Question 4

(Marks: 15)

As a supply chain and logistics management student, you have completed key aspects of the discipline thus far in your qualification, namely, operations management, logistics management and procurement management.

This question requires you to reflect on your knowledge and understanding of procurement management as a component of supply chain management. You are required to write a one-page report where you reflect on:

The role of procurement management as a critical component of supply chain

management.

Your experience of learning the discipline of procurement management. Which areas of this

module did you find most interesting and challenging to learn about?

Do you think you would want to work in public sector procurement, given the significant number of incidences of misappropriation of funds? Why/why not? (i.e., do you think you

would be able to make a difference?)

Do you think you have the correct set of ethics to enter into a procurement position given

the influence managing large amounts of money may have on an individual? Why/why not?

Which component within the procurement management discipline you enjoyed learning

about the most and could this be a potential career path? Why or why not?

Note: this is a reflection-type question and does not require research, but rather your opinion and insights into the module you have completed.