Purchasing - Key Concepts and Procedures

• Description
• General Information
  • Purchasing System Defaults
  • Document Number Assignment
  • Document Release Methods
  • Messages, Comments, and Related Print Codes
  • Multiple Part Types
  • Unit of Measure Processing
• Data Setup
  • Part Information
  • Vendor Information
  • Item/Vendor Relationships
  • Purchase Order Quotations
  • Purchase Order Requisitions
• Quote Processing
  • Using Quotations
  • Quotation Pricing
  • Quotation Types
  • Quotation Dates
  • Quotation Lead Time
  • Quotation FOB Codes
  • Quotation Packing Types
• Requisition Processing
  • Creating Requisitions
  • Requisition Status
  • Requisition Covering Preparation
  • Requisition Changes
• Purchase Order Processing
  • Purchase Order Types
  • Creating Purchase Orders
  • Purchase Order Status
  • Purchase Order Amounts and Quantities
  • Purchase Order Dates
  • Freight Terms
  • Shipping Instructions
  • Credit Terms Codes
  • Tax Processing
  • Acknowledgment Status Codes
  • Expedite Notice Management
  • Inspection Required Codes
  • Hold Codes
  • Reports and Online Inquiries
• Remote Sourcing
  • Data Setup
  • Vendor Sourcing
  • Inventory Availability
  • Shipment Types
  • Remote Sourcing Methods
  • Comment Processing
  • Using Remote Sourcing with Computer Integrated Distribution
  • Considerations
• Vendor Allocation
  • Quota Calculation and Application
  • Requisition Assignment
• Receiving
  • Components of the Receiving Process
  • Receiving Methods
  • Quantity Control Processing
  • Quality Control Processing
  • Receipt Locations
  • Receipt Quantities and Adjustment Codes
  • Receiving Against Purchase Orders
  • Processing Receipt Exceptions
  • Receiving Documents, Reports, and Online Inquiries Exceptions
• Computer Integrated Distribution Overview
  • Why Use Computer Integrated Distribution
  • Terminology
  • Processing Principles
  • Transaction Review Checkpoints
  • Four Components of Computer Integrated Distribution
  • Example
  • Data Setup
• Statistics Processing
  • Pre-Processing Setup
  • Statistical Indicators
  • Period-End Updates
  • Interpreting Statistics

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