‭internal logistics of goods and services flows‬‭.‬ ‭ his can lead to purchasing transactions with a more or less lengthy so-called‬ T ‭administrative (read: automatic) settlement, resulting in Just- in-time supply and‬ ‭a‬‭data exchange in EDI form‬‭.‬ ‭Other information needs‬ I‭n‬ ‭general,‬ ‭the‬‭buyer‬‭will‬‭owe‬‭the‬‭purchase‬‭price‬‭after‬‭receipt‬‭and‬‭acceptance‬‭of‬‭the‬‭goods‬ ‭and‬ ‭after‬ ‭receipt‬ ‭and‬ ‭acceptance‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭purchase‬ ‭invoice.‬ ‭The‬ ‭Receipt‬ ‭of‬‭the‬‭purchase‬ ‭invoice will‬‭therefore have to be recorded as such.‬ ‭ e have included the important information needed in the figure below. We have‬ W ‭also indicated:‬ ‭-‬ ‭Whether this information relates to management in the narrower sense (B) or to other needs (O);‬ ‭-‬ ‭ hether‬ W ‭the relevant information should be available continuously (C), periodically (P) or occasionally (I).‬ ‭Information needs‬ ‭ osition relative to suppliers:‬ P ‭-‬ ‭Number of possible suppliers; Costs‬ ‭-‬ ‭when switching suppliers;‬ ‭-‬ ‭Purchasing risks (money/quantities) (in total and per‬ ‭-‬ ‭supplier); Possibility of substitute purchasing; Strategic or‬ ‭-‬ ‭specific goods/services.‬ ‭Purchasing initiative:‬ -‭ ‬ T ‭ echnically oriented purchasing; critical specifications of goods/services;‬ ‭-‬ ‭Commercially oriented purchasing; price, conditions; suppliers and‬ ‭c ommercial opportunities; influence on results;‬ -‭ ‬ A ‭ dministrative oriented purchasing; delivery options, acceptable costs;‬ ‭-‬ ‭General: purchasing budget.‬ ‭P urchasing decision:‬ -‭ ‬ ‭-‬ ‭-‬ ‭-‬ ‭-‬ ‭Q uality, price, conditions;‬ ‭ rder details: order level and order quantity;‬ O ‭Calculation data;‬ ‭Purchasing budget (in relation to assortment plan, sales plan); Total‬ ‭obligations to be entered into in relation to the financing plan.‬ ‭Receiving/inspecting goods/services:‬ ‭-‬ ‭Receipt reports;‬ -‭ ‬ ‭-‬ ‭-‬ ‭-‬ I‭nspection reports;‬ ‭O verview of returns per supplier;‬ ‭Purchasing result per batch;‬ ‭Purchasing result per batch per buyer.‬ ‭B/O‬ ‭C/P/I‬ ‭‬ b ‭b‬ ‭b‬ ‭b‬ ‭b‬ c‭ ‬ ‭I‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬ ‭B/O‬ ‭c‬ ‭ /‬ B ‭O‬ ‭O‬ ‭b‬ c‭ ‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬ ‭ /‬ B ‭O‬ ‭B/‬ ‭O‬ ‭B/‬ ‭O b‬ ‭O‬ c‭ ‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬ ‭P/I‬ ‭ ‬ O ‭O‬ ‭B/‬ ‭O‬ ‭O‬ ‭b‬ ‭c‬ c‭ ‬ ‭P/‬ ‭I c‬ ‭P‬ ‭Receipt and control of invoices:‬ -‭ ‬ ‭-‬ ‭-‬ ‭-‬ ‭-‬ ‭-‬ ‭ rder details;‬ O ‭Calculation data;‬ ‭Reception and inspection reports;‬ ‭Conditions;‬ ‭Additional costs;‬ ‭Payment discounts.‬ ‭ ‬ O ‭O‬ ‭O‬ ‭O‬ ‭O‬ ‭O‬ ‭O‬ c‭ ‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬ ‭c‬