You can improve business performance by aligning the objectives of purchasing management with your business strategies. At the strategic level, purchasing decisions affect profitability and business ...

The Louisville, Ky., Free Public Library needs its security guards to do more than simply monitor the entrances to its buildings. "They have to respond to medical emergencies, address disruptive ...

Governments buy a lot of stuff. Every year, one out of every three dollars governments spend goes toward purchasing something -- from photo copier ink to new vehicle fleets -- to help provide services ...

Strategic sourcing is a supply management tool that delivers significant cost reductions and other benefits, according to the Institute for Supply Management. It replaces the traditional purchasing ...

Why should procurement be a big deal in business? Isn’t it just the act of obtaining the raw materials that go into our products and offering our services? Procurement isn’t about getting stuff. It’s ...

Dublin, March 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Procurement Outsourcing - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for ...

Public procurers should have a clear and well-communicated strategy, which is backed up by involvement of management and suitable resources, a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland shows ...

The Issue: A broader view of supply management can yield tantalizing returns, but while groundbreaking new tools are showing merit, technology market confusion has muddied the pathway; a proper ...

Imagine a strategic meeting is in progress inside your organization, focused on speeding up the market release of a product for competitive advantage. The chief procurement officer proposes an ...

Momentx, operator of the INC2inc and Dairy.com e-markets, and Connell Purchasing Services, a division of The Connell Company, today announced a strategic alliance to provide enhanced strategic ...