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| Domain | Definition |
Occupations | Compiles information and records to prepare purchase orders for procurement of material for industrial firm, governmental agency, or other establishment: Verifies nomenclature and specifications of purchase requests. Searches inventory records or warehouse to determine if material on hand is in sufficient quantity. Consults catalogs and interviews suppliers to obtain prices and specifications. Types or writes invitation-of-bid forms and mails forms to supplier firms or for public posting. Writes or types purchase order and sends copy to supplier and department originating request. Compiles records of items purchased or transferred between departments, prices, deliveries, and inventories. Computes total cost of items purchased, using calculator. Confers with suppliers concerning late deliveries. May compare prices, specifications, and delivery dates and award contract to bidders or place orders with suppliers or mail order firms. May verify bills from suppliers with bids and purchase orders and approve bills for payment. May classify priority regulations. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)50 55 52 43 48 41 53 45 2D 52 45 51 55 45 53 54 45 44 49 54 4F 52 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010000 01010101 01010010 01000011 01001000 01000001 01010011 01000101 00101101 01010010 01000101 01010001 01010101 01000101 01010011 01010100 00100000 01000101 01000100 01001001 01010100 01001111 01010010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)P U R C H A S E - R E Q U E S T   E D I T O R |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0050 0055 0052 0043 0048 0041 0053 0045 002D 0052 0045 0051 0055 0045 0053 0054 0045 0044 0049 0054 004F 0052 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)505552374235533915523951553953542393843544952 |
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