# Purchasing { "id": "S85109163", "title": "Purchasing", "url": "/topics/S85109163", "kind": "topic-directory", "aeo_cohort": "topic-directory", "provider": "lcsh", "revision": "a48e1a129cb3cdd2", "catalogue_revision": "f050b5d4780b1289", "numeric_address": "9547851388306982464", "address_version": "morton4x16-v1", "coordinates": [ 0, 20, 19110, 44032 ], "answer_status": "Directory metadata; local answer requires separate source review", "truth_status": "Subject descriptor, not a factual answer or a demonstrated knowledge gap" } Here are entered works on purchasing in general and on the purchasing activities of business enterprises in retail or service industries. Works on purchasing for manufacturing purposes are entered under [Industrial procurement.] Works on consumer buying are entered under [Shopping.] Directory metadata is not a factual answer or evidence of a global knowledge gap. Source: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85109163 No owner-reviewed local answer yet.