PROGRAM  CERTIFICATE   

IN  PURCHASING  SKILLS

-SDF EasyNet Pre-approved Course-

Course Objectives

This short course is designed to equip students with the working knowledge on the principles and techniques of purchasing, as well as the legal issues affecting purchasing.

Course Structure

This is a 2-month course comprising fundamental studies on the principles, techniques and the legal aspects of purchasing. The course comprises 16 sessions, totalling 48 contact hours.

Listing of Topics

*      Introduction to purchasing

*      Purchasing objectives

*      Purchasing organisation

*      The purchasing cycle

*      International buying

*      Negotiation

*      Vendor rating and purchasing appraisal

*      Make vs buy decisions

*      Capital expenditure

*      Elements of a simple binding contract

*      Waiver of contractual rights and equitable estoppel

*      Remedies and discharge of contract

*      Application of Sale of Goods Act 1979

*      Implication of the Act to contracts

*      The meaning of agency in law

*      How the purchaser or buyer should sign a contract

*      How buyers challenge the authority of sellers

 

Commencement Dates

§         10 March 2009 (73rd intake)

§         25 June 2009 (74th intake)

§         8 September 2009 (75th intake)

 

Course Fee

Members : S$600

Non-members : S$695

For further enquiries, please contact SIPMM Course Management Office

(phone 6273-4172 or fax 6274-1132) or email us at info@sipmm.org.sg.

 

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