Local governments are under significant fiscal pressure due to rising inflation, deferred maintenance and infrastructure investments, staffing shortages, and constituent demands for digital services.

Can strategic procurement be a catalyst of change in business? Two enterprise practitioners believe it can, and they have seen how enabling and embracing data-driven procurement with a strategic ...

According to Deloitte’s Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey, 61 percent of procurement leaders delivered a better year-over-year savings performance in 2017, yet only one in four believe they’re ...

Procurement is a complex discipline that goes beyond selecting the right products for the right applications. Buyers also have to balance budgets, value, product quality, and delivery times when ...

Merger and acquisition activity in the healthcare sector continues at a brisk pace as organizations seek to decrease their costs, expand service offerings and enhance their market presence. Strategic ...

Todd Abner is founder, president and CEO of OMNIA Partners, a leading group purchasing org. in the U.S. serving public and private sectors. As AI continues to become a dominant force, no industry ...

Since 2020 and the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve all experienced how an unexpected event can have long-lasting impacts on operations worldwide. One of the biggest ongoing impacts of the ...

Many business leaders are being forced to reimagine their organizations' supply chain strategies. In my view, procurement is no longer regarded as a back-office cost center—rather, it's a strategic ...

In the ever growing and increasingly important procurement industry In Ghana, as in many parts of the world, there seems to ...

Establishing a tailored carrier-selection process is the first step toward developing a strategic plan for the most efficient transportation system. No matter what a shipper’s carrier procurement ...

A five-year procurement plan is vital for fleets to navigate changing regulations and tariffs, aligning operations with financial goals. To effectively manage costs, fleet operators must establish ...