RM4247

RM 4247 - Advanced Buying and Sourcing (3 Cr.)

Retail Merchandising (10832) TALA - College of Design

RM 4247 - Advanced Buying and Sourcing (3 Cr.)

Course description

This course is designed to familiarize students with the decisions involved in running a retail business and the concepts and principles for making those decisions. Major topics covered include sourcing, factory production and operations, supply chain management, translating trends into designs, managing merchandise assortments, merchandise planning systems, buying and sourcing, retail pricing and building a six month financial plan. MS-Excel for solving strategic problems in retail buying.

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

AFV - A-F or Audit

Lecture

Requirements

003176

Fulfills the writing intensive requirement?

No

Typically offered term(s)

Every Spring