Buying

Lessons

1. 01

   Raise a material request

   This lesson shows you how to turn a need for flooring into a submitted Material Request that purchasing and the warehouse can act on.

   2:30 film · written guide · quick check

2. 02

   Request quotes from suppliers

   This lesson shows you how to ask several suppliers for a price on the same items and record every answer so it can be compared.

   2:47 film · written guide · quick check

3. 03

   Compare quotes and place the order

   This lesson shows you how to compare supplier quotes side by side and turn the winning quote into a purchase order you can defend.

   2:34 film · written guide · quick check

4. 04

   Follow the order and receive it

   This lesson shows you how to read where a Purchase Order stands and how a Purchase Receipt records the goods that actually arrived.

   2:35 film · written guide · quick check

5. 05

   Supplier invoices and supplier records

   This lesson shows you where purchasing hands over to Accounts on supplier invoices, and how to read a Supplier record.

   2:25 film · written guide · quick check

6. 06

   Buying reports

   This lesson shows you which Buying reports answer "what is still to come, what is late, what is unbilled and what does my company owe", and how to make them a weekly habit.

   2:24 film · written guide · quick check

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