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	What Is Purchasing?: The importance of Purchasing; Purchasing Objectives; Purchasing Responsibilities; Personnel Aspects of Purchasing.
	Purchasing Organisation: Purchasing within the Management Structure; Purchasing & its Functional Relationships; Materials Management; Logistics Management.
	Purchasing Strategy, Policy, Procedures & Documentation: Purchasing Strategy; Purchasing Policy; Purchasing Procedures & Rules; Purchasing Documentation; Purchasing Records; Simplifying Procedures; Purchasing Manuals.
	Purchasing & EDP: The Computer; Systems & Operation; Computerised Purchasing; Future; Developments.
	The Right Quality: Quality Assurance; Standardisation; Specifications; Value Analysis & Engineering; Quality Circles.
	Buying in the Right Quantity at the Right Time: The Right Quantity; Inventory Management; Stock Replenishment ? EOQ Models; Materials Requirements Planning; Market Conditions; Just?in?Time Purchasing; Optimised Production Technology; Network Analysis.
	Buying at the Right Price: Economics & Purchasing; Price Information; Pricing Agreements; Price Analysis; Price Variation & Adjustment.
	Supplier Sourcing & Evaluation: Searching; Supplier Performance Rating; Strategic & Policy Issues in Sourcing; Sourcing Decisions.
	Negotiation: What is Negotiation?; When to Negotiate; What to Negotiate; Factors in Negotiation; How to Negotiate; Learning Curves.
	Special Aspects of Purchasing: Partnership Sourcing; Make or Buy Decisions; Subcontracting; Capital Equipment; Leasing;
	Purchasing Research, Performance & Ethics: Purchasing Research; Operational Research & Supplies; Performance Evaluation & Management; Purchasing Ethics.
	English Legal System
	Civil and Criminal Liability
	Contract Law
	Occupier’s Liability and Defective Premises
	The Free Market Economy
	Financial Terminology
	Principles of Insurance
	Budgeting
	Principles of Management
	Customer Service and Quality
	Confidentiality

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Course name and number:	TAC-DC-Bus-011 - Diploma in Purchasing Management
Course Fee:	£328
Entry Requirements:	None - but students should be able to cope with advanced studies.
Mode of Study:	Distance Learning (correspondence/home study)
Start Date:	Start at any time
Duration:	3 - 6 months, but this is flexible and students can study at their own pace