Term Project (20 Marks Including Presentation) Last Date of Submission: 25th March 2012

This class requires the completion of an Open-ended course project. The course project is designed to be completed in teams of 03 students The report should identify contribution made by each team member. The deliverables for the project include a group report (approximately 3500 words, in length excluding graphics, and a short in-class presentation (25 minutes including Q&A). A soft copy of the report along with a power-point presentation should be emailed to zeeshanag@gmail.com on or before the due date (25th March 2012). The project is designed to be open-ended, and student teams should choose some Procurement topics that is of interest to them. . Explore a topic in procurement management in depth thats might not fully covered in this Class and relate with practical Scenario. You will be graded on both the quality and thoroughness of your work as well as the difficulty of your chosen project. Late reports will be assigned lower grades. Direct Procurement Service Purchasing Information Technology for Procurement Capacity Planning Measuring Purchasing Performance Sourcing Indirect Procurement Collaborative planning and forecasting (CPFR) Vendor managed inventory (VMI) Managing Purchasing and supply chain relationships JIT Purchasing Excellence Any Other Topic (Approval Required)