Members of the Purchasing Department should follow the current procedures for the issuing of purchase orders to vendors, Unless otherwise instructed by the manager.
All of this finally led to a showdown in front of Markkula about whether Jobs or Scott had the power to sign purchase orders; Markkula sided with Scott.
Upon receiving your purchase order, we immediately kick off internal procedures, including confirming raw material inventory, scheduling production lines and formulating detailed production plans.
For electronics, I'd pre-identify distributors like Arrow or Avnet, negotiate blanket PO terms for critical components, and maintain buffer stock for high-risk items like MLCCs.