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• ISCOM 361 Entire Course
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• 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

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• ISCOM 361 Week 1 DQ 1
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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 Purchasing Strategies   FOR
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Write a 700- to 1050-word paper that defines the
similarities and differences of the purchasing
strategy you
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• ISCOM 361 Week 2 DQ 1
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• 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
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• 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
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• How do technology practices, such as Internet
  buying, affect negotiation?

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ISCOM 361 Week 2 Internal and External Supply
Chain Integration Presentation   FOR MORE
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Internet, University Library, Textbook Select
one company or industry used in the Week 1
Individual Assignment. As a team, identify
challenges and benefits to supply chain internal
and external
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ISCOM 361 Week 2 Video Analysis   FOR MORE
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Internet, University Library Watch the
Cooperate With Suppliers From The Start video.
Write a 700-word summary that critiques the video
based on your experiences. Identify those areas
that you agree and disagree with the speaker.
Cite specific examples
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• ISCOM 361 Week 3 DQ 1
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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 Effective Supplier Evaluations
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  Resources Internet, University Library,
Textbook Your Supply Chain Manager has assigned
you the responsibility of developing a new
Supplier Evaluation process for your company.
Your company has experienced an unfavorable trend
in low productivity as a result of component
availability, re-working
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ISCOM 361 Week 3 E-Procurement Business Case
Development FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT   www.iscom36
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Library, Textbook Your team has been chosen to
develop a business case for implementing an
E-Procurement system for your commodity products.
Identify a company
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• ISCOM 361 Week 4 DQ 1
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• 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
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• 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
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• 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 Media Library Negotiating
Strategies and Tactics   FOR MORE CLASSES
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Internet, University Library, Textbook Watch the
Media Library Negotiating Strategies and
Tactics video. Write a 700-word summary of the
video. Include your thoughts about the validity
of the strategies and tactics mentioned, and why
or why not you would follow the recommendations.
Include
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ISCOM 361 Week 4 Negotiation Plan Development
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  Resources Internet, University Library,
Textbook, Excel Using the purchase material or
component from your Week 1 writing assignment
1. Create
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• ISCOM 361 Week 5 DQ 1
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• 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
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• 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 Managing a Crisis Simulation
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  Resources Internet, University Library,
Textbook You are a Supply Chain Manager of a
building supply company. Your company sells
building materials to building contractors, home
improvement construction companies, as well as
the do-it-yourself weekend project homeowners.
You have been struggling with
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ISCOM 361 Week 5 Risk Management Plan   FOR
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company produces medical devices and purchases
plastic molded fittings from a company in
Beijing, China. It is rumored the Chinese
supplier is being
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