Chapter 3 Purchasing and e-Procurement 3.1 The Role of Purchasing 3.1.1 Introduction to purchasing The role of purchasing is to obtain raw material‚ components‚ parts‚ as well as information that are needed for the production of goods or providing services. The purchasing process includes many aspects‚ such as request for quotation (RFQ)‚ supplier market analysis‚ supplier selection‚ contract negotiations‚ and purchase plan implementation. The purchase function plays a liaison role between various
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Employee Fraud and Purchasing Department There is a phenomenon in middle/small size companies in China that purchasing agents of the companies collaborate with vendors to create fake receipts‚ in order to receive more reimbursement from the company. This also happened in the hospital I used to work for‚ where the purchasing agent had to buy food from different vendors for everyday dinning purpose. The fraud got exposed when one day a vendor called us and revealed the fact that
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Centralized vs Decentralized Purchase In organizations having many production centers which are situated at distant places‚ it may be an important issue to decide whether for the purpose of purchasing for all the production centers‚ there should be only one purchase department or for each production centre‚ there should be one purchase department. Upon the following factors the decision shall primarily depend:- a. the distance between the production centers & the central godown‚ b. the nature
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relationship affect Blades’ Thai revenue and costs given that the baht is freely floating? What is the net effect of this relationship on Blades? ANSWER: The relationship between exchange rates and relative inflation rates can be explained by the purchasing power parity (PPP) theory. When one country’s inflation rate is high as compared to another country‚ then the demand for country’s currency with high inflation rate declines. Due to high inflation rates‚ the goods of the country become more expensive
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1. ZFS Storage Appliance is the market leader in performance‚ with twice the performance and half the cost of a similar NetApp system. Mark for Review (1) Points True (*) False Correct! 2. The ZFS Storage Appliance product family features ___ base platforms; ____. Mark for Review (1) Points 3‚ 7120‚ 7320‚ 7520 3‚ 7120‚ 7320‚ 7420 (*) 2‚ 7120‚ 7420 2‚ 7320‚ 7420 3‚ 7770‚ 7670
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BARILLA SpA (A)‚ (C) and (D) 1. Draw a flow diagram for Barilla dry products sold through distributors. Your diagram will have four major sections: Barilla production‚ Barilla Finished Goods Inventory‚ Distribution Centers‚ and grocers. Indicate the flows of both physical goods and information. At appropriate places on your diagram‚ collect any relevant statistics mentioned in the case‚ for example on inventories‚ lead-times‚ etc. Please refer to the following page (page 2 of this document)
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Purchasing Power Parity‚ and How it Determines the Value of the Dollar Course: BBUS 452‚ International Trade Finance Professor: Giuseppe Liberatore Group Members: Pamella De Lima Ishy Carlos Guerrero Ricardo Iraheta Reyes Ann-Marie Mlinac Literature Review “Is Purchasing Power Parity a Useful Guide to the dollar?” This article was our starting article which gave us the idea of researching the Purchasing Power Parity. It identifies that the Purchasing Power Parity should work in
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QUESTION In no more than 2‚500 words‚ using a structured essay format‚ explain how the need for firms to recognize supply chain management as a philosophy and a source of competitive advantage has led to significant changes in the purchasing role amongst public and private sector organisations. INTRODUCTION One of the fundamental questions facing modern organisations is how to achieve and sustain competitive advantage (Rumelt et al 1994) within an increasingly fast moving environment. Supply
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Purchasing and supply management as part of business management Purchasing and Supply planning is part of the firms general planning mainly because the continuous supply of raw materials‚ materials ‚ components and services is of strategic importance to the enterprise. The Organizational structure of the purchasing and supply function should be aimed mainly at linking into the firms overall structure in the most effective way. Purchasing and supply coordination should be aimed at harmonizing
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A Good Manager And A Bad Manger In this world‚ there are good and bad managers. What’s more‚ since people started working‚ they have been complaining. For example‚ many people disagree about managers. Whereas some people will see a manager as good‚ others will not. There are two managers this essay will mention‚ but their names have been changed to protect their identities. Mike and Jake have different personalities. Mike is a good manager‚ but Jake is not. For this‚ people get to disagree
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