OPM 792: Applied Seminar Procurement

Studien­inhalte
This applied seminar revolves around a field study and combines readings in procurement with the work as consultants to a business. Organized in small teams, participants will work on specific procurement-related problems, defined in collaboration with companies. At the end of the seminar, each team will present a solution to the specific problem, based on the relevant literature and their own analyses. Results are summarized in a written report and an oral presentation.

Angestrebte Lernergebnisse
In the seminar, students will apply their knowledge in procurement and supply chain management by consulting with a business organization in a project. The consultancy project can revolve around a) analyzing current opportunities and / or problems in procurement, b) developing concepts to capture opportunities and / or solve problems, c) making a proposal of how to implement the suggested concepts. Participants will learn:

• how to analyze and solve procurement-related problems,
• how to carry out a practice-oriented project, rooted in the academic literature,
• how to apply procurement knowledge and link it to a wide array of business disciplines such as strategy organization, marketing, or information systems.

Notwendige Voraussetzungen
Attendance of at least one module OPM 6xx (parallel attendance is possible) or an equivalent module within an exchange program

Inhaltliche Voraussetzungen
OPM 591 and OPM 692 or equivalent modules within exchange programs; project management skills

Geprüft durch Durchführende Lehr­kraft

Prof. Dr. Christoph Bode Prof. Dr. Christoph Bode