Purchase Orders and Purchase Requisitions, Best Practices for Creating and Structuring

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Purchase Orders and Purchase Requisitions, Best Practices for Creating and Structuring

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A summary of responses received for this Peer2Peer inquiry is available below.

Original Inquiry

  1. Who normally completes the purchase requisition
    1. the end user/requestor
    2. SMEs in the end user community/business
    3. group dedicated group to complete purchase requisitions/POs
    4. other – please describe:
  2. What are the pros and cons you have experienced with this arrangement (from question #1)?
  3. If you use a central model of creating requisitions on behalf of the end user (from question #1), who performs this activity (i.e., is it procurement, finance, the business lines, etc., and are internal or external resources used)?
  4. What is your procedure for instructing, guiding or training people on how to structure a purchase order?
  5. What guidance do you provide for setting up blanket or limit purchase orders?
  6. What guidance do you provide for setting up standard or non-blanket purchase orders (i.e., purchases with defined quantity, price, delivery date or frequency of payment)?
  7. Are there other helpful hints that you provide in order to ensure robust and descriptive purchase orders?

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