American City & Country

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Strategic procurement is more than just buying goods and services—it’s about creating value, optimizing resources, and aligning purchasing decisions with organizational goals. In this blog, we’ll explore key best practices and show how leveraging group/cooperative purchasing can help you master the art of strategic sourcing.

Purchasing 58

Purchasing Procurement Supplier Supply Chain 58

FedScoop

JANUARY 17, 2025

The agency stated in its release that Microsofts commitment to this effort ensures a unified approach offering consistent benefits to agencies regardless of size or purchasing method.

IT 112

IT Vendor Management Risk Management Education 112

Federal News Network

DECEMBER 12, 2024

When the Office of Federal Procurement Policy launched its Better Contracting Initiative in November 2023, leaders promised this time would be different when it came to developing enterprisewide software licenses. GSA says its IT Vendor Management Office is close to finalizing a governmentwide deal with Microsoft.

Inventory 81

Inventory Price Purchasing Negotiation 81

American City & Country

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Follow along below to see how Lawson Products , a leading distributor of fleet and facility maintenance solutions, can transform the way facilities and procurement departments procure and manage supplies through Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) services and dedicated support. What is Lawson Vendor Managed Inventory?

Vendor Management 58

Vendor Management Inventory Management Inventory Management 58

Great Government Through Technology

AUGUST 19, 2024

As part of our ongoing efforts to modernize government IT procurement and management, the Better Contracting Initiative (BCI) has been a cornerstone of our strategy at the Governmentwide IT Program Management Office.

Procurement 52

Procurement IT Government Government 52

ivalua

JUNE 29, 2020

Shift towards self-contracting and self-distribution: With health systems gaining significant scale and wanting more control over their supply chain, this shift is accelerating. It is also helping to bridge the supply chain management gap that has traditionally existed between healthcare providers and other industries such as manufacturing.

Supply Chain 87

Supply Chain Distribution Strategic Sourcing Quality 87

ivalua

OCTOBER 28, 2022

This bill sends plenty of money to the state and local governments–but along with these allocations comes solicitations, procurements, contracts, deadlines, reporting requirements, and other overhead. After they designed, built, and deployed the solution, they could register hundreds of suppliers within hours of launching. A Path Forward.

Public Procurement 52

Public Procurement Procurement Procurement Team Bidding 52