A procurement checklist should help a team evaluate identity, documentation, handling and receiving requirements before an order is approved.
Six questions to ask
- Is the material clearly identified?
- Is the exact format or blend ratio stated?
- Is lot-level documentation available?
- Are purity and identity methods described?
- Are storage and receiving requirements understood?
- Are research-use restrictions explicit?
Record the decision
Keep the reviewed documents, acceptance criteria and final procurement decision together. This gives later users the context behind the approval instead of only the purchase record.