Purchasing and Supply Strategy Notes

1. Introduction to Strategic Management

• Meaning of strategic management
• Levels of strategy

2. Strategic Planning Process

• Meaning of strategic planning
• Tools used in environmental scanning

3. Purchasing and Supply Strategies

• Meaning of purchasing and supply strategy
• Relationship between purchasing and supply strategy
• Contribution of purchasing and supply strategy
• Purchasing and supply strategies

4. Purchasing and Supply Chain Policies

• Meaning of purchasing and supply policies
• Importance of purchasing and supply policies

5. Purchasing and Supply Organization

• Importance of organizational structures in purchasing and supply entities
• Approaches to organization structures
• Management levels in purchasing and supply

6. Measuring Purchasing and Supply Performance

• Concept of performance measurement in purchasing
• Methods of measuring purchasing and supply performance