Purchasing is a major function of resource management and provides the necessary supplies, materials, equipment, and services that are necessary for achieving the goals and objectives of the school district. Purchasing does not only relate to the above mentioned purposes but also includes the management of the bidding, ordering, receiving, warehousing, distribution and accounting of said goods and services. In general, the objectives of purchasing are to ensure quality, quantity, and cost are balanced to achieve purchasing efficiency and effectiveness to support priorities.
AKEBS provides the following purchasing and related business services:
- Ensuring ethical and legal purchasing policies, procedures, and practices are strictly followed
- Processing purchase requisitions and purchase orders
- Seeking cooperative purchasing agreements to reduce cost
- Planning and managing stock and inventories within efficient business purchasing cycles
- Managing the warehousing and distribution of purchased goods and services
- Purchasing property and liability insurance
- Training of business officials
“Purchasing is a highly specialized activity that is related to receiving, storing, maintaining inventories, and distributing.”
Principle of School Business Management