Merger and acquisition activity in the healthcare sector continues at a brisk pace as organizations seek to decrease their costs, expand service offerings and enhance their market presence. Strategic ...

Getting the right materials at the right time and price is incredibly important for any successful business. Material procurement affects everything from product quality to company profits. Smart ...

The Office of Strategic Procurement at Miami University is dedicated to delivering top-tier service to both internal and external customers. Focused on continuous improvement, the office ensures fair, ...

Competition is fierce, clients are more demanding than ever, and on top of it all, there are talks of a recession making everyone hyper-sensitive to price. Under these conditions, you cannot increase ...

The evolution of the procurement function from a peripheral role to a more strategic one is helping unlock its full value in companies and organisations. It is key to note that the procurement ...

Maintaining an efficient and effective procurement process plays an essential role in meeting the operational and financial needs of the University. The Office of Strategic Procurement facilitates ...

If you’re a procurement leader, developing improved business strategies should involve advancing technology, increasing digital intelligence, and improving collaboration across in-house teams. Given ...

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 ...

This is an excerpt of the original article. It was written for the July-August 2019 edition of Supply Chain Management Review. The full article is available to current subscribers. If you’re a ...

While small businesses have grown by 27.5% nationwide, many are finding that their procurement functions are stagnating. But this isn’t a reflection on the employees responsible for purchasing or of ...

In financial services, data is the lifeblood that powers every decision. However the current landscape is riddled with challenges, most prominent among them being the lack of transparency in data ...

Procurement functions as the critical interface between an organization and its external resource providers. The process involves identifying needs, evaluating potential suppliers, negotiating terms, ...