Purchasing agent

Utihty needs should be calculated direcdy from the process material and energy balances. Unit costs for the various utihties can be obtained from suppliers or purchasing agents. Although regional variations can be quite large, typical U.S. utihty costs in 1992 are tabulated in Table 3. 

At times you ll find that the information is the same, but the presentation of the curves is different. Almo-St all pump companies publish what are called the family of curves . The pump family curves are probably the most useful for the maintenance engineer and mechanic, the design engineer and purchasing agent. The family curves present the entire performance picture of a pump. 

Except in certain specialized areas, it is seldom practical to place an equality constraint on a continuous response-, it is usually not possible to achieve an exact value for an output. For example, a purchasing agent for a restaurant might specify that the margarine it buys from a producer have a spreadability index of 0.50. When questioned further, however, the buyer will probably admit that if the spreadability index is between 0.45 and 0.55 the product will be considered acceptable. In general, if an equality constraint is requested for a continuous response, an inequality constraint is usually preferable. 

In order to estimate the minimum quantity of goods needed to meet demand, the pharmacy manager or purchasing agent should know the following information for each item stocked ... 

Over 20 years ago, a thrifty purchasing agent for a large chemical complex was concerned about the high prices of stud bolts that were coated with a plastic-like finish to inhibit rusting. He learned that cadmium-coated studs and nuts were available at more economical prices. 

If a vessel is to be fabricated outside the Dow Chemical Company, the requisition must be routed to a Dow buyer who is familiar with engineering specifications. This buyer works under the guidance of a Custom Fabrication Purchasing Agent. Procedures require that all... 

This book is aimed primarily at the formulator, but it is sometimes difficult to define who the formulator actually is. Often the end user may also need to formulate an epoxy adhesive from raw materials in order to reduce cost or because of the uniqueness of the application. Thus, I hope that the end user as well as those involved in other aspects of the adhesives industry (purchasing agents, designers, manufacturing engineers, etc.) find this book interesting and worthwhile. 

The choices range from computer-generated tools that use specialty alloys or pure carbide tooling usually made from steels. Everyone from purchasing agents to shop personnel must consider the ramifications of tool performance requirements. One may consider the softest tool that will do the job because it is usually the least expensive to build but requires special/careful handling with limited life. 

It helps to visualize the process of constmcting a plant to understand the calculation of depreciable capital cost. First, a purchasing agent orders equipment from various manufacturers from all over the world. The manufacturers then deliver the equipment to the plant site. Shipping charges, insurance, and taxes add to the cost of equipment, resulting in the delivered equipment costs. 

Contracts Engineers Mechanical Engineer 1/E Engineer Purchasing Agents Inspectors... 

All contacts with bidders/vendors should be channeled through the purchasing agent. 

Number of instances in which maintenance planners or purchasing agents cannot locate specifications or similar data X ... 

No concrete contractor likes to use curved forms to build contoured vessel walls. This slows down construction, reduces productivity, and thus increases costs. Therefore, many will decide to bid the construction with straight instead of curved walls in the hope they can argue the purchasing agent or contracting officer out of them. If successful, they will pocket a larger than average profit. 

Make sure that the contracting officer or purchasing agent does not make final payment on the contract until it is cleared by you. 

There are many lands of agents—i.e., purchasing agents, insurance, etc.—but of specific interest in our field are ... 

Research directors Marketing managers Purchasing agents Technical service personnel... 

At this point the question arises Where does the purchasing agent fit... 

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