Nicholas Simms Feb 25, 2018:

Call off order I would agree with Susan. In my experience in the export business, we would have used the phrase 'call-off order ' to describe a request for a consignment that was part or a previously agreed contracted quantity. That sounds as if it is what is involved here.

Marc Rothman (asker) Feb 24, 2018:

Björn - yes, -stellung in my question is a typo for -bestellung. Sorry for the confusion everyone!

Björn Vrooman Feb 24, 2018:

Don't want to drown you in links, but here are two more listing the advantages of those types of agreements (you can also say "agreements," as in BPAs):
https://www.gsa.gov/acquisition/purchasing-programs/gsa-sche...
http://acqnotes.com/acqnote/careerfields/blanket-purchase-or...

It's called "call-off" on other pages not because you call off or cancel the order, but because you call off or "release" supplies based on the agreement. You can also say "generate regular POs from the blanket one": http://www.kb.blackbaud.co.uk/articles/Article/38363

Maybe it's my migraine today, but I'm a bit confused about whether the entire agreement is the BPA and "Abrufstellung" means the releases against it here (so they don't make any promises regarding the frequency and value of releases) or whether they don't want to say how many BPOs they need.

Cf
"In dem zugrunde liegenden Vertrag sind oftmals Mindestmengen pro Abruf, die Häufigkeit der Abrufe...festgelegt..."
http://www.lagerwiki.de/index.php/Abrufbestellung

If "-stellung" in your question is not a typo for "-bestellung," the former would seem to be more likely than the latter.

Marc Rothman (asker) Feb 24, 2018:

Great links, Björn – thanks. I think "blanket purchase order" covers it.

Marc Rothman (asker) Feb 24, 2018:

I saw that too Susan, but it's problematic. What is a "call-off order" exactly? It sounds to me like a cancellation, and this not what the German is implying here (that would be Stornierung or Rückabwicklung or something similar).

Björn Vrooman Feb 24, 2018:

You won't find much because you're looking for the wrong words. It's "call off" or "blanket purchase order"

In German: http://www.fuchsedv.de/erp-deluxe/moduluebersicht/modul-abru...

In English:
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/blanket-order.h...
https://www.finance.admin.cam.ac.uk/files/Docs_and_FAQs/ipro...
http://documents.manchester.ac.uk/display.aspx?DocID=8182
https://blog.procurify.com/2017/02/24/everything-need-know-b...

"Call order" is a curious translation, which sounds more like you're picking up the phone, and it's certainly not the standard in the States, IMO:
http://qa.osc.nc.gov/sigdocs/sig_docs/documentation/policies...
https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Blanket P...
http://finance.uw.edu/ps/how-to-buy/ariba/blanket-purchase-o...

Marc Rothman (asker) Feb 24, 2018:

But I wonder, what is a "call order" and what is an "on-call order"? I do not recognise these terms and I can't find any reference to them. Are they industry-specific terms? How do they differ from plain old "orders"? Thanks – Marc