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List of Procurement Definitions, Explanations & Articles
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procurement
The act of obtaining or buying goods and services. The process includes preparation and processing of a demand as well as the end receipt and approval of ...
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letter of credit (L/C)
A written commitment to pay, by a buyer's or importer's bank (called the issuing bank) to the seller's or exporter's bank (called the accepting bank, ...
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purchase order
free on board (FOB)
net price
quotation
cost and freight (C&F;)
scope of work
cash against documents (CAD)
customer
supplier
turnkey
value for money (VFM)
freight forwarder
rebate
certificate of compliance
time and materials (T&M;) contract
price
ex works
performance bond
force majeure
barrel (bbl)
indent
delivery note
purchasing
specification (spec)
toll manufacturing
lease
A4 size paper
freight
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ex factory
Applied to a price, this means the price at the factory, and does not include any other charges, such as delivery or subsequent taxes. Also called ex mill.
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contractor
Independent entity that agrees to furnish certain number or quantity of goods, material, equipment, personnel, and/or services that meet or exceed stated ...
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non-circumvention, non-disclosure (NCND) agreement
purchase requisition
conformance
warehousing
hire-purchase
discrimination
compliance
certificate of conformity
certificate of conformance
competitive bidding
INCOTERMS
value analysis
global sourcing
coterminus
requisition
lot size
purchase
acquisition
cost estimate
bid
inspection
component
core product
fixed price contract
competitive price
certificate of free sale
paper sizes
notice to proceed (NTP)
sourcing
bid bond
offer
cartage
materials management