After a warm Welcome to the Global Procurement and Sourcing Specialization, I will provide a brief introduction to the specialization and its courses covering the following:
Procurement & Sourcing Introduction
Procurement & Sourcing Introduction
This course is part of Global Procurement and Sourcing Specialization
Instructor: Don Klock
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Reviewed on Jul 23, 2020
An excellent course by the professor. He has got a lot to offer to those who enroll, and I would highly recommend this brand new course for anyone who would like to learn about Global Outsourcing.
LN
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Reviewed on Aug 30, 2023
It is such a great course that we can earn and gain profound knowledge of procurement and purchasing. I highly recommend the course for someone who want to pursuit procurement the career path.
OD
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Reviewed on May 28, 2024
Very insightful course with great content and exercises. Grateful to Prof Don Klock for sharing his extensive knowledge in the procurement field.
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