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Course Details:


Management Accounting for Category Managers
Course Code MACM
Description: This module can be run as a tailored event for Category Teams or as an open module. The module is facilitated using a highly participative approach utilising live team data or case study material (for an open module). It provides an overview of accounting principles and its implications for Procurement.
Aim: To provide an overview of management accounting principles and its implications and applications in relation to Procurement.
Duration: 1 day non-residential.
Pre-Requisites: For team based modules a pre-meet will be necessary in order to establish the team's requirement. No pre-requisites for 'open' modules.
Designed For: Category Teams or individuals involved in data gathering, supplier analysis and supply market analysis. *Please note this course is not open to non-MOD delegates.
Objectives: By the end of the course delegates will:

• Know where to find financial data and how to interpret it via ratios and price analysis;
• Be able to identify how financial evaluation fits into the procurement process;
• Have a basic understanding of Investment Appraisal techniques.

Related Learning: None.