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BPL 2114: Purchasing and Materials Management I introduces students to the fundamental concepts, principles, processes, and practices of purchasing and materials management. The course equips learners with practical knowledge and skills required to identify organisational material needs, develop appropriate specifications, assess quality, source and evaluate suppliers, control inventory, and manage stores effectively.
The course emphasizes the relationship between purchasing, materials management, supplier management, stock control, stores operations, costing, and ethical sourcing. Students will also be introduced to contemporary approaches to quality management and supplier relationships that support organisational efficiency and value for money.
This course provides a foundation for understanding how freight is planned, routed, transported, monitored, regulated, insured, and managed across domestic and international supply chains. Particular attention is given to freight technology, fleet management, customs, regulatory compliance, operational efficiency, risk management, safety, security, and sustainability.
The knowledge gained from this course provides a foundation for further study and professional practice in procurement, logistics, transport management, supply chain management, freight forwarding, distribution, and fleet management.
The aim of the course is to equip students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills necessary to understand, analyze, design and evaluate data communication systems, with particular emphasis on communication protocols, transmission technologies, network performance, reliability, routing, security and network planning.
This course introduces students to the fundamental principles, concepts, technologies and applications of computer networks. It covers network architectures, communication models, transmission media, network topologies, switching techniques, networking devices, the OSI and TCP/IP models, Ethernet, Internet Protocol addressing, basic routing, transport and application-layer protocols, wireless networks, and basic network configuration and troubleshooting.