American City & Country

AUGUST 27, 2024

McGinty notes that some municipal governments are bound by laws or regulations requiring agencies and departments to publicly seek bids before purchasing supplies or services. He points out that these requirements can add time to the buying process. Michael Keating is senior editor for American City & County.

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American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

One of the most important factors for local governments to consider before purchasing any new technology is how quickly and effectively it can be integrated into an organization’s existing tech stack without disrupting day-to-day operations. Department of Defense, city of Denver, the federal Veterans Administration and the U.S.

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Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

GSA received feedback on what it was like to award products and services, what it was like to get those products and services listed on multiple awards schedules or GSA Advantage, and what it was like to actually use that site and purchase those things. That’s why they have multiple ongoing efforts to streamline it.

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Procurement Purchasing Price Negotiation 104

ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Canadian-based TELUS implements Ivalua’s EPS solution to digitize the entire end-user buying process. This exciting project provides TELUS’ employees with the ability to purchase everything they need to support their business through an easy-to-use and optimized procurement experience, ” said Dan Amzallag, COO of Ivalua.

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Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This is why OMB’s 36-page memo is trying to address some current and emerging questions around buying AI. Acquisition of AI presents some novel challenges, even though in some respects, much of the acquisition is similar to purchases of software without AI,” Miller said.

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ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

O-I Glass has chosen Ivalua after assessing technology and process gaps related to strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category management, vendor quality, sustainability, and compliance. Additionally, O-I Glass intends to provide an optimized buying process with catalogues, guided buying, and an Amazon-like user experience.

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Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Long before you make a purchase decision, you must create the right structure for vendor relationships with your procurement organization. Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) GPOs and cooperative purchasing networks leverage the purchasing power of their members to achieve lower costs on materials, goods and services.

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