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Procurement is the process of locating and agreeing to terms and purchasing goods, services, or other works from an external source, often with the use of a tendering or competitive bidding process. [1] The term may also refer to a contractual obligation to "procure", i.e. to "ensure" that something is done.
Public e-procurement stands for replacing various phases of public procurement with electronic means. Purpose of using e-tools is reducing administrative costs by automation. E-procurement can also mitigate some barriers to entry for smaller suppliers, consequent increase of competition can reduce price of procurement. [22]
Various abbreviations used for this type of contract are LSTK for lump sum turn key, EPIC for engineering, procurement, installation & commissioning and EPCC for engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning. Use of EPIC is common, e.g., by FIDIC and most Persian Gulf countries. Use of LSTK is common in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The term "Program of Record" originates from these programs being recorded in the budget as "line item record[s]", hence the name. [30] However, not all procurement programs are programs of record. For example, acquisition programs made on an "Urgent Needs" basis are not considered Programs of Record as they lack some of the required documentation.
Procurement is the process of finding, agreeing terms and acquiring goods, services or works from an external source and may also refer to: Procuring (prostitution) Government procurement or public procurement, the procurement of goods, services or constructions on behalf of a public authority; E-procurement; Indirect procurement
SPP – stand pipe pressure; SPR – slow pumping rate; SPROF – seismic profile; SPS – subsea production systems; SPT – shallower pool test, Lahee classification [citation needed] SPUD – spud date (started drilling well) SPWLA – Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts [29] SQL – seismic quicklook log; SQZ – squeeze job ...
The collective term RFX is often used to embrace a request for proposal (RFP), or any of the terms listed below. [7] A request for association (RFA), also known as request for partnership or request for alliance, is a proposal from one party to another for acting together (usually in business) and sharing the benefits of this joint action.
[2] [3] A more narrow definition of supply chain management is the "design, planning, execution, control, and monitoring of supply chain activities with the objective of creating net value, building a competitive infrastructure, leveraging worldwide logistics, synchronising supply with demand and measuring performance globally".