1. Purchasing as Profit Centre: Importance, Purchasing Process, Modern Purchasing Practices: Purchase Market Research, Global Sourcing, Green Purchasing, SA-8000, P-cards.
2. E-Procurement: Benefits, How to introduce? How and Why of Reverse Auctions?
3. Legal Aspects of Purchasing: Indian Contracts Act, Indian Sales of Goods Act
4. Overseas Buying: INCO Terms 2010 of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris.
5. Vendor Management: How Suppliers Can Add Value? Key Supplier Account Management (KSAM), Supplier Relationship Management, Vendor Rating/ Assessment.
6. Negotiations in Purchasing: Process & Phases, How Successful Negotiators negotiate?
7. Financial Aspects of Materials Management: Spend Analysis, Total Cost of Acquisition/ Ownership, R-Factor, K-Factor.
8. Techniques for Control of Inventory: Lead Time Management, ABC/HML/SDE /SOS /GOLF / VED/FSN/XYZ Analysis, MUSIC- 3D, Just-in-Time Inventory, JIT II, Vendor Managed Inventory.
9. Modern Storage and Warehousing Practices: Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems, Automated Identification Systems, Automated Guided Vehicles, RFID, Cycle Counting Systems.
10. Logistics & Supply Chain Management Concepts: Role of 3PL/4PL Service Providers.