Essay Question:
Your manager knows that you have completed a course in Purchasing and Materials Management. Your manager would like you to write an essay for your fellow workers about the key purchasing/ supply management issuesassociated with negotiation, conflict management, contract management, purchasing laws, ethics, lean supply chains, purchasing services, supply chain information systems, electronic sourcing, performance measurement, and purchasing/ supply management trends.
The essay is to identify key purchasing/ supply management issues and explain how these issues are managed.You need to determine the number of key issues as part of the exam. Your essay should only discuss the issues that you have determined to be the key issues. One of the factors that your exam is being graded on is how well you can determine and identify the key issues and explain how to manage these issues.
The maximum length of the comprehensive essay question is four pages, no matter what line spacing is used. Use a blank line between paragraphs, "1" margins top/bottom/sides, and Arial 12 point font.
Charts, graphics, tables, reference bibliography, table of contents, title page, or PowerPoint presentation do not count in the total page length. Number all pages.