Policy

Subject Area:	Purchasing
Policy Title:	FRS Purchasing System
Policy / Procedure No:	PUR004
Responsible Office:	Purchasing

PURPOSE: To establish the FRS Electronic Purchasing System as the required method for executing purchasing transactions.

DEFINITIONS: FRS Electronic Purchasing System: A module of the Financial Records System (FRS) that is designed to support purchasing transactions.

SCOPE: Applies to all Northeastern University employees.

POLICY:
1. All departments that have access to the University's mainframe must use the FRS electronic purchasing system for their purchasing requirements.

2. Departments must comply with the business practices associated with the electronic purchasing system.

3. The Purchasing Department assists in training departments to use the electronic purchasing system.

4. The FRS manual (a useful desktop reference guide) is available on the Purchasing Department Homepage (on-line version and PDF format) at http://www.purchasing.neu.edu.