Comparison of purchasing practices in the public sector and private sector. Emphasis on political, legal and fiscal aspects, contract placement and administration of government contracts and grants. Emphasis on manager's post-award responsibilities to completion of contract. Topics include organization for contract management, contract interpretation, property management, subcontracting, management of progress, quality assurance, financing and funding, negotiating changes and disputes. Focus of course is on purposes, duties and the potential benefits of state and local government purchasing.
Purpose is to develop an understanding of state and local government purchasing programs.
A comprehensive study of management and technical issues in quality management. Topics include quality management philosophies, TQM, customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, organization and implementation of quality, quality assurance, and statistical process control. Covers the concept of supply chains beginning with raw materials, going through an organization's internal operations, and continuing to the ultimate end user of a product. Focuses on how to manage principal supply chains to improve the overall supply efficiency of an organization. The capstone course in purchasing and supply management.