ASPECTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF PROCUREMENT AND PROCESSING ACTIVITY IN CONSUMER COOPERATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA

In the modern economic system the economic process with systemic features, known as the Supply Chain Management (SCM), has acquired an increasing implementation. The Supply Chain Management involves an outstanding connection into the business relationships between producers, intermediaries (stocks, stores), logistic systems, distributors and customers, consumers. The added value of this concept is driven by the synergy of all components included in the management of the supply chain, which, we believe, should become a mandatory part of the development strategy of the national cooperative system. This paper develops some aspects of the procurement process in a theoretical and applicative approach with the emphasis on the issue of evolution of acquisition activity in the frame of cooperation system in the Republic of Moldova. The results presented in this article are the outcome of research and education mix, they are founded on the combination of theoretical studies with practical applications in all of three cycles of higher education.