CENTRAL PURCHASING
Department in a company or organization responsible for all procurements. It collaborates with other agencies and departments to consolidate orders for products, and use economies of scale to exact cheaper prices. Organizations also use this department to simplify a procurement budget or put its spending in a centralized location to easily check discrepancies.
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Trust Certificate
Bond or debt investment backed by other assets and serve like a collateral. Normally in a public company, the assets may be seized or sold for the ...
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