OK, perhaps this is the oddest subject line in the history of purchasing blogs. But let me explain what I mean.<\/p>\n
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Are you familiar with the phrase \u201cYou say \u2018tomato\u2019 and I say \u2018tom-ah-to\u2019?\u201d<\/p>\n
For those of you from outside the US, this is a phrase used to essentially mean \u201cWell, we call things by different names, but that\u2019s OK.\u201d<\/p>\n
The purchasing profession has many items that are called by different names. Here are a few of these purchasing tomatoes, but not all.<\/p>\n
In the US, we say Requests For Proposal. Elsewhere, some people say tenders.<\/p>\n
In the US, we say supply management. Elsewhere, some people say supplies management.<\/p>\n
In the US, we say procurement of services. Elsewhere, some people say procurement of works.<\/p>\n
In the US, we say purchasing department. Elsewhere, some people say purchase department.<\/p>\n
Do you have some purchasing tomatoes to share? If so, please comment!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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