Prcrmnt s th prcss f lctng nd grng t trms nd prchsng gds, srvcs, r thr wrks frm n xtrnl src, ftn wth th s f tndrng r cmpttv bddng prcss. Th trm my ls rfr t cntrctl blgtn t "prcr", .. t "nsr" tht smthng s dn. Whn gvrnmnt gncy bys gds r srvcs thrgh ths prctc, t s rfrrd t s gvrnmnt prcrmnt r pblc prcrmnt.
Prcrmnt s n rgnztnl prcss s ntndd t nsr tht th byr rcvs gds, srvcs, r wrks t th bst pssbl prc whn spcts sch s qlty, qntty, tm, nd lctn r cmprd. Crprtns nd pblc bds ftn dfn prcsss ntndd t prmt fr nd pn cmpttn fr thr bsnss whl mnmzng rsks sch s xpsr t frd nd cllsn.
lmst ll prchsng dcsns ncld fctrs sch s dlvry nd hndlng, mrgnl bnft, nd flcttns n th prcs f gds. rgnstns whch hv dptd crprt scl rspnsblty prspctv r ls lkly t rqr thr prchsng ctvty t tk wdr sctl nd thcl cnsdrtns nt ccnt. n th thr hnd, th ntrdctn f xtrnl rgltns cncrnng ccntng prctcs cn ffct ngng byr-spplr rltns n nfrsn mnnrs.