TETS23 · 6 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Industriell ekonomi
Purchasing
Discontinued · replaced by TETS58
82%
passed the latest ordinary exam
DIT1 · 25 Oct 2024 · 38 students
92%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
DIT1 · 116 students
Unusually hard in 2024/25
82% passed the ordinary exam in 2024/25 (38 students), against 98% on average in earlier years (78 students).
Part of 5 programmes
Exam
DIT1 Digital examination
- 5
- 4
- 3
- U
Ordinary exams
92% passed · 116 students
- 82%38
- 95%40
- 100%38
Re-exams
100% passed · 7 students
- 100%7
- Pass the re-exam: 100% (7 students), compared with 92% (116 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get 4 or 5: 24% (123 students)
Show small sittings (3)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 100%1
- 0%1
- 100%1
Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Exam
TEN1 Written examination
- 4
- 3
- U
Ordinary exams
75% passed · 72 students
- 75%72
Re-exams
88% passed · 17 students
- 88%17
- Pass the re-exam: 88% (17 students), compared with 75% (72 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get 4: 3% (89 students)
Show small sittings (2)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 100%1
- 100%3
Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Group assignments
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 181 students
- 100%29
- 100%40
- 100%38
- 100%74
Later rounds
100% passed · 9 students
- 100%9
- Pass a later round: 100% (9 students), compared with 100% (181 students) on the ordinary exam
About the course
Aim
After having completed the course the student shall:
- Master basic concepts describing a company’s purchasing procedures.
- Be well aware of the role of the purchasing function, and its strategic importance for a company.
- Be well aware of how the purchasing function in different ways interacts with other functions in the company.
- Be well aware of different purchasing strategies and be able to apply these in a situation specific context.
- Be well aware of the existing differences between public purchasing and purchasing in the private sector.
- Be well aware of different methods for assessment and evaluation of suppliers.
- Be well aware of how purchasing affects and contributes to environmental and sustainable development.
- Be able to perform a supplier evaluation in a structured manner.
- Be aware of basic negotiation techniques and strategies.
- Be able to perform a total cost analysis within a purchasing context.
Content
The course focuses purchasing’s strategic importance for a company. Traditional and modern views on purchasing are presented and discussed. The purchasing process, from demand specification to completed delivery, is a major influence during the course. Special attention is given to purchasing strategies, supplier evaluation, and supplier relations. Specific areas like negotiation and public purchasing are also included.
- Examiner
- Uni Sallnäs
- Scheduled hours
- 36 h
- Main field of study
- Industriell ekonomi