B_NRZ Purchasing and Inventory Management

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2026
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Jiří Kučera, PhD. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Jiří Kučera, PhD.
Department of Corporate Finance and Economics – 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
B_NRZ/K13: Sat 21. 2. 13:05–14:35 B1, Sun 22. 3. 13:05–17:35 B1, Sun 19. 4. 13:05–17:35 B1, Sun 26. 4. 8:00–9:30 B1, J. Kučera
B_NRZ/P01: Mon 9:40–11:10 E1, J. Kučera
B_NRZ/S01: Fri 11:25–12:55 D416, J. Kučera
B_NRZ/S02: Wed 11:25–12:55 E7, J. Kučera
B_NRZ/S03: Thu 11:25–12:55 I201, J. Kučera
B_NRZ/S04: Wed 13:05–14:35 E4, J. Kučera
B_NRZ/S05: Fri 13:05–14:35 D516
B_NRZ/S09: Wed 9:40–11:10 D416, J. Kučera
B_NRZ/S10: Thu 13:05–14:35 B3, J. Kučera
B_NRZ/S11: Thu 8:00–9:30 B2, J. Kučera
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields 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
After successfully completing the course, the student:
1. understands the concepts related to purchasing and supplying a company,
2. understands the functions and organization of corporate purchasing,
3. manages the purchasing process in a company,
4. selects a suitable supplier based on evaluation,
5. understands inventory planning and understands determining the material assortment and material consumption,
6. characterizes individual types of inventory in a company,
7. determines the optimal costs of inventory and safety stock,
8. understands the inventory management process in a company and the supply system,
9. manages the supply in a company through inventory management models and predicts trends in inventory management,
10. understands supply systems and supply chains.
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. Purchasing planning and types of inventory - determination of material assortment and material consumption, support of circular economy
  • 5. Classification of inventory by industry
  • 6. Inventory management process and inventory costs in the company (Just in Time and Kanban)
  • 7. Integration of purchasing through the company's value chain - definition of purchasing with regard to the green deal
  • 8. Supply Chain Management (SCM) - What questions must a logistics chain manager address?
  • 9. Inventory theory models.
  • 10. Dynamic deterministic models - single-product and multi-product models.
  • 11. Dynamic stochastic models.
  • 12. Safety stock and its determination.
  • 13. Supply systems and Vendor Managed Inventory.
  • Seminars:
  • 1. Introduction to inventory management theory. Projection of inventory into financial statements – balance sheet.
  • 2. Calculation and calculation of complete and incomplete costs (examples). Marketing concept of purchasing.
  • 3. Purchasing planning (determination of needs, balance equation, examples).
  • 4. Optimal delivery size (Harris-Wilson formula, examples).
  • 5. Valuation of company inventory.
  • 6. Selection and evaluation of suppliers – theory, selection methods, examples of scoring – model.
  • 7. Inventory (types of inventory, safety stock, examples).
  • 8. Continuous test.
  • 9. Application of Pareto analysis in supply chain - (introduction, examples). Application of outsourcing in supply chain.
  • 10. Models of inventory theory.
  • 11. Influence of inventory level on working capital requirement and on financial analysis indicators,
  • 12. Standardization of inventory.
  • 13. Inventory turnover time, calculation of financial analysis indicators using knowledge gained from the course.
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.
  • MAŘÍK, M. 2024. Metody oceňování podniku: proces ocenění, základní metody a postupy. Česko: Ekopress. ISBN 978-80-87865-94-1.
Forms of Teaching
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Consultation
Teaching Block - seminar
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Critical Thinking
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Participation in the mid-term test (in Czech)22
Preparation for the Mid-term Test1010
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial4480
Preparation for the Final Test2020
Attendance on Lectures26 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion2616
Participation in the final test22
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.

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