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In order that your subcontractors can achieve 100% on-time delivery, you need to provide the same type of information and make the same commitments as your customer will to enable you to meet 100% on-time delivery to them (see Part 2 Chapter 15). You therefore need to inform your subcontractors of your production schedule and release orders to your subcontractors based on that schedule. If operating under a ship-to-stock system, you will need a means of notifying your subcontractor when stocks drop to the minimum level. Under such arrangements, you do not need a purchase order for every delivery as one order specifying the shipment rate will suffice. A good maxim to work by is ... 

If so specified on the purchase order for round-thread casing only, jointers (two pieces coupled to make a standard length) may be furnished to a maximum of 5% of the order, but no length used in making a jointer shall be less than 5 ft. 

Distance is a major factor in reducing nuisance noise and suitable spacing should be considered in the plant initial layout. The acceptable amount of noise generation should be specified on the purchase order for the equipment. Where sound levels cannot be alleviated by purchasing a different make of equipment, sound attenuation devices should be fitted (i.e., enclosures) as an alternative. 

The [buyers] review and approve purchase orders for adequacy of specified requirements prior to release. Purchasing documents contain data clearly describing the product ordered, including, where applicable ... 

The purchased products are checked against the purchase order for their identification and suitability (as appropriate). 

Equipment information sheets summary Name and location of equipment Model and serial number of equipment Purchase order for equipment/contract numbers Number and location of SOPs Number and location of calibration procedure Number and location of maintenance procedure(s)a Materials that come in contact with the product Lubricants General comments Safety comments... 

Contracts should be established with aU suppliers. For standard items of equipment and software this can take the form of a purchase order. For support services it is common practice for users of computer systems to establish a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with their supphers. 

Include as much detailed engineering as possible in the scope of competitive lump sum subcontracts and purchase orders for mechanical packages ... 

Interviewer s Comment That s a fantastic example, do you have any documentation to back up this sale. Candidate Response Actually, I brought with me the purchase order for the 8 copy machines. 

Supplementary Receiving Inspections. The following additional inspections may be necessary to meet specific requirements of the purchase order for critical applications ... 

Certification. Check that product description or part number matches purchase order. For spiral wound gaskets, verify that the manufacturer s stamped or inscribed name, pressure class, size and materials are in accordance with the appropriate ASTM productmarking requirements. 

Measure ID and OD using a ruler for conformance with purchase order. For sizes greater than 12 inches, take the average of two diameters at right angles to one another. 

Measure thickness to ensure conformance with purchase order. For sheet/envelope gaskets or spiral wound gaskets, measurements must be in conformance with ASME B16.21 and B 16.20, respectively. 

For the first identification, this can amount to a simple comparison with the purchasing order. For the second, identification can be as simple or as complex as procedures demand, i.e. 

Transactional alliances are established for a specific purpose, typically to improve each participant s ability to conduct its business. Cross-licensing in the pharmaceutical industry is an example. Open-ended purchase orders for specific products would be another. 

One of the provisions of the 1970 Qean Air Act initiated the requirement for air pollution sources to obtain a permit for construction of the source and a permit to operate it. The construction permit apphcation must be completed prior to the initiation of construction of any air pollution source. Failure to do so could result in a 25,000 per day fine. In some states, initiation of construction was interpreted as issuance of a purchase order for a piece of equipment in others, groundbreaking for the new construction. Therefore, to ensure compliance with the air permit requirement, this author suggests that completion of the air permit be given first priority in any project involving air emissions into the atmosphere. The best practice is to have the state-approved permit in hand before beginning construction. Most states have their permit forms on the Internet, and a hard copy can be downloaded. Alternatively, the permit forms can be filled out electronically and submitted. 

A purchase order for a cabinet should include provision and funds for testing and certification of the unit after dehvety and setup but before final payment is made. Few, if any, vendors routinely make provision for this service or have their own personnel to do it. In order to avoid a potential conflict of interest, this should be arranged by the purchaser with an independent contractor. The cabinet vendor should be willing to delay payment of their invoice for a reasonable period to allow this to be done. This provision needs to be made in the purchase contract so that no misunderstanding will occur. There are training programs that teach how to perform the tests properly and there are firms or individual consultants available that will perform the tests at a reasonable fee. 

A purchase order for a chemical should include a request for a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). However, many of the larger laboratory chemical suppliers have established a policy of sending each MSDS only once, when the chemical is first ordered. Subsequent orders of the same chemical may not be accompanied by the MSDS. Therefore, a central network of accessible MSDSs should be established if feasible. 

Figure 2 illustrates the process flow after Valvex implemented the ERP system. It used to place purchase orders for materials largely based on anticipated demands and safety stocks. When vendors delivered materials to Valvex, they were received and put away into the warehouses. Materials were then pulled from the warehouse by the manufacturing department, and either returned to the semi-finished goods stockroom awaiting orders/instructions for assembly operations or sent to the finished goods warehouse for customer shipment. The operational processes improved substantially after the ERP system was implemented. However, a number of problems... 

This resulted in orders coming in hunks and gobs throughout the supply chain. If a subsidiary decided to build inventory, it would simply enter an order for the amount desired. No lead-times had been established for components or subassemblies. On the supply side, purchasing would release purchase orders for a particular part when the minimum order quantity was reached. 

All the main equipment design parameters had been set, bids had been solicited accordingly, and vendors chosen. At the outset of Desert Gold, purchase orders for the main equipment items could immediately be negotiated with the vendors, based on the previous bids. Not so for Soggy bids had to be solicited from scratch, and first the process data had to be finalized. 

E) A detailed schedule for implementation of the program, including documentation such as copies of purchase orders for equipment, construction contracts, etc. ... 

However, after placing the purchase order for the new compressor, the design basis was changed. The new design gas composition was ... 

FMS providers handle most of the component procurement for their customers. More than 95 percent of the procurement is turnkey, meaning that the EMS provider sends out the purchase order for parts. Given the commonality of parts in the electronics industry, EMS providers could get lower prices for customers (especially compared with smaller OEMs) because of their large spending on parts. Flextronics, for example, was spending well over 10 billion a year on parts, allowing it to get good deals from suppliers. 

Geotextiles are made from polymers that are available in the form of pellets, cut fibres, yams, filaments or strips. These raw materials must be received at the production site and inspected to ensure their conformity with the specifications of their purchase order. For each raw material, the specific and well-defined parameters must be verified and... 

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