procurement
RSS procurementProcurement and Supplier Collaboration
White Paper Many procurement organizations are bogged down with complex and manual purchasing of raw materials, supplies, and services, preventing them from taking advantage of their strategic procurement skills to... [22 Dec 2006]
Defense Logistics Agency's SRM Initiative: Procurement Support for Defense Worldwide
White Paper Defense Logistics Agency to meet the procurement needs of defense organizations around the world. This webcast examines how SAP solutions for ERP and SRM enable the U.S. [18 Jan 2005]
Procurement managers plan internet purchases
News Nine out of 10 procurement managers are intend to implement an e-procurement strategy, but still only 11 per cent have rolled out any form of internet purchasing. These are the facts according to the... [25 May 2001]
Procurement Services Company Reduces Costs, Expands Market Scope
White Paper An innovator in procurement business-process outsourcing, Xpress Source offers effective procurement practices and skilled negotiations that saved its Fortune 1000 customers more than U.S.million in... [22 Nov 2006]
Bracknell Forest Borough Council - Procurement Strategy 2005
White Paper Procurement in the wider sense encompasses the whole process of acquiring external goods and services, from determining and specifying the requirement, reviewing the market, sourcing suppliers, obtaining and evaluating... [17 Jun 2005]
The Bloor Perspective: Procurement outsourcing, ROI and the PS2 grid
Comment There was widespread anticipation earlier this month that Deutsche Bank is planning to outsource its procurement operations worldwide. It is assumed the recipients of the procurement outsourcing deals... [17 Mar 2003]
E-procurement: The time is now for the public sector
News The EU has issued an action plan detailing how member governments can to switch to e-procurement before the implementation deadline next year. The European Union agreed a legal framework for the introduction of... [21 Jan 2005]
The Power of Effective Procurement and Strategic Suppliers
White Paper Senior financial officers are paying more attention to procurement costs - and with good reason. Because of challenging economic times, the intense focus on fiscal responsibility, and supplier contracts averaging $2... [29 Apr 2005]
Ford and Oracle to develop online procurement network
News Motor giant, Ford, has signed a deal with Oracle to launch an automotive supply chain network designed to streamline the car manufacturer's procurement process. The AutoXchange system will handle all aspects of the... [03 Nov 1999]
NHS procurement hub streamlines mobile suppliers
Case Study The East of England Collaborative Procurement Hub (CPH) has slashed its costs by streamlining its mobie phone contracts. East of England CPH assistant director of procurement Glen Gooch said: "We had... [20 Jun 2007]
Supplier Relationship Management and Procurement: Driving Value Through Best Practices
White Paper The study identified four methods that the most effective sourcing and procurement organizations are using to drive down costs and improve operational efficiency. Download the report to learn more about sound... [18 Mar 2009]
Council saves by streamlining PC procurement
Case Study Northumberland County Council (NCC) has slashed its PC maintenance bill by streamlining and outsourcing its procurement. The area is predominantly rural and the council's agencies are decentralised, and this has had an... [11 May 2007]
Utilities hub streamlines corporate procurement
News Called Utilyx, the internet hub will launch its first services - the online procurement of electricity - on 17 July. A new internet exchange is to launch his month which aims to take the complexity out of corporate... [05 Jul 2000]
Vertical direct procurement e-marketplaces: The next challenge
Comment In the B2B space, vendors have traditionally been striving to serve companies' procurement needs for indirect products. But during the last year, these software vendors have started to focus on direct materials... [29 Nov 2000]
Gaining Procurement Expertise With Enterprise Buyer Professional
White Paper Towards the end of 2000, WestEK decided to implement an electronic procurement and marketplace solution. This procurement exchange was set up to eliminate the need for point-to-point communication... [28 Sep 2007]
