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Category results for: Change Request

Do I Need a Change Request? 

A Change Request is generally needed when a purchase order no longer reflects the expected price, quantity, funding, scope, or remaining balance. When the change is known in advance Submit a Change Request before the vendor provides additional goods or services when: Cancel or liquidate? For more detail, review Keeping POs Clean: Best Practices in […]

Keeping POs Clean: Best Practices in RealSource

We’ve all been there: you’re reviewing your department’s accounts and notice a lingering $1.50 balance on a closed PO from an early payment discount, or you realize an index code was entered incorrectly on a line that has already been paid. In the procurement world, we call the practice of keeping these records accurate and […]