For orders over 20,000 the Board reviewed representative samples of procurement actions in each of the three units.

In 1992 1993 the three major procurement units placed orders (excluding peace keeping) as follows

The lead times provided by divisions was often short and did not therefore facilitate the consolidation of orders into a single planned procurement action.

Orders. We reject orders.

Orders are orders, sir.

But orders are orders.

IAPSO, currently the most advanced entity in e procurement, reports that all its procurement functions are carried out using electronic methods and all purchase orders are issued in its UNWebBuy e commerce application.

In addition, the Procurement Service has developed an electronic link between Headquarters and the field missions' procurement management system, enabling missions to place orders against Headquarters systems contracts directly to procure needed products expeditiously.

European military effectiveness is also curbed by different procurement policies, as those countries that produce military hardware prefer to keep orders at home.

Under the direction of the Chief of Procurement and according to relevant guidelines, rules and regulations, conducts requisite bidding for procurement contracts, submits documentation to the Contracts Committee for review acceptance, and subsequently prepares purchase orders contracts for goods and services.

Assists the Contracts Procurement Officer in the compilation of bid documents, and is responsible for follow up of purchase orders and contracts, monitoring deliveries, performance and related invoicing.

Under direction of the Procurement Officer and according to relevant guidelines, conducts requisite bidding for procurement contracts, submits documentation to the Contracts Committee for review acceptance, and subsequently prepares purchase orders contracts for goods and services for the mission.

A review of requisitions for procurement and corresponding purchase orders placed during January to September 1993 revealed that several purchase orders ranging from a low of 31 to a high of 175 were issued for the same product or service in a piecemeal manner.

To that end, around 30 procurement orders have been processed through national and international public bidding and direct purchases amounting to US 4.8 million.

Under the direction of the Chief Procurement Officer and according to relevant guidelines, conducts requisite bidding for procurement contracts, submits documentation to the Contracts Committee for review acceptance, and subsequently prepares purchase orders contracts for goods and services for the mission.

No. of purchase orders

Number of purchase orders

No. of purchase orders

Orders

Orders?

Orders.

Purchase orders for procurement services which are also a strategy for leveraging additional resources for children amounted to 224 million, of which 77 per cent was for vaccines.

The current budget (2004 2005) increases in dollar terms again resulting in even larger procurement spending with a steady state in number of purchase orders to be raised.

I'm sorry, commander. I have orders. Imperial orders.

Under the direction of the Procurement and Shipping Officer and according to relevant guidelines, the incumbent will conduct requisite bidding for procurement contracts, prepare documentation for the Contracts Claims Officer and subsequently prepare purchase orders contracts for goods and services for the mission.

Guidance has been issued on headquarters inventory control. Field offices are required to check project procurement orders against the annual inventory return from the executing agency.

The Board believes that in certain cases dictated by the value of the order, or the nature of the goods required, advertising can greatly improve the cost effectiveness of the procurement orders.

American Foundation of Savoy Orders

No. of purchase orders raised

Number of purchase orders Expenditure

Control orders

protective orders

Police orders

Schultz's orders.

Orders, ma'am.

Captain's orders!

Who's orders?

Orders, huh?

Father's orders.

Father's orders.

Not orders.

Captain's orders!

More orders?

The management and staff of the Procurement and Logistics Division continue to focus on the reduction of procurement processing times for all functions, especially the processing times between the issuance of the purchase requisition and purchase order, the approval of purchase orders and the distribution of all documents to the suppliers.

(c) Procurement of a type excluded by the procurement regulations.