unethical behavior?

  20. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 Media Library Negotiating Strategies and Tactics Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook Watch the “Media Library Negotiating Strategies and Tactics” video. Write a 700-word summary of the video. Include your thoughts about the validity of the strategies and tactics mentioned, and why or why not you would follow the recommendations.

  21. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 4 Negotiation Plan Development Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook, Excel Using the purchase material or component from your Week 1 writing assignment: 1.      Create a negotiation checklist in Excel format that you would use during the Growth phase of the Product Life Cycle. 

  22. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 5 DQ 1 How has measuring and evaluating purchasing performance been limited in the past? How has this changed? Do you agree an organization must increase its efforts to measure performance? Why or why not?

  23. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 5 DQ 2 How do you see technology changing purchasing strategies in the future? How might this affect your own organization? What are some strategies that companies can use to help employees deal with these changes?

  24. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 5 Managing a Crisis Simulation Resources: Internet, University Library, Textbook You are a Supply Chain Manager of a building supply company.  Your company sells building materials to building contractors, home improvement construction companies, as well as the do-it-yourself weekend project homeowners.

  25. For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com ISCOM 361 Week 5 Risk Management Plan Your company produces medical devices and purchases plastic molded fittings from a company in Beijing, China. It is rumored the Chinese supplier is being acquired by a plastics company in Saratov, Russia.  If this acquisition is completed, the fabrication of the plastic fittings will be relocated to Saratov.

  26. ISCOM 361 Help A Clearer path to student success/uophelp.com For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

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