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Purchasing Assignment 1
Purchasing Assignment 1
Purchasing Assignment 1
Sahil Thapar
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Ankur Sandal
Purchasing
required to fulfill the business objectives. The company tries to obtain the goods and
services in a timely and cost-effective manner (Supply Chain Game Changer, May 19 th,
2020).
was used majorly in the late 20th century by the businesses. Elements such
lower cost at the right time. Less focus was laid on quality control since raw
product recalls.
the new digital era, corporations are rapidly utilising online processes to
operate their supply chains more effectively, more reliably, more transparently
regarding the status of the needs of buyers. They allow the establishment of a
reaches a low point. This also applies to the solicitation phase where buyers
can track incoming offers prior to supplier selection (United Nations, n.d.).
Lower Costs- This can be termed as by far the most important objective.
Lowering product acquisition cost will allow for the company to enjoy
and moved on to suppliers who are able to manage it. Appropriate decisions
and services so that appropriate steps can be taken to secure supply chains
(BDC, n.d.).
(BDC, n.d.).
n.d.).
Procurement
products. Procurement generally refers to the final purchasing act, but it can also
include the overall procurement process that may be of critical importance to companies
Like Purchasing procurement can also be termed into two different categories-
developed into a specialist business activity, since the push towards low-cost
environment. First supplies and parts fell into focus for goods, then
compile bid quantities and bargain against the given criteria, finding 'best
can lead to serious problems, including carrying too much or too little
the help of numerous cloud-based platforms that help the companies to plan,
inventory, pre-set high and low levels, orders already placed and even
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systems streamline processes and the creation of an order to fulfil can result
in a faster cycle. There is also the prospect of a broader range of goods and
contract conformity, both of which will shorten distribution times. Buyers have
access to the products, services and prices that are available electronically
products from preferred suppliers quickly and are limited to the purchases
procurement services for a fee on their behalf. A business takes time and money to
build market knowledge in any area of spending. A PSP 's assistance enhances the
2012).
incorporate and automate many of the business practices linked with a company
and accounting. ERPs help in controlling many business activities, such as sales,
web enabled EDI- Same as traditional EDI as above but runs on the internet
(UN, 2012).
world wide web (www)- The World Wide Web consists of "Web servers" that
store and disseminate "Web pages," which are "rich" documents that contain
text, graphics, animations, and videos to anyone with an Internet link (UN, 2012).
information(UN, 2012).
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References
Supply Chain Game Changer (2020). What Exactly Is Procurement? And What is
https://supplychaingamechanger.com/what-exactly-is-procurement-and-what-is-
purchasing/
BDC (n.d.). 6 Ways the purchasing department can improve your business. Retrieved
tools/operations/purchasing/pages/purchasing-department-objectives.aspx
http://tfig.unece.org/contents/e-purchasing.htm
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/procurement.asp
https://www.michiganstateuniversityonline.com/resources/supply-chain/e-
procurement-helps-online-information-exchange-between-buyers-suppliers/
https://www.ungm.org/Areas/Public/pph/ch04s02.html
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