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• ISCOM 473 Entire Course
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• ISCOM 473 Week 1 DQs
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•  ISCOM 473 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article
  Analysis Paper
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• ISCOM 473 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article
  Analysis Paper (New)
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• ISCOM 473 Week 2 DQs
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• ISCOM 373 Week 2 Team Assignment Insourcing and
  Outsourcing Practices

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• ISCOM 473 Week 1 DQs
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• 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?
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• ISCOM 473 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article
  Analysis Paper (New)
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• The purpose of Week 1 is to become familiar with
  the world of procurement and review some of the
  professional organizations that have articles
  about procurement subjects. 
• Choose an article from a professional supply
  chain organization that focuses on Sourcing and
  Procurement.
• Write a 700-word summary of the article to
  include how this article relates to your current
  organization (or

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• ISCOM 473 Week 2 DQs
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• 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)?

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• ISCOM 473 Week 2 Individual Assignment Review
  Sourcing Steps
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• Choose your current organization or one with
  which you are familiar.
• Write in your own words a 700-word paper that
  assesses the steps of the sourcing process as it
  relates to your current organization or one you
  are familiar with.
• Discuss and provide an example of how each step
  is performed.
• Review how your organization processes can be
  improved from these steps.

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• ISCOM 473 Week 2 Team Assignment Insourcing and
  Outsourcing Practices
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• Your team has been chosen as consultants.
• Use the organization identified in Week 1 to
  review the current insourcing and outsourcing
  practices of the product offering. Include the
  following in your analysis
• The product offering and how it is used

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• ISCOM 473 Week 3 DQs
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• 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?

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• ISCOM 473 Week 3 Individual Assignment Sourcing
  Process Evaluation
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• 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.

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• ISCOM 473 Week 3 Team Assignment Negotiations
  Strategies Paper
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• Identify a negotiation scenario from a
  professional organization or credible supply
  chain website.
• Prepare a 700-word paper in which you analyze the
  negotiation scenario. Address the following in
  your paper
• Analyze the elements of negotiation(s).

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• ISCOM 473 Week 4 DQs
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• 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?

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• ISCOM 473 Week 4 Individual Assignment
  Negotiating Across Cultures Paper and
  Presentation (2 Set)
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• Read the following scenarioSelect 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 Individual Assignment Supplier
  Evaluation and Contract Review (Rocky Plain
  Brewing Ltd and Gilpin Printing)
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• Read the case study of Rocky Plain Brewing Ltd
  and Gilpin Printing in Chapter 15 ofPurchasing
  and Supply Management, pages 473-475. 
• Answer the following questions in your discussion
  in 700 words
• Explain what the Rocky Plains could have done to
  improve the supplier relationship with Gilpin.
• Explain the type of metrics that could have been
  used to measure success with Gilpin.

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• ISCOM 473 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment
  Negotiations Strategies Paper
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• ISCOM 473 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment
  Negotiations Strategies Paper

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• ISCOM 473 Week 4 Team Assignment Supplier
  Evaluation Case Review (Delphi Corporation)
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• The entire team will read the Delphi Corporation
  Case study in Chapter 13 of Purchasing and Supply
  Management, pages 387-391. 
• Discuss this case with your team and submit a
  1,050-word paper that includes
• Summary of the case
• From the company you chose in Week 1, how can
  some of the strategies Delphi has taken relate?

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• ISCOM 473 Week 5 Individual Assignment Future
  Trends in Purchasing Paper (2 Papers)
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• 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

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• ISCOM 473 Week 5 Team Assignment eCommerce
  Process
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• From the organization chosen in Week
  1, review Ch. 4 from the text. 
• Review the ERP and Procurement tools currently
  used to manage suppliers. 
• Design/create a process map that shows the
  Information Systems and Supply Management
  Process.
• Include how information is managed and the
  various departments the information is sent to.

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