WW
4.0Reviewed May 31, 2021
It was an excellent introductory course with lots of practical tips. Some more articles on procurement practices of industries would be a welcome addition.
Its more self reading than lecture.
Procurement Basics
This Course includes basic information on procurement, Importance of the procurement organization and its’ role in the organization, cost vs. value, processes such as the use of RFQ, RFP, RFX, Differences between direct and indirect procurement, and Stakeholder management The course will supported by videos, readings and a required case that will be assessed by a peer review. In addition, a Practice Assessment (multiple choice) is available to the student. This should be helpful as there is a Final Assessment (40 Multiple Choice) at the end of the specialization in Course 7 that is required to obtain the certification.
Status: Supplier Management
Status: Supply Chain Management
BeginnerCourse6 hours
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MG
5.0Reviewed Nov 10, 2020
This is a great overview for the field of Procurement and the instructor is wonderful and a valuable resource given his wealth of experience in Supply Chain Management and Procurement.
AA
5.0Reviewed Jan 13, 2023
Good course to deliver concepts and widen the horizons when it comes to stakeholders management.
AF
4.0Reviewed Feb 23, 2022
Explanation were clear and concise. Reading material reinforced the videos well and was easy to read.
DM
5.0Reviewed Jan 15, 2021
contract negotiation, supplier relationships explained and understood clearly and so seamlessly with examples in a nutshell !!
AA
5.0Reviewed Jun 13, 2020
Great Strategies to keep a solid and healthy business relationship with vendors
HO
4.0Reviewed Jan 30, 2026
Easy to understand to learn about Basic Procurement. Very effective and can be applied in daily work. Thank you so much.
AU
5.0Reviewed Apr 24, 2023
a big thanks to coursera team and a special thanks to my leacturer for adding so much value and deep insight to the course
NN
5.0Reviewed Jul 19, 2023
Very helpful and useful! Helps to understand the processes in procurement organizations.
MK
4.0Reviewed Dec 13, 2023
A good course. It can be improved more by adding more assignments along with the reading materials as this will help to link more with the theoretical knowledge.
NS
5.0Reviewed Jul 15, 2020
Such a useful and professional course. Await to participate in more professional courses via COURSERA
SS
5.0Reviewed Dec 1, 2021
Wonderful course rendering by the professor. Understood the concepts crystal clear.. Thanks for your support.
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Abhishek Sharma
1.0
Reviewed Aug 9, 2020Divyang Mohite
5.0
Reviewed Jan 16, 2021contract negotiation, supplier relationships explained and understood clearly and so seamlessly with examples in a nutshell !!
Nadarajah Suppiah
5.0
Reviewed Jul 15, 2020Such a useful and professional course.
Await to participate in more professional courses via COURSERA
Hellen Carolina Hernández
1.0
Reviewed Oct 21, 2021I don't recommend this course. Because in each week it's only a long video from the instructor providing vague concepts and most of the videos are histories from his past jobs. The lectures are a copy paste from articles from the internet. And the final project it's not related to procurement, it's more to manufacture processs. I had worked in procurement and I did not find any key concept or any exercise worth it. If you are new in the field you may not like procurement after taking this course
Paul Taupier
5.0
Reviewed Jul 21, 2020Great jump into Procurement Basics, and right away focusing on need for stakeholder communication and integrating Procurement into the entire procurement process in a way that adds value to the company and increases Procurement's importance.
Alex Volson
5.0
Reviewed Aug 19, 2020Apart from 1 reading material I left a comment about (blurry/low quality pictures of tables and graphs) the course was interesting and provided me with quite a few new perspectives and cemented my current knowledge.
ANNA ELISA BARNA
5.0
Reviewed Aug 12, 2020I found this course very clear, and explanations are very Comprehensive with the support of some study cases. I liked the idea of reviewing students assessments and viceversa. I really love this course.
Kamil Ali
5.0
Reviewed Aug 15, 2021It was amazing course. I enjoyed a lot with this procurement basic course and I gain a lot of knowledge.
many thanks for your financial aid.
Kamil
Gabriel Casas
5.0
Reviewed May 3, 2022Amazing course, very useful for those interested in a career in procurement, or would like to set up a procurement department.
Đào Minh Hạnh
5.0
Reviewed Jun 19, 2021This course is very useful for people working in internal purchasing or bidding in corporations. I will continue to take other courses on this topic.
Optimizer D
5.0
Reviewed May 28, 2024Very insightful course with great content and exercises. Grateful to Prof Don Klock for sharing his extensive knowledge in the procurement field.
AGWU EMEKA UKOHA
5.0
Reviewed Apr 25, 2023a big thanks to coursera team and a special thanks to my leacturer for adding so much value and deep insight to the course
Andres A
5.0
Reviewed Jun 13, 2020Great Strategies to keep a solid and healthy business relationship with vendors
Andrea
5.0
Reviewed Jun 5, 2020Great for people who want a good overview about how Procurement works.
Al Mahfuz AHAMED
5.0
Reviewed Sep 5, 2020This course is very informative for learners. Thank you.
Jigneshkumar Navinchandra Patel
5.0
Reviewed Jul 27, 2020This is really perfect session for basic learner.
LISA NICOLE CLARKE
5.0
Reviewed Oct 6, 2020I enjoyed the course and it was interested.
Mohamad Sharafuddin B Saleh
5.0
Reviewed Nov 1, 2020Very easy to understand Don Klock explains
Conrad Kamara
5.0
Reviewed Jul 17, 2020The videos and materials were top notch
Mariela Madrigal
5.0
Reviewed Aug 20, 2020Very helpful and useful information!