procurements
Obtaining needed supplies
Procurements are acts of obtaining or acquiring something, especially through formal purchasing processes.
The term appears most often in government and corporate contexts, where procurement involves official procedures for buying goods and services: The department handles all military procurements.
Federal procurements must follow strict bidding requirements.
Acquiring through payment
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
- vendorsThose who sell goods
orders · requisitions · invoices · negotiations · logistics · inventory · ERP · strategic
Enforceable written agreements
- defenseProtection against harm
- federalDivided governmental authority
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
- RFPFormal bid solicitation
tenders · agencies · compliance · regulations · appropriations · vendors · solicitations · acquisitions
Easing of distress
- aidSupport given freely
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- UNHCRUN body aiding refugees
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
distribution · supplies · NGO · donations · warehousing · shelter · UNICEF · coordination
Able to endure long-term
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- greenColor of vegetation
- localOf this area
- transparencyState of being see-through
auditing · certifications · conflict-free · environmental · diversity · minority-owned · traceability · CSR
purchasing
Acquiring through payment
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- suppliersThose who furnish goods
- supply-chainProduction-to-consumer pathway
vendors · orders · requisitions · invoices · negotiations · logistics · inventory · ERP · strategic · RFQ
contracts
Enforceable written agreements
- defenseProtection against harm
- federalDivided governmental authority
- biddingOffering prices or obeying
RFP · tenders · agencies · compliance · regulations · appropriations · vendors · solicitations · acquisitions · oversight
relief
Easing of distress
logistics · distribution · supplies · NGO · donations · warehousing · shelter · UNICEF · coordination · deployment
sustainable
Able to endure long-term
- responsibleObligated to answer for actions
- greenColor of vegetation
- localOf this area
transparency · auditing · certifications · conflict-free · environmental · diversity · minority-owned · traceability · CSR · accountability
procurementsdisposals
Acts of eliminating something
divestments · divestiture · sales · dispositions · liquidations
procurementssales
Revenue from goods moved
selling · vending · distributions · supplies · provisions
procurementsdistributions
Acts of parceling out
dispersals · disseminations · outflows · depletions · expenditures
- military procurementPurchasing for armed forces