2. PURCHASE MANAGEMENT
One of the most important activities of Materials Management is
Purchasing.
Purchasing ensures the following:
• RIGHT MATERIALS are purchased, at
• RIGHT PRICE, from
• RIGHT SUPPLIERS, at
• RIGHT TIME, & delivered to the
• RIGHT PLACE.
The Purchasing Department is the interface between the Supplier
of Materials and the Production Function.
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3. OBJECTIVES
To buy competitively
To buy wisely
To keep inventory investment and inventory
losses at a practical minimum
To develop effective and reliable sources of
supply.
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4. OBJECTIVES
To develop good relationships with the supplier community
and good continuing relationships with active suppliers.
To achieve maximum integration with other departments of
the firm.
To handle the purchasing and supply management function
in professional, cost-effective manner.
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8. PURCHASE ORGANIZATION
Definition
The Purchase organization is an
organizational unit within logistics.
Almost all business transactions related to
procurement are carried out in a
purchasing organization.
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11. IMPORTANCE OF PURCHASING
Purchasing function provides materials to the factory
A one percent saving in materials cost is equivalent to a 10
percent increase in turnover.
Purchasing manager is the custodian of firm's purse as they
spends more than 50% of company's earnings on purchases.
Purchasing can contribute to import substitution and save
foreign exchange.
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12. Purchasing is the main factor in timely
execution of industrial projects.
Material management organizations that exist
now have evolved out of purchasing
departments
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