, ‘ ,THIS INFORMATION IS VERY IMPORT- “ANT IN ORDER TO RESERVE EXACTLY WHAT YOU REQUIRE AND TO OBTAIN ACCURATE COST ESTIMATES. er SIGN THE FORM AND FORWARD IT TO YOUR CHAIRMAN FOR HIS/HER SIGNA- TURE. IF YOU DOUBT THAT THE FORM WILL REACH US IN TIME TO MAKE THE RESERVATION PLEASE MAKE A PHOTO- COPY AND FORWARD THE PHOTOCOPY TO THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AND WE WILL MAKE THE RESERVATION PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE AUTHORIZED FORM FROM YOUR CHAIRMAN. IN THE PAST WE HAVE MADE THE RESERVATION ON A PHONE CALL BASIS IN THE INTERIM AND THIS IS WHERE OUR PROBLEM COMES IN. RECENTLY WE MADE A RESERVATION FROM A PHONE CALL ONLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER PICKED UP. UNFORTUNATELY WE WILL BE CHARGED FOR THIS "NO SHOW" AND SINCE WE HAVE NO BACK UP WE CAN NOT EVEN ASK ,FOR AN EXPLANATION. ANOTHER POINT TO CONSIDER IS THAT "TQ ERR IS HUMAN" AND I JUST _ MIGHT MAKE THE RESERVATION INCOR- RECTLY AND THEREBY DISAPPOINT YOU AND PERHAPS RAISE YOUR IRE. . IF YOU MUST CANCEL THE FIELD TRIP PLEASE NOTIFY US SO THAT WE CAN CANCEL THE RESERVATION. CURRENTLY WE ARE GETTING GOO SERVICE FROM THE OUTLETS WE U AND WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THIS GOOD RELATIONSHIP. REMEMBER IF YOU ARE TRAVELLING OUTSIDE & THE LOWER MAINLAND THE FIELD TRIP FORM MUST BE AUTHORIZED BY DR. PORTER SQ PLEASE ALLOW TIME FOR THAT ADDI- _ TIONAL STEP. ALSO IF A TRAVEL ADVANCE 1S REQUIRED THAT TAKES EXTRA TIME IN ORDER FOR ACCOUNTS PAYABLE TO PREPARE YOUR CHEQUE, GET IT SIGNED AND BACK TO YOU IN TIME FOR THE TRIP. IN CLOSING THANKS TO ONE AND ALL FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED HELP IN MAKING YOU HAPPIER, THE RENTER HAPPIER AND US HAPPIER. nl “DON'T FORGET THAT FIELD TRIP FORM _ CA PHOTOCOPY WILL DO IN THE INTERIM) 8 HELP. $ MENT AGAIN AND THIS TIME WE ARE ASKING 6 MEAN IS R ADVISE OF DAMAGE, f HI AGAINQGUGLAS COLLEGE LIBRARY ARCHIVES | ‘THIS MUST BE THE WEEK FOR ASKING FOR IT'S YOUR PURCHASING DEPART- FOR YOUR HELP IN GETTING INVOICES RETURNED FOR PROCESSING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER YOU RECEIVE THE GOODS. YOU WILL NOTE ON THE SLIP THAT WE R ATTACH TO THE INVOICE THAT THERE IS A COMMENT - "IF THERE IS A PROBLEM PLEASE CONTACT US SO’ THAT WE CAN TRY TO CORRECT IT FOR YOU". PERHAPS THIS IS NOT CLEAR ENOUGH.; WHAT WE REALLY Sie @ 8 6 6 @ 6: 6 © Diai@ 6 se #16 ©. 6 6 © . ARE YOU HOLDING THE INVOICE BECAUSE OF SHORT SHIPMENT ARE YOU HOLDING THE INVOICE BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T RECEIVED THE SHIPMENT ARE YOU HOLDING THE INVOICE BECAUSE GOODS HAVE BEEN DAMAGED RB OR JUST SIMPLY, "WHY ARE YOU HOLDING THE INVOICE"??? ; IF FOR ANY REASON YOU CAN NOT SIGN THE R INVOICE AND RETURN IT TO US PLEASE LET US KNOW SO THAT WE CAN FOLLOW IT UP WITH THE SUPPLIER. WE WOULD REALLY 8 APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD GIVE US R A CALL AND ADVISE US OF THE PROBLEM. WE CAN INITIATE TRACERS IMMEDIATELY THUS YOU WILL GET YOUR GOODS QUICKER, THUS GETTING EITHER A REPLACEMENT OF REPAIR QUICKER ETC. IT WILL ALSO SAVE CONSIDERABLE TIME IN THIS DEPARTMENT WHICH IS SPENT R WRITING MEMOS. AND MAKING PHONE CALLS, AND PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST OUT- STANDING FEATURES IS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN GOOD RELATIONS WITH OUR SUPPLIERS. IN THE PAST OCASSION- ALLY WHEN WE HAVE HELD INVOICES WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION THE SUPPLIER HAS REFUSED TO MAKE FURTHER SHIPMENTS UNTIL THE INVOICES ARE PAID. LAST,BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE WOULD LOVE YOU IF YOU COULD HELP THEM AVOID NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS ETC REGARDING THE REASON FOR OUTSTANDING ACCOUNTS. SO PLEASE MAY WE HAVE YOUR CO-OPERATION IN STILL ANOTHER WAY OF KEEPING US ALL HAPPY. elaine at es