Purchase orders split to stay below approval limits
- Criteria
- The purchase manual says requirements must not be split to avoid the approval of the competent authority.
- Condition
- 14 instances across 3 vendors: the same material, within 30 days, together above the approval limit.
- Cause
- No system check on cumulative value by vendor and material.
- Effect
- Approval bypassed, with a risk of favouritism and higher prices.
- Recommendation
- Add a cumulative-value check in the ERP and review the 14 cases.
- Pruebas
- 14 linked purchase orders · 3 vendor records · approval logs

