1 Hundreds of different companies have plated items with silver for hundreds of years, usually using different amounts of silver. 2  You could own silver-plated flatware or holloware that was manufactured 200 years ago, 100 years ago, or 10 years ago.
Direct procurement refers to third party services and goods that are part of-, or used in the manufacturing, of the organizationâs products and or services. Indirect procurement refers to categories of goods and services that are supporting the organizationâs business processes.
Indirect procurement. Indirect procurement is the sourcing of all goods and services for a business that enable its activity. 1  Or looking at it another way, the goods and services classified under the umbrella of indirect procurement are commonly bought for consumption by internal stakeholders (business units or functions) rather than the external customer or client.