Minnesota’s Office of Enterprise Sustainability works to reduce energy and asset waste among the state’s government agencies. Established in 2017 and reaffirmed recently by Gov. Tim Walz, the office ...

We explore the main types of procurement in detail below, including their definitions, examples, challenges, and best practices. Direct procurement Direct procurement refers to purchasing materials, ...

Material procurement covers the entire process from need identification through receipt and payment for goods, including supplier management. Sourcing focuses on identifying, vetting, and establishing ...

Healthcare procurement is a cornerstone of your organization’s operations, but it comes with unique challenges.

For decades, many businesses ordered office supplies through paper catalogs or at brick-and-mortar stores. As more and more business processes have gone digital, so has business buying. Procurement is ...

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 ...

Eldar Tuvey, is CEO and cofounder of Vertice, a spend optimization platform that saves companies up to 25% on their SaaS and cloud costs. The turbulence of recent years has underscored the critical ...

Silicon Valley GovTech pioneer Glass celebrates two years operating inside the U.S. Federal Government’s Commercial Platforms Program - scaling from its first federal transaction to tens of thousands ...

Today’s chief procurement officers (CPOs) face a dramatically different landscape than their predecessors. While once relegated to the role of tactician, CPOs are now expected to be strategic leaders ...

New capabilities unlocked by advanced analytics, AI, and machine learning enable smarter business buying. In partnership withAmazon Business Procurement professionals face challenges more daunting ...

For decades, procurement in Uganda has been seen as a back-office function — a clerical task limited to buying goods and services. This perception has cost organisations millions of shillings and, ...