SCM 2150 - Purchasing & Inventory Management

3 credits
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to purchasing and inventory management. Real business situations are presented as case studies to address purchasing and supply chain issues in a variety of settings, from process industries to high-tech manufacturing and services and public institutions. The curriculum emphasizes the purchasing process as it relates to such topics as inventory control procedures, price versus cost analyses, laws and ethics, vendor selection, and the development of vendor relationships.