Procurement

世界上領先的飛機制造商“空中客車”公司將于2005年在中國建立一個技術設計中心，在保證在華銷量持續增長的同時，加強研發力量。中國日報網站報道如下：Aircraft maker Airbus will set up an engineering centre in China next year to further strengthen its Research & Development (R&D) strategy in addition to its significantly increasing procurement in China, reported China Daily on Tuesday. The centre will employ 50 Chinese engineers next year and will employ around 200 people by the end of 2008. The move is a preparatory step to facilitate China to become a full risk-sharing partner in a future new Airbus programme, with at least a 10 per cent share," said Laurence Barron, Airbus China President in a press conference at the ongoing Zhuhai Airshow. Procurement在此表示“（政府的）收買；采購，供貨”，例如：arms procurement（采購武器，采辦軍械）；automatic(al) procurement（計劃供應）；design procurement（提供設計）；fund procurement（資金調度，資金籌集）；special procurement（特需，特供）。 （中國日報網站編）