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ISCOM 473 Entire Course    
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
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ISCOM 473 Week 1 DQs  
Week 1 DQ 2How does your organization initiate
buying products and/or services? Is it efficient?
Why or why not? What are the benefits of a
company having a buying department as compared to
each department ordering on its own? How does
buying add value to an organization?
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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.  
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ISCOM 473 Week 2 DQs    
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 2 Learning Team Assignment
Procurement Strategies Paper and Presentation  
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, and procedures.  
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ISCOM 473 Week 3 DQs    
Week 3 DQ 3What are the advantages of a win-win
negotiation? Is willingness to collaborate during
negotiation important? How do you establish a
negotiation strategy? What cultural differences
should be considered when negotiating on a global
basis?  
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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.
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ISCOM 473 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
Outsourcing Insourcing Proposal  
Your 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.
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ISCOM 473 Week 4 DQs  
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?
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ISCOM 473 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Negotiating Across Cultures Paper and
Presentation  
Select 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).
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ISCOM 473 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment
Negotiations Strategies Paper    
ISCOM 473 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment
Negotiations Strategies Paper 
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ISCOM 473 Week 5 Individual Assignment Future
Trends in Purchasing Paper  
Benefits and risks of e-businessFuture
opportunities and trends in purchasingFuture
challenges in purchasing 
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ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Contract Administration Presentation  
ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Contract Administration Presentation 
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ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Strategic Global Logistics Paper    
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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