Contents
Purchasing 4.0
- Terminology in the context of purchasing.
- The purchasing spectrum: yesterday, today and tomorrow.
- What opportunities does Purchasing 4.0 offer?
- Opportunities and challenges of the future of purchasing.
Business Analytics - Big Data
- Basics.
- Data collection, data analysis and data processing.
- Use of internal and external data.
- Classification of external and internal data volumes.
- Use of evaluations and big data.
Networking & systems
- Exchange of data using interfaces to suppliers.
- Automation - Robotics.
- Collaborative systems.
- Future-oriented IT and process landscape.
- Best practice and dealing with barriers.
Strategic fields of Purchasing 4.0
- Early involvement of purchasing.
- Supplier Development & Involvement.
- Agility in purchasing.
- Change in the supply chain.
- Value Engineering.
- The limits of Purchasing 4.0.
Learning environment
In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this training course once you have registered.
Your benefit
- The training provides an overview of the topic area of Purchasing 4.0
- The effects and opportunities in purchasing of the future are discussed and we learn how these can be incorporated into the future orientation of the purchasing strategy
- The training provides a sound basis for implementing new approaches, which are fundamentally developed in the training
- Optimization approaches for sustainable implementations are identified
Methods
Trainer input, group and individual exercises, best-practice examples, work aids, discussion, exchange of experience, practical workshop.
Recommended for
purchasing managers, strategic purchasers, project purchasers, supply chain managers, supply chain managers, etc.
Further recommendations for "Purchasing 4.0"
Attendees comments
"Relaxed and "entertaining" moderation with a high level of competence, everyone was taken along."
"Relaxed and "entertaining" moderation with a high level of competence, everyone was taken along."
Seminar evaluation for "Purchasing 4.0"
30720
Start dates and details
Thursday, 23.10.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Tuesday, 16.12.2025
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, 23.02.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, 21.04.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
Friday, 24.07.2026
09:00 am - 5:00 pm
The next booking ensures this course will take place- one joint lunch per full seminar day,
- Catering during breaks and
- extensive working documents.
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