BSBA in Purchasing and Supply Management Central Michigan University

Program Description

Businesses must balance supply and demand. They must purchase raw materials manufacturers need to produce the products customers want to buy. And retailers must have products on store shelves when customers seek to buy them. Our purchasing and supply management program prepares you for leadership in this vital link in the manufacturing and sales chain. When you go to the store, you expect to find what you're looking for. A lot goes on behind the scenes to ensure that happens. Factories need to have the raw materials on hand to make those items. And retailers need to keep their shelves stocked before customers arrive. Those critical tasks involve hundreds of moving parts across factories and businesses. You'll learn to understand logistics, marketing channels, purchasing, inventory and more. You'll graduate from our purchasing and supply management program ready to find qualified suppliers, negotiate contracts and review product quality. This is key to keeping manufacturing lines running and making timely deliveries to stores.

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