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Design of a Company-Engagement Model for Procurement and Supply Management Classes

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  • Remko van Hoek

    (Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 72701, USA)

  • Dominique Lebigot

    (Moet Hennessy, 75007 Paris, France)

Abstract

Background: There are opportunities to enrich procurement and supply management classes to be more international and to engage with industry more deeply. Methods: Using a design science method this paper develops a course design for teaching procurement that enriches existing approaches to company engagement in courses. Results: Beyond the use of stand-alone guest lectures, case studies, or in-company projects, the design involved semester-long collaboration around core topics for the course, involving company lectures and multiple student projects aligned with the course topics, engaging multiple levels of managers from around the globe. Based upon an evaluation of the first-year collaboration, improvements were identified that were implemented in year two of the collaboration. Conclsuions: The design brings course learning into a real-world context and supports student skill development through project work.

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  • Remko van Hoek & Dominique Lebigot, 2023. "Design of a Company-Engagement Model for Procurement and Supply Management Classes," Logistics, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-12, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlogis:v:7:y:2023:i:1:p:7-:d:1049135
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    1. Laura Birou & Heather Lutz & George A. Zsidisin, 2016. "Current state of the art and science: a survey of purchasing and supply management courses and teaching approaches," International Journal of Procurement Management, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 9(1), pages 71-85.
    2. Robert B. Handfield & Steven A. Edwards & Jeffrey S. Stonebraker, 2011. "NC State's Supply Chain Resource Cooperative Educates in the Real World," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 41(6), pages 548-563, December.
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