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• Purchasing — refers to a business or organization attempting to acquire goods or services to accomplish the goals of the enterprise. Though there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly… …   Wikipedia

• Purchasing Managers Index — (1948–2008): oberer Wert Jahresmaximum, unterer Wert Jahresminimum Der Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), auch „ISM Manufacturing Index“ oder „ISM Einkaufsmanagerindex“, ist der wichtigste und verlässlichste Frühindikator für die wirtschaftliche… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Purchasing power — is the amount of value of a good/services compared to the amount paid with a currency. Currency can be either a commodity money, like gold or silver, or fiat currency like US dollars which are the world reserve currency. As Adam Smith noted,… …   Wikipedia

• purchasing — pur‧chas‧ing [ˈpɜːtʆsɪŋ ǁ ˈpɜːr ] noun [uncountable] COMMERCE the activity of buying the materials, stock, equipment etc that a company needs to produce goods: • She is the company s purchasing manager. • The purchasing of consulting services… …   Financial and business terms

• Purchasing process — Purchasing is the formal process of buying goods and services. The Purchasing Process can vary from one organization to another, but there are some common key elements. The process usually starts with a Demand or requirements[1] – this could be… …   Wikipedia

• Purchasing Managers' index — ➔ index1 * * *    ► See PMI. * * * Purchasing Managers index UK US noun [S] (ABBREVIATION PMI) ECONOMICS ► a measurement of economic activity, based on how many purchasing managers i …   Financial and business terms

• purchasing officer — ➔ officer * * * purchasing officer UK US noun [C] COMMERCE ► PROCUREMENT OFFICER(Cf. ↑procurement officer) …   Financial and business terms

• purchasing power — purchasing .power n [U] 1.) the amount of money that a person or group has available to spend ▪ increases in purchasing power 2.) the amount that a unit of money can buy ▪ The purchasing power of the local currency has halved …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Purchasing and Supply — can have several different definitions. According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) [http://www.ism.ws] , purchasing is defined as a major function of an organization that is responsible for acquisition of required materials, services …   Wikipedia

• purchasing and materials service center — (PMSC) A center reporting to headquarters that manages purchasing and supply activities for an area through subordinate offices. (Formerly called procurement service office) …   Glossary of postal terms

• Purchasing card — A purchasing card (also abbreviated as PCard or P Card) is a form of company charge card that allows goods and services to be procured without utilising a traditional purchasing process. In the UK, Purchasing Cards are usually referred to as… …   Wikipedia