Procedure · Stage 4 · Physical track

Vendors and purchase orders

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The mistake

“Delivery agreed by phone, paid upfront, goods six months late.”

What it cost: Delivered in six months instead of one.

01Why it repeats

Lateness is felt long after the handshake.

Pause: what would you have done?

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Stage: 4
Exit test: Purchase order or MOU with the vendor: specification, quantity, price, date, late penalty, payment tied to delivery (track gate at stage 4)
Proof file: 10 invoices with payment records and a use note per customer

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Purchase order
Specification, quantity, price, delivery date, late-delivery penalty, payment tied to milestones.
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Stage	Physical product	Software	Services
4	Purchase order or MOU with the vendor: specification, quantity, price, date, late penalty, payment tied to delivery	Privacy policy and terms live before the first user's data is collected	Advance and milestone payments written into the contract

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