When a furniture manufacturer buys the lumber and other raw materials, machines and equipment, manufacturing supplies, and office supplies needed to build its furniture pieces, this is called

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This is known as procurement, or the buying of all the materials needed by an organization. The purchasing department aims to obtain items of the desired quality in the right quantities at the lowest possible cost.

When a Furniture Manufacturer Buys the Lumber and Other Raw