116-0507/03 – Purchasing Management (PM)

Gurantor department	Department of Marketing and Business	Credits	4
Subject guarantor	Ing. Markéta Zajarošová, Ph.D.	Subject version guarantor	Ing. Markéta Zajarošová, Ph.D.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate
		Study language	English
Year of introduction	2019/2020	Year of cancellation
Intended for the faculties	EKF	Intended for study types	Follow-up Master

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
MIT0085	Prof. Mgr. Maciej Mitrega, PhD.
SIW009	Ing. Markéta Zajarošová, Ph.D.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Credit and Examination	2+1

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1. Formulate the purchasing policy and the course of the purchasing process. 2. Explain the management and regulation of the purchasing process. 3. Evaluate the purchasing strategy and its objectives. 4. Explain the criteria, approaches and methods of supplier selection. 5. To assess the possibilities of improving the organization of purchasing in organizations.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Summary

The course is focused on explaining the position of purchasing in the system of business functions and analysis of its basic activities. Modern business purchasing includes management, marketing, sales and logistics activities. Key attention is paid within the subject to purchasing categories, purchasing strategies, quality management and supplier selection and evaluation activities. Students will learn about modern purchasing management systems, requirements placed on the buyer and modern trends of purchasing such as electronic auctions.

Compulsory literature:

GUTH, Stephen. Project Procurement Management: A Guide to Structured Procurements. North Charleston: Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2016. ISBN 978-1522937074. LYSONS, Kenneth and Brian FARRINGTON. Procurement and Supply Chain Management. 9th Edition. New York: Pearson Education, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-08611-8. MONCZKA, Robert M. et al. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2016. ISBN 978-1-285-86968-1.

Recommended literature:

CHRISTOPHER, Martin. Logistics and Supply Chain Management. 5th Edition. New York: Pearson Education, 2016. ISBN 978-1-292-08379-7. MENA, Carlos, Remko van HOEK, Martin Christopher. Leading Procurement Strategy: Driving value through the supply chain. London. Kogan Page, 2014. ISBN 978-0-7494-7033-3. WEELE, Arjan J. Van. Purchasing and Supply Chain Management. Andover: Cengage, 2018. ISBN 978-1-4737-4944-3.

Additional study materials

Study supports in the EduDocs system

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Individual or team graded tasks at seminars processed in MS Word or Excel and passing a credit test. The course is completed by a written exam consisting of theoretical and application questions.

E-learning

lms.vsb.cz (116-0507/03 Purchasing Management)

Other requirements

Self-study of compulsory literature.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Introduction to purchasing management. Definition of the term purchase. The position of purchasing in the organization. 2. The importance of purchasing in organizations. Purchase goals. The principle of sustainability in purchasing. 3. Purchase strategy. A prerequisite for a successful purchase. Analysis of OSA. 4. Category Management. Kraljic matrix. Strategic purchase. 5. Supplier quality management. 6. Supplier selection and decision-making process. Multi-criteria supplier selection. Supplier rating. 7. Lean, agile and leagile supply chain. 8. Transaction purchase. E-auction. A practical demonstration in the e-auction software. 9. Abilities and Skills of Buyers. Trends in purchasing activity. 10. Behavioral supply chain. Cognitive biases. 11. Negotiation in purchasing. Conflict resolution and the role of team negotiation. 12. VUCA and Procurement 4.0. 13. Emotional intelligence and Mindfulness in purchasing.

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2020/2021 Winter semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination	Credit and Examination	100 (100)	51
Credit	Credit	45	25
Examination	Examination	55	26	3

Valid from	Valid until	Mandatory attendence participation
Sep 16, 2022 10:17:19 AM	Apr 25, 2023 2:03:50 PM	Compulsory participation in seminars is not required.
Oct 15, 2019 10:04:46 PM	Sep 16, 2022 10:17:19 AM	Attendance at lectures is not obligatory. At seminars the student gets points necessary for credit.

Mandatory attendence participation: Compulsory participation is not required.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Compulsory participation is not required. In order to receive points from partial tasks, students must upload their independently prepared solutions to the LMS Moodle within the specified deadlines and pass a credit test. The course is completed by a written exam consisting of theoretical and application questions.

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Valid from	Valid until	Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP
Sep 16, 2022 10:17:19 AM	Apr 25, 2023 2:03:50 PM	Compulsory participation in seminars is not required, the student must obtain at least min. credit score by completing graded tasks within the deadlines set by the teachers and writing a credit test.

Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	Type of duty
2025/2026	(N0414A050002) Marketing and Business	P	English	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2024/2025	(N0414A050002) Marketing and Business	P	English	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2023/2024	(N0414A050002) Marketing and Business	P	English	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N0414A050002) Marketing and Business	P	English	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2021/2022	(N0414A050002) Marketing and Business	P	English	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2020/2021	(N0414A050002) Marketing and Business	P	English	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block name	Academic year	Form of study	Study language	Year	W	S	Type of block	Block owner
Incoming students MS	2025/2026	Full-time	English				Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block
Incoming winter 2025/2026 MS	2025/2026	Full-time	English				Choice-compulsory	163 - International Office	stu. block

Assessment of instruction

2024/2025 Winter

2023/2024 Winter

2022/2023 Winter