<b><u><font size="2">Overview</font></u></b><div style="text-align: justify;"><font size="2"><b><font color="#009900">Purchasing</font></b> refers to a business or organization attempting to acquiring goods or services to accomplish the goals of its enterprise. Though there are several organizations that attempt to set standards in the purchasing process, processes can vary greatly between organizations. Typically the word “purchasing” is not used interchangeably with the word “procurement”, since procurement typically includes expediting, supplier quality, and transportation and logistics (T&amp;L) in addition to purchasing.<br></font></div><div><font size="2"><b><u><br></u></b></font><div><font size="2"><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purchasing" title="Purchasing" target="_blank">Purchasing in Wikipedia</a></i></font></div></div>