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An In-Depth Examination of Inflation Relief for a Government Contractor

Procurement Notes

Department of Labor (“DoL”), Bureau of Labor Statistics (“BLS”), September 13 Consumer Price Index (“CPI”) Summary states that “[o]ver the last 12 months, the all items index increased 8.3 1] Similarly, the BLS September 14 Producer Price Index (“PPI”) Summary states that “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand moved up 8.7

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Top 10 Foundational Steps To Building A Strong Procurement Strategy

The Procurement School

Author: Liz Busch Do you feel that your organization may not be strategically procuring the goods, services and construction it needs? What’s happening industry-wide that may impact the supply chain or pricing? speciality scientific equipment, expert negotiators for high-dollar complicated contracts). You’re not alone!

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What’s the Difference Between Direct vs Indirect Procurement?

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Capturing Value occurs when a contract has been established that governs the responsibilities and obligations of both supplier and buyer, and well as when the organization has the right Procure-to-Pay processes in place to ensure compliance to those agreements, goods, services and prices. .

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The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

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A procure-to-pay platform can offer: A single place for goods, services, components, tools and travel. Buying at negotiated prices and within budget. Manual labor involving fixing invoicing issues caused by suppliers or missing orders and receipts are more easily resolved. Electronic capture of all B2B transactions.

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Let’s Get Digital: Introducing your Source-to-Pay Guide

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It starts with identifying the right suppliers for a need, sharing requirements and evaluating supplier offers, selecting the most appropriate supplier, negotiating terms and contracting with them to receive goods and/or services. Source-to-Pay is typically broken into two parts – upstream and downstream.

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The Benefits of Procure-to-Pay

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A procure-to-pay platform can offer: A single place for goods, services, components, tools and travel. Buying at negotiated prices and within budget. Manual labor involving fixing invoicing issues caused by suppliers or missing orders and receipts are more easily resolved. Electronic capture of all B2B transactions.

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Advances in the new international taxation and challenges for Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

The most important innovation, acknowledging the weakness of the existing mechanisms, such as transfer pricing and thin capitalization rules, is the transfer of income from low tax countries to other countries with taxation rates over 15%. In an open and globalized economy, these two problems affect all countries.