2021-07-04 // day precision
The customer brings a purchase request—and gets edits
Posted by Dan Cary
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Editorial interpretation
A dog-fetch cartoon casts the customer as an eager dog bringing a purchase request and the contracting officer as the person sending it back for edits. The final insult turns a routine requirement correction into the customer’s frustration.
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Topics: Early Years, July 2021, requirements, customer-relations, purchase-requests, early-years