Purchasing data

The standard requires that purchasing documents contain data clearlg describing the product ordered. 

The standard requires purchasing documents to include, where applicable, the type, class, style, grade, or other precise identification. 

The product or service identification should be sufficiently precise as to avoid confusion with other similar products or services. The vendor may produce several versions of the same product and denote the difference by suffixes to the main part number. To ensure you receive the product you require you need to consult carefully the literature provided and specify the product in the same manner as specified in the literature. 

The standard requires purchasing documents to include, where applicable, the title or other positive identification, and applicable issue of specification, drawings, process requirements, inspection instructions, and other relevant technical data, including requirements for approval or qualification of product, procedures, process equipment, and personnel. 

If you are procuring the services of a subcontractor to design and/or manufacture a product or service, you will need specifications which detail all the features and characteristics that the product or service is to exhibit. The reference number and issue status of the specifications need to be specified in the event that they change after placement of the purchase order. This is also a safeguard against the repetition of problems with 

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You can control the adequacy of the purchasing data in four ways ... 

Provide buyers with read-only access to approved purchasing data in the database. 

Do ensure current purchasing data is available at the place of receipt inspection. 

Real world purchase data can help to explain the factors underlying food choice in one of two ways ... 

The sponsoring firm was not identified. The survey comprised three sections. The first recorded the identity of and purchasing data for the respondent s top two metal products vendors. The second section collected vendor performance ratings at the level of each performance attribute and overall vendor performance. The third section collected demographic information on the respondent firms. 

The way we look at IP is strategically, not as an after-the-fact activity. We spend a lot of time developing and purchasing data-mining technology, so we can look at the topography in order to know where we want to land. 

Purchasing— Requires purchased product to conform to specified requirements. This is accomplished through vendor assessments, clear and accurate purchasing data, and verification of purchased product where apphcable. 

A demand model system based on purchase data from the beginning of 1997 to the end of 1999 has also been developed cf. Wier and Smed, 2000 Wier, Hansen and Smed, 2001 Wier and... 

Establishing the purchasing data. Before procurement of trims and accessories, it is necessary to develop specifications for the items to be purchased. It is always better to have standard trim cards (duly approved by buyers) for each style in duplicate, a copy of which may be sent to the vendors along with the purchase order. The purchase order should clearly mention the specifications of trims like color, shade, and measurement (width and length) with tolerance limit, and where applicable the appropriate standard to which the product should conform. 

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