purchasing office


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purchasing office

Any installation or activity, or any division, office, branch, section, unit, or other organizational element of an installation or activity charged with the functions of procuring supplies or services.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
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The automaker's purchasing office in India will quintuple its global sourcing from India which amounted to EUR50m in 2008 and will increase to EUR250m by the end of 2010.
Fiat to increase component sourcing from India
Hemtex said that plans to open purchasing offices in a number of markets.
Hemtex AB opens purchasing office in Bangladesh
The Norwegian electronics contract manufacturer Kitron ASA said on Monday (29 March) that it would establish a purchasing office in Poland.
Kitron ASA establishes purchasing office in Poland
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