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By using STEEPLE and SWOT analysis, the organization can reach out to the following strategic decision in how it will engage with its external environment, and utilize it strength to cover up for its weakness and achieve its strategic goals;
1) STEEPLE can aid an organization to come up with informed decision by understanding when is the right time to procure goods or services?
2) STEEPLE and SWOT analysis can uncover the quantity that could be most economical to ac-quire at the point in time.
3) When an organization want to decide on the currency that could be most favorable for the buy, it will analyze the countries involved and the strength of their currency and make its decisions on which currency that the supplier should be paid that will not make the organization to lose unnecessary money to exchange.
4) Should the product or services be made or bought?
5) Should the product or services be resourced?
6) Should the product or services be placed?

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A new buy is the purchase of goods and services by an organization or an individual for its first time. For example a transport organization for the very first time contracting the purchase of a Lorry out to an external supplier. In situations like this, it is advisable to start the procurement cycle from the very first stage. Which is understanding the need and developing high level specification.
Modified re-buy is the purchase of goods or services that an organization has bought before there was a need but with changes to the specification or supplier or quantity or quality. In carrying out modified re-buy, procurement professional should start from the very first stage of the procurement cycle to justify the added need and follow through. Not in all cases that buyer would have to start from understanding the need. In a situation where the changes required is a change of supplier, the organization will start from its preferred suppliers list and contract the next ranking supplier as the case may be.
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Hidden costs are costs that do not always present themselves at the onset of the project.
Logistics can provide a hidden cost within global sourcing. The movement of goods can generate risk within a localized supply chain, but the risk is greater within global sourcing. Within global sourcing there are usually many more aspects to the logistics operation, hidden cost associated with the logistics process includes,;1) delays that can be experienced after placing orders, 2) unclear and poor/incorrect communication that might affect the successes of the transaction, also 3) goods could be confiscated by customs for unseen reasons.
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Terms are the right and duties agreed between parties which are then documented in contract. Terms can be implied or expressed.
Implied terms are always present in a contract and are set by national laws; implied terms do not have to be written or verbally agreed : they always exist, for example sales of Gods Act, good being fit for purpose, Negligence ,confidence , whereas expressed terms are negotiated and agreed rather than being automatically included, express terms are agreed between, parties negotiating the contract. For example; payment terms, specification, delivery details and quantities.