BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PURCHASING AND SUPPLY
Programme Aims and Objectives
Introduction
Rationale
Purchasing plays a major role of economic activities in Zambia. The level of economic activities involving purchasing and supply functions has brought both opportunities and challenges in both the private and public sectors. The key attribute the marketplace now seeks in purchasing and supply management is the ability to ensuring continuity of supply in line with business requirements, the appropriate management of risks, effective supplier relationship management and the attainment of value for money through influencing both operational, tactical and strategic decisions. Purchasing and Supply management positions are now intended to provide more value to customers, establish market differentiation, develop lasting supplier relationships and become flexible and agile, hence the need for specialized competencies in this field.
Aims of the programme
The aim of the programme is to develop a range of technical and transferable soft skills to equip students with knowledge, skills and required attributes to enable them effectively and competently procure, store and monitor goods, services and works of varying degrees of complexity and value on behalf of the organization or client to national and international approved standards especially in the private sector.
Objectives of the programme
- To be a stimulating academic experience engendering an understanding of the complex and subtle relationships at play in Purchasing and Supply Chain Environments.
- To provide a framework in which to broaden, deepen, extend and apply knowledge and understanding and enable the learner to creatively review, develop, synthesize, resolve and critically evaluate and address any Purchasing and Supply Chain Challenge in the Business Environment
BSP 110 Principles of Economics
BSP 140 Business Mathematics
BSP 150 Principles of Management
BSP 151 Business Communication
BSP 153 Business Environment
BSP 170 Materials Science
BSP 190 Business Law
BSP 244: Business Statistics
BSP 220 Financial Accounting
BSP 236: Operations Management
BSP 238: PRODUCTIVITY AND MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
BSP 282: INTRODUCTION TO PURCHASING AND SUPPLY
BSP 241: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING
BSP 243: BUSINESS INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BSP 340: Operations Research
BSP 332: Stores Management
BSP 354: Logistics and Distribution
BSP 390: Purchasing and Supply Law
BSP 392: Purchasing and Supply Operations and Tactics
BSP 320: Cost and Management Accounting
BSP 442: Quality Management
BSP 482: Purchasing and Supply Strategy
BSP 462: Industrial Marketing
BSP 456: Contract Management
BSP 451: Industrial Placement
BSP 470: Project Management
BSP 490: Intellectual Property