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  Best Practices: Administration
Minimize Local Order Administration

Traditional Best Practice
React to emergencies
Voucher/expense purchases
Purchase from anyone
"Convenience" emergencies
Plan to avoid emergencies
Pre-approved sources with negotiated discounts
Electronic transactions (e.g., Pro Card) with reporting
 

Rationale
  • Ensure financial control
  • Minimize administrative effort
  • Lower unit price
Details
As a benchmark, local emergency orders should account for less than 10 percent of orders and 3 percent of dollar value

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May 11, 2000
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