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ISCOM 361 Entire Course   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com   ISCOM 361 Week 1
Individual Assignment Policies and Procedures
Summary ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1 ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ
2 ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 3 ISCOM 361 Week 2
Individual Assignment The Purchasing Cycle ISCOM
361 Week 2 DQ 1 ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 2
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ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com     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?
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ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         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?
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ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 3   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         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?
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ISCOM 361 Week 1 Individual Assignment Policies
and Procedures Summary   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         Read the
following scenario In todays business world,
technology and new information create an
atmosphere of constant, rapid change. To deal
with these changes, every organization has a set
of policies and procedures to help employees have
a point of reference in dealing with various
situations. The policies provide a set of
accepted guidelines to follow when questions
arise in certain scenarios. The procedures are a
set of steps or details explaining how to
complete job duties.
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ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         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?
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ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         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? How does
using such a provider create a competitive
advantage for an organization?
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ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 3   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         How do
technology practices, such as Internet buying,
affect negotiation?
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ISCOM 361 Week 2 Individual Assignment The
Purchasing Cycle FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com   Read the following
scenario To be the best asset to its
organization, a purchasing department must
efficiently and effectively use the purchasing
process. The process includes how the department
identifies organizational needs, evaluates those
needs, chooses suppliers who fulfill those needs,
ensures prompt and accurate payment, evaluates
the level to which needs were met, and
facilitates improvement. The effectiveness a
purchasing department displays in overcoming
challenges presented by the process and the
efficiency with which it streamlines day-to-day
operations is vital to organizational success.
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ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         What is a
supplier evaluation? Why is it important? When
might an organization conduct a supplier
evaluation?
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ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         What is global
sourcing? Is it the most cost-effective option
for organizations? Why or why not? What are some
factors to consider?
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ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 3   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         What must
retailers consider when determining their product
mix? Why is having a proper product mix important?
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ISCOM 361 Week 3 Learning Team Caterpillar
Example   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.iscom361aid.c
om         Resource pp. 148149 of Purchasing
Supply Chain Management Write a 1100to 1250-word
paper, addressing the topics below using headers
to identify each requirement. Explain how an
organization develops working relationships with
supplier groups. What is the advantage of
integrating groups or people for a common
purpose? What is meant by internal integration?
How is this accomplished?
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ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         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.
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ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         What is the
relationship among contract law, the UCC, and
commercial law? Why is it important for
purchasing managers to understand legal issues?
Isnt that what lawyers are for?
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ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 3   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         Discuss the
concept of ethics. Why is the purchasing
profession particularly sensitive to this topic?
What are the different risks associated with
unethical behavior?
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ISCOM 361 Week 4 Individual Assignment Eaton
Corporation Example   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com   Individual Eaton Corp
oration Example Resource pp. 264267
of Purchasing Supply Chain Management Write a
1,050- to 1,200-word paper addressing the topics
below. Illustrate how a purchaser would evaluate
a supplier. What are steps in the selection
process? Briefly describe each step and its
function in the process. How do purchasers
evaluate suppliers? What criteria must a supplier
use? How are supplier evaluations and surveys
effective for a purchaser?
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ISCOM 361 Week 5 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         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?
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ISCOM 361 Week 5 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         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?
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ISCOM 361 Week 5 Individual Assignment Accent
Industries Example   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com   Individual Accent
Industries Example Resource pp. 735736
of Purchasing Supply Chain Management Write a
1,050- to 1,200-word paper, addressing the topics
below. Determine how laws that affect supply
chain management influence the evaluation of and
relationship with suppliers. Define concepts of
purchasing and supply measurement systems. What
are pros and cons of measuring performance?
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ISCOM 361 Week 5 Team Assignment (It Takes Two to
Tango Response)   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom361aid.com         Learning
Team It Takes Two to Tango Response ResourceIt
Takes Two to Tango in the Electronic Reserve
Readings Research a third-party logistics
provider. Create a negotiation strategy for doing
business with a new provider.
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