Why Do Organizations Design Purchasing Policies and Procedures

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why do organizations design purchasing policies and procedures?

• A) To ensure that the appropriate products and services are purchased efficiently
• B) To ensure that responsibility for buying is assigned unitarily to the purchasing agent
• C) To ensure that the marketing department is solely responsible for the purchasing decisions
• D) To ensure that within a large organization a single individual is responsible for the major purchasing decisions

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