Let branches describe the need
Local teams know the operating problem and required date.
Multi-location operations · PRACTICAL GUIDE
How to control purchasing across 10 branches
Keep local initiation simple while central policy, supplier decisions and evidence remain visible.
Centralise policy—not every keystroke
Thresholds, preferred suppliers and approval authority should be centrally visible.
Keep supplier responses comparable
One RFQ and clarification trail reduces branch-by-branch drift.
Review outcomes
Receipt, invoice and warranty evidence should return to the same journey.
WORKED EXAMPLE · COMPOSITE
Ten clinics request the same consumable separately. Central procurement consolidates demand and controls supplier terms while each clinic confirms receipt.