# Buying

# Buying

The Buying module in NexWave manages your procurement process from supplier management to purchase orders and receipts.

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## Key Features

### Suppliers

* Supplier master records
* Supplier groups and categories
* Payment terms configuration
* Price lists per supplier

### Material Requests

* Internal requisitions
* Approval workflows
* Auto-conversion to Purchase Orders

### Request for Quotation (RFQ)

* Send RFQs to multiple suppliers
* Compare quotations
* Supplier selection

### Supplier Quotations

* Receive and manage supplier quotes
* Validity tracking
* Convert to Purchase Order

### Purchase Orders

* Create and manage purchase orders
* Delivery scheduling
* Partial receipts
* Order tracking

### Purchase Receipts

* Receive goods against orders
* Quality inspection integration
* Serial/batch tracking

### Purchase Invoices

* Invoice verification
* Three-way matching
* Payment scheduling

### Buying Reports

* Purchase Analytics
* Supplier-wise purchases
* Item-wise purchases
* Purchase order trends

## Navigation

Access the Buying module from the sidebar: **Buying** menu

## Common tasks

Step-by-step task guides from the User Guide:

* [Supplier Record](/doc/9a8d01a8-f7f1-4a42-8ae7-986e5f55514c)
* [Procure to Pay Process](/doc/f9e1be70-ba68-4693-9918-0add253bff44)
* [Create a Purchase Order for a Serialised Item with Minimum Order Quantity](/doc/ecfb9fe2-631e-4a08-a0ef-df800d16e851)
* [Purchase Return and Debit Note](/doc/dd2401e3-06bb-4481-a1bd-347db341885d)
* [Purchasing Analytics](/doc/eb2ad54f-b9af-4741-b240-e981db9b4d52)
* [Purchase Order Analysis](/doc/9e498cad-e7c8-4431-8ae0-2e88b6a59324)
* [Purchase Order Trends Report](/doc/244a6cf4-6907-465b-a1ef-cefedb3c7faf)

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**Documents**

- [Purchase Shipment](https://docs.nexwaveapp.com/s/docs/doc/purchase-shipment-hvHdDmxfXC)