BPE_NRZ Purchasing and Inventory Management

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Jiří Kučera, PhD. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Florin Aliu, Ph.D.
School of Expertness and Valuation – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: School of Expertness and Valuation – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Timetable of Seminar Groups
BPE_NRZ/E4: Sat 9. 3. 11:25–12:55 E1, 13:05–14:35 E1, 14:50–16:20 E1, Sat 23. 3. 11:25–12:55 E1, 13:05–14:35 E1, 14:50–16:20 E1, Sat 6. 4. 14:50–16:20 E1, 16:30–18:00 E1, J. Kučera
BPE_NRZ/P01: Wed 13:05–14:35 E1, J. Kučera
BPE_NRZ/S01: Thu 13:05–14:35 N010, J. Kučera
BPE_NRZ/S02: Thu 11:25–12:55 N107, J. Kučera
BPE_NRZ/S04: Fri 11:25–12:55 N109, J. Kučera
BPE_NRZ/S05: Mon 13:05–14:35 N006, J. Kučera
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The content of the course is to acquaint students with the concept and functions of corporate purchasing and supply. To teach them to manage stocks in conditions of certainty and uncertainty, ie. be able to apply supply models, know the methods and techniques of modern inventory management.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. understand the concepts related to purchasing and supplying the company,
2. understand the functions and organization of corporate purchasing,
3. manage the purchasing process in the company,
4. determine the selection and evaluation of suitable suppliers,
5. understand inventory planning and means determination of material assortment and material consumption,
6. characterizes individual types of stocks in the company,
7. determines optimal costs for stocks and insurance stock,
8. understands the process of stock management in the company and the supply system,
9. manages supply in the company through inventory management models and predicts trends in inventory management.
Syllabus
  • Lectures:
  • 1. Definition of the concept of purchasing and supply.
  • 2. Functions and organization of the corporate purchasing process.
  • 3. Purchasing marketing model, selection and evaluation of suppliers.
  • 4. Planning and types of stocks - determination of material assortment and material consumption.
  • 5. Inventory management process and inventory costs in the company.
  • 6. Just in Time and Kanban method.
  • 7. Purchasing integration through the company's value chain.
  • 8. Supply Chain Management (SCM).
  • 9. Models of inventory theory.
  • 10. Dynamic deterministic models - single-product and multi-product models.
  • 11. Dynamic stochastic models.
  • 12. Insurance stock and its determination.
  • 13. Supply Systems and Vendor Managed Inventory.
  • Seminars:
  • 1. Entry into the theory of inventory management. Projection of inventories into financial statements - balance sheet.
  • 2. Calculation and calculation of complete and incomplete costs (examples). Purchasing marketing concept.
  • 3. Outsourcing (decision-making own production-purchase, example). Purchasing planning (needs assessment, balance equations, examples).
  • 4. Optimal delivery size (Harris-Wilson formula, examples).
  • 5. Selection and evaluation of suppliers - theory, selection methods, examples of scoring - model.
  • 6. Inventories (types of inventories, insurance reserves, examples).
  • 7. Application of Pareto analysis in supply - (input, examples). Outsourcing applications in supply.
  • 8. Continuous test.
  • 9. Models of inventory theory.
  • 10. Influence of inventories on working capital needs and financial analysis indicators (examples). An overview of the most important formulas.
  • 11. Inventory standardization - examples.
  • 12. Inventory turnover time, calculation of financial analysis indicators using knowledge gained from teaching.
  • 13. Repetition, preparation for the exam.
Literature
    required literature
  • ČERVENÝ, R., 2013. Strategie nákupu: krok za krokem. Praha: Nakladatelství C. H. Beck. ISBN 978-80-7400-414-8.
  • SYNEK, M., 2011. Manažerská ekonomika. Praha: Grada. 5., aktualiz. a dopl. vyd. ISBN 978-80-247-3494-1.
  • MULAČ, P., M. VOCHOZKA a V. MULAČOVÁ, 2009. Podniková ekonomika: sbírka příkladů. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích. ISBN 978-80-87278-26-0.
  • EMMETT, S., 2008. Řízení zásob. Jak minimalizovat náklady a maximalizovat hodnotu. Brno: Computer Press. ISBN 978-80-251-1828-3.
  • HUGOS, M., 2018. Essentials of Supply Chain Management. [s. l.]: Published by J. Wiley & Sons Inc.. 4. edit. ISBN 978-1-119-46110-4.
  • CHRISTOPHER, M., 2016. Logistics and Supply Chain Management. [s. l.]: Publish. Edinburg, 5. edit. ISBN 978-1-292-0831-0.
    recommended literature
  • MIKOVCOVÁ, H. a H. SCHOLLEOVÁ, 2009. Praktikum podnikové ekonomiky pro bakalářské studium. 2., upr. vyd. Plzeň: Vydavatelství a nakladatelství Aleš Čeněk. ISBN 978-80-7380-209-7.
  • TOMEK, G. a V. VÁVROVÁ, 2001. Výrobek a jeho úspěch na trhu. Praha: Grada. ISBN 80-247-0053-0.
  • TOMEK, G. a V. VÁVROVÁ, 2014. Integrované řízení výroby: od operativního řízení výroby k dodavatelskému řetězci. Praha: Grada. ISBN 978-80-247-4486-5.
  • SIXTA, J. a M. ŽIŽKA, 2009. Logistika: metody používané pro řešení logistických projektů. Brno: Computer Press. ISBN 978-80-251-2563-2.
  • LUKÁŠ, L., 2012, Pravděpodobnostní modely v management: teorie zásob a statistický popis poptávky. Praha: Akademia. ISBN 978-80-200-2005-5.
  • POPÍLKOVÁ, M., R. PÍCHOVÁ, K. KABOURKOVÁ a L. POLANECKÝ, 2017. Nákup a řízení zásob: vysokoškolská skripta. České Budějovice: Vysoká škola technická a ekonomická v Českých Budějovicích. ISBN 978-80-7468-124-0.
  • RAŠNER, J., 2015. Manažment výroby. Zvolen: Technická univerzita vo Zvolene. ISBN 978-80-228-2848-2.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Critical Thinking
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test1010
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial4480
Preparation for the Final Test2020
Účast na průběžném testu (in Czech)22
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2616
Účast na závěrečném testu (in Czech)22
Total:130130
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – mid-term 30 %
Test – final 70 %
Exam conditions
For successful completion of the course it is necessary to achieve at least 70 % of the course and final test together under the conditions specified below. In the course test, students can get up to 30 points, i.e. 30 %. In the final test, students can get up to 70 points, i.e. 70 %. Grading for the course, i.e. points for the final test (70 - 0) + points for the course test (30 - 0): A 100 – 90, B 89.99 – 84, C 83.99 – 77, D 76.99 – 73, E 72.99 – 70, FX 69.99 – 30, F 29.99 – 0.

Students in the full-time form of study are obliged to participate in 70 % of the lessons (except for lectures). If this condition is not fulfilled, the student will automatically get “-” grade.

Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
Attendance in lessons is defined in a separate internal standard of ITB (Evidence of attendance of students at ITB). It is compulsory, except of the lectures, for full-time students to attend 70 % lesson of the subject in a semester.

Students of part-time study will do part-test at third session.

Students with an individual study plan will take only a 100-point final test in the exam period. However, students are required to contact the teacher immediately upon approval of the individual study plan (ISP). If the student does not do so, his ISP will not be taken into account. In case of any questions, they can contact the subject guarantor.

The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2021, summer 2022, SUMMER 2023.
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