Procurement is the process of obtaining or taking ownership of a particular good or service. Multiple aspects of the process, such as tracking down the goods, negotiating the price and frequency of the purchase, as well as arranging and taking delivery of the goods, define procurement. In enterprise resource planning, the procurement definition typically includes the entire process of acquiring goods at the best price with consideration to quantity, quality, scarcity, and delivery costs.
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