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ISCOM 473 Week 1 DQs
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  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 ISCOM 473 Week 3 Learning Team
Assignment Outsourcing Insourcing Proposal ISCOM
473 Week 4 DQs ISCOM 473 Week 4 Individual
Assignment Negotiating Across Cultures Paper and
Presentation
Week 1 DQ 1 What is your organizations 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?
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ISCOM 473 Week 2 DQs
ISCOM 473 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article
Analysis Paper
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. Identify any
improvements that might enhance your selected
organizations procurement function.
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? What criteria are used to evaluate
supplier performance? What factors should be
considered in supplier selection both
domestically and globally?
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ISCOM 473 Week 3 DQs
ISCOM 473 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
  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, policies
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?  
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ISCOM 473 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
Outsourcing Insourcing Proposal
ISCOM 473 Week 3 Individual Assignment Sourcing
Process Evaluation
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
followingTranslating corporate objectives into
procurement goalsEstablishing business unit
requirement processes
Read the following scenarioYour 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
organizations best course of action. At this
time, your organization has call center
facilities located in Chicago, IL. U.S., with
back-up facilities in Lawndale, CA, U.S., and New
Brunswick
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ISCOM 473 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Negotiating Across Cultures Paper and Presentation
ISCOM 473 Week 4 DQs
Week 4 DQ 1 Describe your organizations 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?   Week 4 DQ 2Why would an
organization be interested in developing
longer-term relationships with selected
suppliers? Why would a supplier be interested?
How can an organization further develop its
suppliers?
Read the following scenarioSelect two
countries to research. Research your selected
countries and document each countrys 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).One of the countries which you selected
will be the country in which your organization is
currently headquartered and where you are
employed. The second country is the country
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ISCOM 473 Week 5 Individual Assignment Future
Trends in Purchasing Paper
ISCOM 473 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment
Negotiations Strategies Paper
ISCOM 473 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment
Negotiations Strategies Paper
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 followingBenefits
and risks of e-businessFuture opportunities and
trends in purchasingFuture challenges in
purchasing
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ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Strategic Global Logistics Paper
ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Contract Administration Presentation
ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Contract Administration Presentation
With your instructors approval, select an
organization and prepare a 1,050-1,750-word paper
addressing the following itemsIdentify 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
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