Specific Learning Outcomes: $1.$ Explain the purchasing, procurement, and sourcing and the similarities and differences among them.

$2.$ Explain supply management and supply chain management

$3.$ Explain value chain

$4.$ Differentiate between supply chain and value chain.

$5.$ Discuss the objectives of purchasing and supply management

$6.$ Discuss the importance of the purchasing and supply function for organisations.

$7.$ Explain the role of purchasing in business management

$8.$ Explain what planning, organising, co$-$ordinating and controlling in purchasing and supply management entail.

$9.$ Discuss the objectives and basic principles of performance evaluation.

$10.$ Discuss the difficulties relating to the performance and evaluation of the purchasing and supply function.

$11.$ Identify the steps in the process of evaluating the purchasing and supply function

$12.$ Explain how changes in the business affect business strategy and the supply strategies of organisations.

$13.$ Explain the role and importance of the purchasing and supply function in business.

$14.$ Explain the most important tasks and responsibilities related to the purchasing and supply function.

$15.$ Explain what decision$-$making in purchasing entails.