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ISCOM 361 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.iscom361master.com   ISCOM 361 Week 1
Individual Assignment Policies and Procedures
Summary ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1 ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ
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ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.
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ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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 .
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ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.com   Resource pp. 148149
of Purchasing Supply Chain Management Write a
1100to 1250-word paper, addressing the topics
below using headers to identify each requirement.
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ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.com   Individual Eaton
Corporation Example Resource pp. 264267 of
Purchasing Supply Chain Management Write a
1,050- to 1,200-word paper addressing the topics
below.
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ISCOM 361 Week 5 DQ 1 FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.iscom361master.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.
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ISCOM 361 Week 5 Team Assignment (It Takes Two to
Tango Response) FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.iscom361master.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.
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