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   <Header>
      <Title>Procurement</Title>
   </Header>
   <GeneralSection>
      <List>
         <ListItem ID="procpurmasdatug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9817AUS.pdf|U9817|tdpur*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN Procurement - User Guide for Purchase Master Data</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document describes the process to set up the master
			 data in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/procurement" role="package">Procurement</GUIRef>, which includes the definition of the
			 purchase item data and the related organizational and general data.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="proclcug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9675FUS.pdf|U9675|tclct*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN Procurement - User Guide for Landed Costs</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document explains the process to set up and use <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000477" role="glossary">landed costs</Link>. The use of landed costs for RFQs, purchase and transfer orders,
			 order receipts, freight orders, purchase schedules, schedule receipts, ASNs,
			 and the invoice matching of landed costs is also detailed.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="procrequg">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9820AUS.pdf|U9820|tdpur*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN Procurement - User Guide for Purchase Requisitions</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document provides an introduction to <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000153" role="glossary">purchase requisitions</Link>. The steps, statuses, approval process, conversion process,
			 and functions in the purchase requisition procedure are also
			 detailed.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="procreqwbug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9879AUS.pdf|U9879|tdpur*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN Procurement - User Guide for Purchase Requisition Workbench</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document explains the process to use the Purchase
			 Requisition Workbench, which provides easy access to all the information
			 required to convert requisitions to RFQs or purchase orders. The layout,
			 navigation, user settings, and features of the workbench are also
			 detailed.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="procrfqug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9821AUS.pdf|U9821|tdpur*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN Procurement - User Guide for Requests for Quotation (RFQs)</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document provides an introduction to <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#RequesForQuo_td" role="glossary">requests for quotation (RFQs)</Link> and explains the steps and
			 functions in the RFQ procedure. The process to set up criteria, calculate
			 scores for the criteria, and rank responses are also detailed.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="procpoug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9824AUS.pdf|U9824|tdpur*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN Procurement - User Guide for Purchase Orders</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph ID="intro_ug_pur_orders">This document provides an
			 introduction to <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PurchaOrders_td" role="glossary">purchase orders</Link> and explains the steps and functions in
			 the purchase order procedure.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="procpcug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9822AUS.pdf|U9822|tdpur*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN Procurement - User Guide for Purchase Contracts</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document provides an introduction to <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#PurchContra_td" role="glossary">purchase contracts</Link> and explains the steps and functions
			 in the purchase contract procedure. The process to manage <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000359" role="glossary">corporate purchase contracts</Link>, and contract retrieval are also
			 detailed.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="procvrug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9823AUS.pdf|U9823|tdpur*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN Procurement - User Guide for Purchase Vendor Rating</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document provides an introduction to the <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#VendorRating_td" role="glossary">vendor rating</Link> procedure, which is used to measure the
			 performance of vendors. The process to set up and update the vendor ratings,
			 the calculation of actual weightings, ratings for objective and subjective
			 criteria, and the overall vendor rating for business partners are also
			 detailed.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="procsspug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9819AUS.pdf|U9819|tdpur*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN Procurement - User Guide for Supplier Stage Payments</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document describes the process to set up and use <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000601" role="glossary">supplier stage payments</Link> for requests for quotation (RFQs) and purchase orders.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
      <List>
         <ListItem ID="crossschedug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9541HUS.pdf|U9541|" role="wwwlink">Infor LN - User Guide for Purchase and Sales Schedules</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document describes the process to set up <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#000000000000011" role="glossary">purchase schedules</Link> and <Link href="/baanerp/td/glossary/glossary#SalesSchedu_td" role="glossary">sales schedules</Link>. The purchase/sales schedule procedures and functions are also
			 described.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="crossstatug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9816AUS.pdf|U9816|tdsta*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN - User Guide for Statistics</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document describes the process to set up and use
			 statistics in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/sales" role="package">Sales</GUIRef> and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/procurement" role="package">Procurement</GUIRef>.
			 Statistics provide an insight into the intake, turnover, and cancellation of
			 orders and schedules.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="crosssubcug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9361GUS.pdf|U9361|" role="wwwlink">Infor LN - User Guide for Subcontracting</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document explains the <Link href="/baanerp/ti/glossary/glossary#000044" role="glossary">subcontracting</Link> of items, operations, and services in <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ti" role="package">Manufacturing</GUIRef>, <GUIRef href="/baanerp/procurement" role="package">Procurement</GUIRef>, and <GUIRef href="/baanerp/ts" role="package">Service</GUIRef>.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="crossvmiug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9501GUS.pdf|U9501|" role="wwwlink">Infor LN - User Guide for Vendor Managed Inventory</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document provides an introduction to <Link href="/baanerp/wh/glossary/glossary#000469" role="glossary">vendor managed inventory (VMI)</Link>, describing the various VMI scenarios, and
			 procedures. The item ownership and administrative warehouses for VMI scenarios
			 are also explained.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="crosscfmug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9877AUS.pdf|U9877|" role="wwwlink">Infor LN - User Guide for Customer Furnished Material (CFM)</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document describes the process to set up and use <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000439" role="glossary">customer furnished materials</Link> for sales orders, purchase orders, and production
			 orders.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="crossppegug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9777CUS.pdf|U9777|*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN - User Guide for Project Pegging</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document explains the process to set up and use <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000600" role="glossary">pegs</Link> in project manufacturing environments. The usage of pegs across LN, the setup and usage of
			 borrow/loan inventory transfers between cost pegs, and the handling of <Link href="/baanerp/tc/glossary/glossary#000610" role="glossary">costing breaks</Link>, are also described.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
         <ListItem ID="crossdpegug">
            <Paragraph>
               <Link href="ftp://ftp.infor.com/||U9500FUS.pdf|U9500|*" role="wwwlink">Infor LN - User Guide for Demand Pegging</Link>
            </Paragraph>
            <Paragraph>This document describes the process to assign a quantity of
			 supply to a specific demand. The demand pegging setup, the handling of <Link href="/baanerp/cp/glossary/glossary#000451" role="glossary">demand pegged</Link> supply orders or schedules across LN, and the use of
			 allocation buffers and inventory allocation levels, are also
			 described.</Paragraph>
         </ListItem>
      </List>
   </GeneralSection>
</ManualTopic>