manufacturing and operations
type: Concept
narrower: procurement

operations management
type: Concept
narrower: procurement

expenditure
type: Concept
narrower: procurement

resource management
type: Concept
narrower: procurement

management control
type: Concept
narrower: procurement

subcontracting
type: Concept
broader: procurement

management
type: Concept
narrower: procurement

contestability
type: Concept
broader: procurement

compulsory purchase orders
type: Concept
broader: procurement

procurement
narrower: commissioning services
narrower: contestability
narrower: subcontracting
narrower: contract management
narrower: tendering
narrower: compulsory purchase orders
narrower: purchasing
type: Concept
broader: management
broader: management control
broader: operations management
broader: resource management
broader: expenditure
broader: manufacturing and operations
definition: Procurement can be simply defined as the acquisition of goods and services for the firm at the “best” price. Procurement includes sourcing (identifying and working with appropriate suppliers) and purchasing (the specific functions associated with the actual buying) and covers all the activities necessary to obtain goods and services consistent with user requirements from the placement of an order through to its delivery. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Procurement]

commissioning services
type: Concept
broader: procurement

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: procurement

tendering
type: Concept
broader: procurement

purchasing
type: Concept
broader: procurement

contract management
type: Concept
broader: procurement