Research Paper Assignment: Business and Management
Topic: Enterprise Purchasing Process
Write an analysis of the purchasing process conducted by a specific enterprise of your choice.
Complete the following:
Select a current or previous employer and briefly describe the organization and its main business. You do not have to have been involved in the organization's actual purchasing process and decisions to complete the assessment.
Analyze the purchasing process of the company by answering the following:
• Assess and describe what it was like to acquire products within the company for use in your job. Do not include products that were for resale.
• If possible, provide examples of both smaller items-such as office supplies or items needed to complete daily tasks-as well as larger items, such as a computer.
• Describe the process required to obtain the products. Include such information as:
o The time it took to obtain items.
o The process, or processes, involved. For example, was the process time consuming or straightforward?
o Explain any difficulty in obtaining products.
o Describe how the process could have been improved.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.