# Purchasing: purchases approved and received, without chasing paperwork

> Purchase requests, purchase orders with approval, suppliers, goods receipts and contracts for the raw materials and supplies of your plant.

Whoever needs something requests it, the purchase order goes through approval and the plant records what arrived, in full or in part.

Page: https://kembrio.com/en/modules/purchasing

## Screens

### Purchase orders

Each order with its originating request, supplier, dates, value and status: draft, pending, approved, partially received or received.

### Goods receipts

What arrives from each supplier, against its purchase order, with partial and complete deliveries.

## What it includes

- Purchase requests
- Purchase orders with approval
- Suppliers
- Complete and partial goods receipts
- Supplier quotes
- Contracts
- Purchasing dashboard and spending trend

## Benefits

- **Nothing is bought without approval.** Each order goes through whoever has to approve it before it reaches the supplier.
- **What arrives matches what was ordered.** The receipt is recorded against the order, so you can see what is still to arrive.
- **The month’s spending, clear.** The dashboard shows what was purchased in the period and what is still to be received.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can an order be received in parts?

Yes. Each receipt records what arrived, and the order stays partially received until it is complete.