David is the head of the purchase department at a manufacturing firm. He generally devises the buying plan for his organization. Arrange the steps that David would carry out to purchase raw materials (or other goods) from suppliers on behalf of his firm in the correct sequence.

obtaining a sales invoice from the supplier for the received goods and making the payment

sending inquiries to suppliers

selecting a supplier and sending out a purchase order

inspecting received goods and issuing a receipt

receiving and comparing quotations from different suppliers

storing goods and entering them in the records

negotiating the price, terms, and conditions of buying

receiving requirements from the different departments

following up with the supplier for timely execution of the purchase order