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33:799:301
Introduction To Supply Chain Management
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33:799:305 · Supply Chain and Marketing Science · School 33 — New Brunswick School of Business
This course introduces procurement operations and sourcing strategy within global supply chains. Rutgers materials describe sourcing tools and processes, how procurement can contribute to company and customer value, case studies, and ethical, contractual, and legal considerations.
Students rate teaching
SIRS · 1,687 responses · 2016–2025
Spring 2027
3 open in snapshot
When it meets
Livingston
AI-generated overview
3 units · topic sequence may vary by instructor
Explore the procurement function within a global company’s supply-chain organization.
Examine sourcing tools, techniques, and processes, and how procurement strategy connects to competitive success and value creation.
Use cases to connect course concepts with practice and consider ethical, contractual, and legal issues in procurement.
Researched and independently reviewed · 7 sources · 7/12 fields found
officialSummary: found · Catalog and syllabus directory identify the New Brunswick course as 33:799:305. The 2026–2027 major page uses the title “Global Procurement and Sourcing Strategies”; the 2024–2025 catalog and sample syllabus use “Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy.” Same course number supports treating these as title variants across sources, not separate courses. Sample syllabus is term-unknown.
Rutgers "33:799:305" "Global Procurement and Sourcing Strategies" · Rutgers "33:799:305" "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy" · site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/syllabi/supply-chain-management "33:799:305"
atAGlance.weeklyHours: not-found · Reviewed sources do not provide a defensible weekly-hours estimate.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:799:305" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "799:305" sourcing · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy"
courseRatings: found · Two Reddit threads contain course-specific difficulty comments, but both are from 2022 and cannot alone establish current numeric ratings. Ratings remain null.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Global Procurement and Sourcing Strategies" Rutgers · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:799:305"
assessment: not-found · The opened sample syllabus was not term-labeled; no term-specific assessment mix is included.
Rutgers "33:799:305" "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy" official · site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/syllabi/supply-chain-management "33:799:305"
fit.bestFor: found · Fit is narrowly synthesized from official course scope and stated career preparation.
Rutgers "33:799:305" "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy" official · site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu "33:799:305" "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy"
fit.toughIf: not-found · Student remarks vary by instructor and class structure and do not support a general student-fit claim.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Global Procurement and Sourcing Strategies" Rutgers
prerequisitesInPractice: found · Catalog-era listing accepts 33:799:301 or 29:799:301; current 2026–2027 Rutgers Business School major materials list 33:799:301.
Rutgers "33:799:305" "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy" official · site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/undergraduate-new-brunswick/supply-chain-management-major "33:799:305"
instructorVariation: found · One 2022 student discussion attributes a difficult experience to class structure and instructor, while another describes the course as manageable. This is dated, anecdotal evidence and does not identify the instructor or establish a stable comparison; no instructor variation claim is included.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Global Procurement and Sourcing Strategies" Rutgers
chapters: found · Topic groups summarize catalog scope and syllabus description; they are not a chronological or week-by-week sequence.
Rutgers "33:799:305" "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy" official · site:myrbs.business.rutgers.edu/syllabi/supply-chain-management "33:799:305"
commonPitfalls: not-found · No specific learning pitfall and correction are supported.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:799:305" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "799:305" sourcing
prepPlan: not-found · No course-specific preparation steps are supported by reviewed sources.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:799:305" · Rutgers "33:799:305" syllabus preparation
studentPerspective: found · Two independent Reddit threads from 2022 provide limited student impressions: one notes instructor/class-structure variation and another characterizes the course as manageable with study. Both are stale and anecdotal; no current or broad consensus is implied.
site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Procurement and Global Sourcing Strategy" · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "Global Procurement and Sourcing Strategies" Rutgers · site:reddit.com/r/rutgers "33:799:305"
3 open · Livingston
| Section | Status | Instructor | Meeting | Campus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0124871 | Open | Tuesday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at BE 253; Friday 12:10 PM-1:30 PM at BE 253BE 253 | Livingston | |
| 0224872 | Open | Thursday 7:30 PM-10:30 PM at BRR 3071BRR 3071 | Livingston | |
| 0324873 | Open | Monday 7:30 PM-10:30 PM at LSH B115LSH B115 | Livingston |
Historical student surveys
Teaching
4.53
Course quality
4.48
Response rate
53.9%
Coverage
61 offerings · 2016–2025
| Instructor | Offerings | Teaching | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Embley | 7 | 4.61 | 4.59 |
| Bogdan Klepacki | 6 | 4.63 | 4.52 |
| Joseph Agresta | 5 | 4.76 | 4.70 |
| Dan Klepacki | 5 | 4.64 | 4.60 |
| Christopher Provines | 4 | 4.60 | 4.50 |
| Michael Whiting | 4 | 4.15 | 4.08 |
Catalog and planning context
Credits
3
Current campuses
Livingston
Current availability
3 open of 3
Catalog terms
Fall, Spring, Winter
Core codes
SOEHS
Loaded terms
7
(33:799:301)<em> OR </em>(29:799:301)
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