CIPS L6 Professional Diploma

L6M8 Innovation in Procurement and Supply

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On completion of this module, learners will be able to evaluate techniques for supplier development and innovation in procurement and supply and appraise the environmental factors which should be considered when applying such methods.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Course Preview and Explanation

  • 2

    Chapter 1 - Understand techniques for supplier development

    • Session Notes

    • LO|1.1 - Assess cross functional working to achieve improvements in the supply chain

    • LO|1.2 - Evaluate techniques to promote the development of innovation in procurement and supply

    • LO|1.3 - Contrast the developments in technology that can be applied to promote improvements in supply chains

    • LO|1.4 - Evaluate the use of relationship assessment for supplier development
  • 3

    Chapter 2 - Understand methods to achieve procurement and supply improvement and innovation

    • Session Notes

    • LO|2.1 - Evaluate where technology can be used to improve procurement and supply

    • LO|2.2 - Evaluate tools and techniques which are available to improve procurement and supply

    • LO|2.3 - Assess methods to incentivise improvement and innovation
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    Chapter 3 - Understand the environmental factors which affect supply chain improvement and innovation

    • Session Notes

    • LO|3.1 - Assess approaches to environmentally sensitive design

    • LO|3.2 - Assess the impact of green procurement on improvement and innovation

    • New LO|3.2 - Assess the impact of green procurement on improvement and innovationLesson
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    Practice Questions

    • CIPS Practice Questions