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A Commercial Shipping A Leisure Boats A Ports/VTS A Authorities purchasing process. The present process might be something like this. A ship pulling into port needs supplies, stores and repair parts. The ship's mas- ter contacts the ship's owner via ship-to- shore phone or by landline upon arrival in port. This company uses a form for requisitions, and the handwritten order could take up a number of pages. The master will fax it by a long-distance phone call when the ship pulls in. For this example, the company owns sever- al ships, and has a full-time purchasing manager — in this case on the other side of the world from where the vessel is — who receives the requisition. The pur- chasing manager reviews the requisition to determine whether or not the items were needed right away or could wait until later. Perhaps the ship has a repair period scheduled in the not-too-distant future; perhaps the material will already be available on the pier when the ship pulls in; or maybe the material can be transferred from another vessel in the company. In this case, the purchasing manager decides that the list of items is valid, and must be purchased.

The purchasing manager usually deals with the same suppliers. But his vessel is calling at a port that the company doesn't visit often, so the manager has several options. He can deal with his regular local suppliers and have them ship the material ahead; he can use the company's agents in that port (if they are using an agent) and let them find the items; he can look for a supplier by con- sulting any or all of the various directo- ries listing suppliers, husbanding agents and chandlers at ports around the world; or the parts may be available through the manufacturers' representatives.

Time is of the essence. The ship will be in port just long enough to unload and load cargo. Any extra time awaiting

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