Explore strategic issues in procurement and supplier management; a review of competitive analysis and benchmarking; the purchasing role in fulfilling a firm's operational and competitive strategies; supplier evaluation, development, and relationship management; negotiating with suppliers for results; and commodity planning. Only one of the following may be counted: International Business 372 (Topic: Procurement/Supplier Mgmt), 372 (Topic 13), 372T (Topic 2), Operations Management 337 (Topic 3), 360. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.