Course Catalog 2014-2015
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Course Catalog 2014-2015

TTA-15076 Managing Operative Sales and Sourcing in Global B2B Markets , 4 cr

Additional information

The course is only for the students of the International Master's Programme in Industrial Engineering And Management and Finnish students majoring in International Sales and Sourcing. The course is only intended for degree students

Person responsible

Jouni Lyly-Yrjänäinen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
 2 h/week
+3 h/week

 

 

 
TTA-15076 2014-01 Thursday 9 - 12 , K3108B
Monday 12 - 14 , F KAPPELISALI

Requirements

Weekly exams and company project.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning Outcomes

The course prepares students for more advanced studies in sales and sourcing management by introducing them to operative sales and sourcing processes in global B2B markets. Thus, after this course, students are familiar with the practicalities of organizational purchase and sales processes as well as the challenges related to development projects within these areas. Furthermore, the company projects required to pass the course also prepares students for business development projects in general.

Content

Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. The course will start with basic introduction to B2B sales and sourcing processes. After that, the course continues elements related to managerial finance, already studied as part of the preceding courses. However, the managerial finance elements focus on cost and other financial information important to sales and sourcing professionals. Second period focuses on practicalities in global distribution networks, focusing mainly on selection of distributors and management of distribution network while, during the third period, the emphasis is on organizational sourcing processes. Most of the company projects focus on this area, and the fourth period is reserved for students presenting the key results of their company projects.      

Instructions for students on how to achieve the learning outcomes

Report on company project and exam

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Prerequisites

Course Mandatory/Advisable Description
TTA-11016 Basics of Industrial Management Mandatory    

Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)



Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
TTA-15076 Managing Operative Sales and Sourcing in Global B2B Markets , 4 cr TETA-4006 Managing Operative Sales and Sourcing in Global B2B Markets , 4 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
TTA-15076 2014-01 The course is only available for two groups: (1) the international degree students of industrial Engineering And Management and (2) Finnish students majoring in International Sales and Sourcing.        

Last modified18.02.2014