Centralizing purchasing becomes increasingly more important the larger a small business grows. Most importantly, a decentralized purchasing structure in which individual departments are responsible ...

A functional and cohesive procurement policy is vital to improving profitability. While clear standard operating procedures are important, it takes more to create efficiencies. The procurement ...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has released new guidance in the push to consolidate federal procurement activities. The guidance, which expands on Executive Order 14240, aims to reduce ...

Richard Marles and Pat Conroy announced a new centralised procurement agency for Defence last year. Critics say it'll take more than that to fix the department's 'culture' issues.

Real estate owners, investors, and the teams entrusted to manage all asset types rely on vendors to keep their operations running. But few give much thought to how those vendors are sourced or held ...

The Procurement Planning and Logistics course at the University of The Bahamas, which I facilitate, is coming to an end soon and we are in the final stages of one of the modules, purchasing and supply ...

Supply chain professionals have long known that sustainability must be a key piece of their strategy. After the last three years of disruptions, shortages, and instability, the capacity for supply ...

The new centralized procurement body, formed under the State Agency for Restoration and Infrastructure Development (Restoration Agency), will cooperate with the Ministry for Communities, Territories, ...

MINSK DISTRICT, 17 June (BelTA) - The possibility of introducing centralized procurement of veterinary vaccines was discussed at an off-site meeting held in Minsk Oblast on 17 June. The meeting was ...