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Table 3 Typical purchase order (PO) of Newcastle University staff (N-507*) (source: this study)

From: Exploring the relationship between urban freight demand and the purchasing behaviour of a University

Answer Options

% Responses

RANK

Travel tickets or documentation

59%

1

Catering (prepared food service)

46%

2

Office stationery

45%

3

Books, literature, videos, software, music (but not downloaded content)

42%

4

Repair or maintenance services

40%

5

ICT equipment (computers, printers, mice, but not software)

37%

6

Other

27%

7

Laboratory consumables

25%

8

Food or beverages (non-service, as opposed to catering)

24%

9

Chemicals (hazardous or otherwise)

23%

10

Furniture

21%

11

Clinical or medical supplies (incl. Biological reagents)

17%

12

Bulk gases, oils, fuels, etc.

8%

13

  1. *A number of respondents did not register their answers in the questionnaire because they do not normally raise POs