manufacturing and operations
operations management
expenditure
resource management
management control
subcontracting
management
contestability
compulsory purchase orders
procurement
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
concepts
tendering
purchasing
contract management