“We’re gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse” or; contract purchasing

Citation

Kerri A, Slifka MS. 2009. “We’re gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse” or; contract purchasing. In Ward A, Treiber K, Schmidt D, Coslik A, Maslanka M, Eds. Proceedings of the Eighth Conference on Zoo and Wildlife Nutrition, AZA Nutrition Advisory Group, Tulsa, OK.

Abstract

Purchasing contracts are an integral part of a Nutrition program’s procurement arsenal. Versatile and adaptive, they are one way to secure a consistent source and pricing of a product. However they can also be limiting and result in delivery of an inferior, albeit more economical, product. We will examine the advantages and disadvantages of contract purchasing and development of specification to ensure procurement of the intended product.

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