SCHM 6214 — Sourcing and Procurement
3 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: WBostonOnlineHybridOnline
Addresses the strategic and operational role of sourcing and procurement and its impact on the supply chain as it relates to the entire organization. The selection, contracting, development, and monitoring/managing of the right supplier in the right location is more often a source of competitive advantage and a major contributor to a company’s bottom line. Focuses on a variety of aspects of this function—strategy development, organization, procedures, supplier selection, negotiations, buyer-supplier relationship management, quantity, quality, timeliness, and cost/price considerations for the purchase of goods and services. Emphasizes the perspective of the sourcing and procurement manager. The key questions addressed in this course are: What does the manager need to know to be effective? How do they apply key concepts?.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 3 | 55 | 90 | 61% | 11.7 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 35 | 35 | 100% | 0.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 16 | 35 | 46% | 19.0 |
| Spring 2025 | 1 | 20 | 35 | 57% | 15.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 27 | 35 | 77% | 8.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 16 | 35 | 46% | 19.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 16% · T 0% · W 78% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: W (78% of sections), M (16% of sections), async (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Roy Anderson (54% of students) · reviews
- Joel Schulman (19% of students) · reviews
- Anand Nair (16% of students) · reviews
- Robert Murray (10% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Joel Schulman (49% of students) · reviews
- Roy Anderson (28% of students) · reviews
- Anand Nair (23% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (SCHM course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All SCHM courses · Plan it at numap.app
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