Can I Sign Word for Procurement

How To Sign Word for Procurement

[Music] procurement is the act of finding acquiring buying goods services or works from an external source often via tendering or competitive bidding process the process is used to ensure the buyer receives goods services or works the best possible price when aspects such as quality quantity time and location are compared corporations and public bodies often defined processes intended to promote fair and open competition for their business while minimizing risk such as exposure to fraud and collusion almost all purchasing decisions include factors such as delivery and handling marginal benefit and price fluctuations procurement generally involves making buying decisions under conditions of scarcity if good data is available it is good practice to make use of economic analysis lessons such as cost-benefit analysis or cost utility analysis an important distinction should be made between analyses without risk and those with risk where risk is involved either in the costs or the benefits the concept of best value should be employed procurement activities are often split into two distinct categories direct and indirect spend direct spend refers to production related procurement that encompasses all items that are part of finished products such as raw material components and parts the first category being direct production related procurement and the second being indirect non production related procurement direct procurement which is the focus in supply chain management directly affects the production process of manufacturing firms in contrast indirect procurement activities concern operating resources that accompany purchases to enable its operations in direct procurement comprises a wide variety of goods and services from standardized items like office supplies and machine lubricants to complex and costly products and services like heavy equipment consulting services and outsourcing services procurement is one component of the broader concept of sourcing and acquisition typically procurement is viewed as more tactical in nature the process of physically buying a product or service and sourcing an acquisition are viewed that's more strategic and encompassing the Institute of Supply Management defines strategic sourcing as the process of identifying sources that could provide needed products or services for the acquiring organization the term procurement used to reflect the entire purchasing process or cycle and not just the tactical components is M defines procurement as an organizational function that includes specifications development value analysis supplier market research negotiation buying activities contract administration inventory control traffic receiving in stores purchasing refers to the major function of an organization that is responsible for acquisition of required materials services and equipment the United States defense acquisition University Dell defines procurement as the act of buying goods and services for the government thou defines acquisition as the conceptualization initiation design development test contracting production deployment logistics support LS modification and disposal of weapons and other systems supplies or services including construction to satisfy Department of Defense needs intended for youth in or in support of military missions acquisition and sourcing are therefore much wider concepts and procurement multiple sourcing business models exist and acquisition models exist...