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ISCOM 473 Entire Course (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom473aid.com 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 ISCOM 473 Week 3 Individual Assignment
Sourcing Process Evaluation ISCOM 473 Week 3
Learning Team Assignment Outsourcing Insourcing
Proposal ISCOM 473 Week 4 DQs ISCOM 473 Week 4
Individual Assignment Negotiating Across Cultures
Paper and Presentation
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ISCOM 473 Week 1 DQs (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom473aid.com Week 1 DQ 1 What is
your organizations buying strategy? How did it
establish its buying strategy? What procurement
strategies can an organization use to improve its
overall performance? Week 1 DQ 2 How 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 (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom473aid.com 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 (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom473aid.com Week 2 DQ1 How is
outsourcing domestically different from
outsourcing internationally? If your organization
uses outsourcing, what is the process used? Why
would you consider outsourcing (buy versus
make)? Week 2 DQ2 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
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ith 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 (both in the
domestic and global arenas) within the supply
chain of the chosen organization. Describe and
diagram each step of the procurement process
within your selected organization. Procurement
Strategies Presentation
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ISCOM 473 Week 3 DQs (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom473aid.com Week 3 DQ 1 What is the
goal of negotiating? Why is planning critical to
the negotiation process? When would an
organization negotiate for an item or product
instead of releasing a simple purchase order?
Week 3 DQ 2 What are the components of cost
analysis? When would you use cost analysis versus
price analysis? How is one better than the other
at different times? Week 3 DQ 3 What 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 (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom473aid.com 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. In
your summary, be sure to include the
following Translating corporate objectives into
procurement goals Establishing business unit
requirement processes Conducting supply market
research Setting material management
goals Strategic execution
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ISCOM 473 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment
Outsourcing Insourcing Proposal (UOP) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.iscom473aid.com Read the
following scenario 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. U.S., with back-up facilities in Lawndale,
CA, U.S., and New Brunswick, Canada. You have met
with several colleagues to determine what could
be included in the proposal. They have
recommended that you consider the following
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ISCOM 473 Week 4 DQs (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom473aid.com Read the following
scenario Week 4 DQ 1 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? Week 4 DQ 2 Why would an
organization be interested in developing
longer-term relationships with selected
suppliers? Why would a supplier be interested?
How can an organization further develop its
suppliers?
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ISCOM 473 Week 4 Individual Assignment
Negotiating Across Cultures Paper and
Presentation (UOP) FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom473aid.com Read the following
scenario 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 FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.iscom473aid.com 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 (UOP) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.iscom473aid.com Based on
current events and trends in the sourcing and
procurement environment, prepare a
1,050-1,750-word paper hypothesizing the future
of purchasing in the global economy. In your
paper, be sure to address the following Benefits
and risks of e-business Future opportunities and
trends in purchasing Future challenges in
purchasing
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ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Contract Administration Presentation (UOP) FOR
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473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Contract
Administration Presentation
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ISCOM 473 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment
Strategic Global Logistics Paper (UOP) FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.iscom473aid.com With your
instructors approval, select an organization and
prepare a 1,050-1,750-word paper addressing the
following items Identify 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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