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Governments need to plan for the entire product lifecycle when they purchase technology today

American City & Country

These multifaceted issues underscore the need for a diverse, well-informed procurement team that can navigate the technical, ethical, legal and community aspects of implementing effective public safety tools while ensuring responsible use of taxpayer resources.” . Consider the total cost of ownership, not just upfront costs.

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Benchmarking in Procurement: The Key to Maximising Business Value

Oxford College of Procurement and Supply

The Oxford English Dictionary defines benchmarking as: Evaluating (something) by comparison with a standard. In procurement, benchmarking involves assessing supplier performance, costs, and processes against industry standards or competitors to ensure you are receiving the best value. The answer lies in benchmarking.

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Navigating the 5 Steps of the Procurement Journey Part 1

The Procurement School

However, the greatest overlap is the procurement life cycle or as some refer to it as the Procurement Journey. This two-part series discusses the five steps of the procurement journey beginning with concept and development and continuing with posting, evaluation and award.

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Government’s AI inflection point: Why on-prem tech modernization matters

FedScoop

Enterprise IT procurement teams increasingly see the value of focusing on FLOPS (floating point operations) per watt rather than FLOPS per second in evaluating their hardware buys and total cost of ownership.