Requisitioners are responsible for developing Acquisition Plans in cooperation with UN/PD (at HQ) or other Procurement Offices (at Field Missions/OAHs) in a timely manner. Accordingly, Requisitioners and Procurement Officers/Assistants must begin to communicate with each other early in the planning process, while maintaining their separate roles. Due to a long lead time in the procurement process forward planning is a key factor to optimise the acquisition of goods and services. Requisitioners in the UN are expected to perform short-term and long-term planning.

Given in the table below is a comparison of both forms of planning and what each achieves.

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