by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Supply Chain
⚡ TL;DRAn AIRWAY BILL (AWB) is the core air-cargo transport record connecting the shipper, carrier, consignee, routing, pieces, weight, charges and handling instructions. Procurement should treat it as a controlled data and handoff record, not as proof that goods are...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRACCEPTANCE is an affirmative approval that goods, services or documents meet a defined requirement. Procurement should keep acceptance separate from silence, physical receipt, payment, technical commissioning and warranty start, then define the evidence, clock,...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 1, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Supply Chain
⚡ TL;DRAn EMERGENCY PLAN turns a disruption signal into a controlled procurement response. It should define critical services, scenarios, triggers, decision rights, supplier and carrier actions, communications, evidence and recovery criteria before a port closure,...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Cost Reduction, Procurement, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRCOD means Cash on Delivery: payment is collected when the goods are delivered. It is not the same as cash against documents, cash in advance or an ordinary invoice term. Procurement should define who may collect, what counts as delivery, how payment is...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Supply Chain, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRThe SSDER glossary gives CLEARANCE two procurement-relevant meanings: customs clearance and loading a vehicle so it can pass physical limits such as bridges or tunnels. Treat them as separate gates. A shipment can be customs-ready but physically unable to pass,...
by Ekrem Duman | Jul 25, 2026 | Contract Negotiation, Procurement, Sourcing, Vendor Management
⚡ TL;DRBILATERAL means mutual or reciprocal in the SSDER glossary. A bilateral procurement agreement should make both parties’ deliverables, information, payment, service, notice, change, remedy and exit duties visible. It is not enough to state that the...
