Guide
The purchase order
A document from a buyer confirming quantity, price and delivery date, which commits the buyer to pay for the goods it orders.
This guide explains the words you will meet on this topic and shows which ATMA lessons teach each step. The definitions are from the ATMA glossary, in English, Arabic, French and Turkish.
Key terms
- Purchase order
- A document from a buyer confirming quantity, price and delivery date, which commits the buyer to pay for the goods it orders. · AR أمر الشراء (طلبية الشراء) · FR Bon de commande · TR Satın alma siparişi
- Full package order
- The factory buys the fabric and trims, makes the garment and sells the finished piece. · AR طلبية كاملة (المصنع يشتري القماش) · FR Commande produit fini · TR Tam paket sipariş
- Specification reference
- A named or numbered tech pack or approved specification a purchase order points to, so both sides agree exactly what is being made. · AR مرجع المواصفة · FR Référence à la fiche technique · TR Spesifikasyon referansı
From the course
A purchase order is the document a buyer sends a factory to confirm a specific order: what is being made, how many, at what price, by when, how payment happens, how goods are shipped, and against what quality standard. This lesson teaches the seven terms a purchase order must state before a factory can safely start cutting fabric against it. This is mainly an information flow: the purchase order carries every fact production depends on, from the buyer's side to the factory's side, before a single piece is cut.
What you will learn
These ATMA lessons cover the topic, from the basics to building a working document or checklist.
- What a purchase order must state before a factory can start productionA purchase order is the document a buyer sends a factory to confirm a specific order: what is being made, how many, at what price, by when, how payment happens, how…
- Reading a purchase order for gaps or contradictions before accepting itLesson 3.1 taught the seven terms a purchase order must state.
- How a quantity, price or date amendment changes a purchase order's other termsLesson 3.3 taught when a change needs a formal amendment.
- Building a complete purchase order review checklist before accepting an orderAcross this course, four separate rules have been taught one at a time: the seven terms a purchase order must state, how to read it for internal contradictions…
- Order confirmation: what a purchase order must contain before production startsLesson 5.1 named confirmation as the stage that sits between enquiry/costing and approvals.
- How a purchase order, a tech pack and a costing sheet connect to each otherAn order's purchase order, tech pack and costing sheet are not three unrelated documents.
Start with one full lesson, free. No account is needed for the first lesson of the course.
Quick answers
What does “Purchase order” mean in garment merchandising?
A document from a buyer confirming quantity, price and delivery date, which commits the buyer to pay for the goods it orders.
What does “Full package order” mean in garment merchandising?
The factory buys the fabric and trims, makes the garment and sells the finished piece.
What does “Specification reference” mean in garment merchandising?
A named or numbered tech pack or approved specification a purchase order points to, so both sides agree exactly what is being made.