Purchasing & Product Development
Purchasing level 1
Chapter 1. Types of companies - Purchasing operations and purchasing techniques
Chapter 2. Purchasing process - The importance
Chapter 3. From producer to consumer - Journey of the product
Chapter 4. Importing, international trade and trade regulations - Incoterms
Chapter 5. Supplier relationships - found and evaluated
Chapter 6. Practical purchasing work - Small/large companies and import/export firms
Chapter 7. Goods handling, inventory control and stocktaking
Chapter 8. Negotiation processes - Sustainable business practices and ethical guidelines
Chapter 9. Assortment - Put together and valued
Chapter 10. Purchasing law - Laws and regulations
Chapter 11. Calculation - Turnover rate, reorder point and safety stock
Chapter 12. Pricing and profitability calculations - Purchase price, mark up, VAT and margin
Chapter 13. Software management - Spreadsheet programs
Chapter 14. Investment appraisals - Payback method
Purchasing level 2
Chapter 1. Purchasing techniques - Customs cooperation arrangements and free trade agreements
Chapter 2. International trade organizations - Role in trade within and outside EU
Chapter 3. Trade barriers and suppliers - Found and evaluated globally
Chapter 4. Practical purchasing work and international trade - Import and export companies
Chapter 5. Negotiation processes - Ethical guidelines and sustainable business practices
Chapter 6. Assortment issues - Purchasing strategies
Chapter 7. Purchasing law - Laws and regulations
Chapter 8. Cost analyses
Chapter 9. Calculations of inventory costs
Chapter 10. Pricing and profitability calculations - Cost of goods, markups, VAT rates and margins
Chapter 11. Software management - Spreadsheet programs
Chapter 12. How investments can be assessed - Profitability and sustainability
Product Development level 1
Method and process
Chapter 1. Simple prototype or model - Planning, design, construction and fabrication
Chapter 2. Engineering and design - Working methods and tools
Chapter 3. Factors influencing - Aesthetics, function, strength and quality requirements
Chapter 4. Established terminology - Design processes and constructions
Chapter 5. Environmental considerations and safety - Standards, norms and regulations concerning design
Chapter 6. Social and economic sustainability - Quality requirements, use and future maintenance
Visualization
Chapter 7. Color and form theory
Chapter 8. Sketching and drafting techniques
Chapter 9. Computer aided development and manufacturing - Tools
Chapter 10. Work and results - Documentation, terminology, reporting and presentation
Material
Chapter 11. Historical perspective - Material, raw material resources, products and development potential
Chapter 12. Various materials - Properties and applications
Chapter 13. Environmental certification and eco-labelling
Chapter 14. Regulations for products and materials - Health, protection and safety
Product Development level 2
Method and process
Chapter 1. Prototype or model - Planning, design, construction and manufacturing
Chapter 2. Work methods and tools - Construction and design
Chapter 3. Utility and market value of products/materials - Importance of aesthetics and ergonomics
Chapter 4. The design process - Market research, functional analysis, presentation and evaluation
Chapter 5. Production philosophy and production engineering prerequisites
Visualization
Chapter 6. Enhance quality of result - Analysis of color and form
Chapter 7. Transfer - Manufacturing data to freeform fabrication or computer aided manufacturing
Chapter 8. Presentation of ideas - Images, drawings, models, speech, writing, and analysis/evaluation of ideas (own and others’)
Chapter 9. Conclusions drawn from results - Accordance with regulations/quality assurance systems
Material
Chapter 10. Historical/contemporary perspectives - Interaction between human and artifact plus fitness for purpose of products
Chapter 11. Material properties - Manufacturing, product quality and disposal or recycling
Chapter 12. Selection of materials - Manufacturing, quality and disposal or recycling
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