Purchasing

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The goal of the purchasing function is to add value to the purchasing process through the following operational objectives:

To buy at the lowest cost, not lowest price, keeping consistent with required quality and service;
To minimize the cost of acquisition by improving the efficiency of operations and procedures;
To achieve a high degree of cooperation and coordination with user departments;
To develop reliable alternative sources of supply to promote a competitive atmosphere in performance and pricing;
To develop and maintain good College-supplier relationships;
To search for effective new products;
To strive to introduce standardization where possible;
To maintain complete records.