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Procurement and Purchasing

Procurement is the effective acquisition of goods or services. It is important that the goods/services procured are appropriate and that they are purchased at the lowest possible price to meet the needs of the purchaser in terms of quality and quantity, time, and location. Procurement.com offers a comprehensive collection of insightful articles chronicling procurement best practices and purchasing intelligence.
  
Procurement rules must be tightened - Independent Online
Supply-chain management regulations which govern the procurement of goods by state institutions, widely considered to be the centre of fraud and corruption in government institutions, could come under review. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize told top government leaders – including MECs, heads of departments, Read more...
Supply Chain Review  -   2/16/2012 6:33 AM
 
  
Government supply chains under review - Independent Online
Supply-chain management regulations which govern the procurement of goods by state institutions, widely considered to be the centre of fraud and corruption in government institutions, could come under review. KwaZulu-Natal Premier Zweli Mkhize told top government leaders – including MECs, heads of departments, Read more...
Supply Chain Review  -   2/15/2012 11:33 PM
 
  
Personal Development
It used to be a case of HR versus procurement, but now the two functions are starting to work together to great effect, finds Helen Gilbert.
Supply Management  -   2/15/2012 9:00 PM
 
  
Green Giant
The NHS is taking strides to promote sustainable practice among suppliers and staff and with its vast purchasing power, any changes it makes 
could have a significant impact, says Anita Boniface.
Supply Management  -   2/15/2012 7:30 PM
 
  
News Focus: Defending spending
How do you solve a problem like MoD procurement? If history is anything to 
go by, not easily, says Adam Leach.
Supply Management  -   2/15/2012 7:00 PM
 
  
Personal effects
Enhancing procurement effectiveness is key to sustainable success, but buyers first need to enhance the effectiveness of their own functions to ensure maximum progress. Sigi Osagie gives six areas to take action.
Supply Management  -   2/15/2012 7:00 PM
 
  
Reconsidering SMEs
The managing director of the Organisation for Responsible Businesses outlines the 
SME procurement challenge.
Supply Management Procurement Blog  -   2/14/2012 2:30 AM
 
  
CIPS Supply Management Awards 2012 - Supply Management
A CIPS Supply Management Award is the most prestigious recognition a company or individual in the procurement and supply chain profession can receive. And the opportunity for you or one of your team to step on stage at the ceremony to accept a prize this September is at hand, as Read more...
Supply Chain Review  -   2/14/2012 2:00 AM
 
  
Accor checks out hotel chains wider environmental impact - Business Green
Hospitality giant Accor has released a major new sustainability report detailing how the companys 4,200 hotels impact the environment, potentially paving the way for the hotel chain to impose new green procurement criteria on some of its suppliers. In what is being hailed as an industry first, Accor worked with Read more...
Supply Chain Review  -   2/13/2012 5:26 PM
 
  
MPs accuse Maude of breaking promise to SMEs
The Cabinet Office has been challenged to explain why the percentage of procurement spend with smaller businesses has fallen instead of increased.
Supply Management  -   2/12/2012 8:30 PM
 
  
UK Power Networks chops tree cutting spend by 28 per cent
"We might, during the course of a year shut the same overhead line down twice - if we were a bit more joined up, we could shut it just once," head of procurement Philip Patterson.
Supply Management  -   2/12/2012 7:00 PM
 
  
Irish government launches green procurement plan - Environmental Expert (press release)
The Irish government has illustrated its support for the purchasing of products and services from eco-friendly suppliers by launching a green procurement plan for local authorities. The development is designed to assist these authorities in effectively implementing sustainable purchasing policies and is hoped to boost the regions low carbon econ
Supply Chain Review  -   2/11/2012 7:23 PM
 
  
Asda buys into closer collaboration between suppliers
The retailer has launched a system to help it cut cost, waste and risk across its entire supply chain by encouraging its providers to work together.
Supply Management  -   2/9/2012 8:00 PM
 
  
Watch interviews from the Sustainable Supply Chains conference
Shaun McCarthy, Andrew MacAskill and Kieran Brocklebank talk to Supply Management about trends in sustainable procurement, the impact of winning a CIPS SM Award and how to implement a green purchasing strategy.
Supply Management  -   2/9/2012 7:00 PM
 
  
Huntington Ingalls Industries and Perfect Commerce Team Up to Improve Spend ... ...
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), is rooted in Hampton Road’s community as a pillar of history and tradition; today, Perfect Commerce is proud to be a part of this monolith in the community by successfully implementing HII’s eProcurement solution. “Perfect Commerce has Read more...
Supply Chain Review  -   2/8/2012 8:49 PM
 
  
Dingwall cleans up at William Hill
The bookmakers contract manager has cut the companys cleaning bill by £8 million and boosted recycling by changing company purchasing culture.
Supply Management  -   2/8/2012 8:30 PM
 
  
Dingwall cleans up at William Hill
The bookmakers contract manager has cut the companys cleaning bill by £8 million and boosted recycling by changing company purchasing culture.
Supply Management  -   2/8/2012 7:00 PM
 
  
Stobart Group repeats joint procurement of trucks
Together with A. W. Jenkinson, the haulage firm is joint-purchasing 1,000 new trucks from supplier Scania.
Supply Management  -   2/7/2012 7:30 PM
 
  
Stobart Group repeats joint procurement of trucks
Together with A. W. Jenkinson, the haulage firm is joint-purchasing 1,000 new trucks from supplier Scania.
Supply Management  -   2/7/2012 7:00 PM
 
  
City of Raleigh Selects “Source-to-Settle” Leader SciQuest for Spend Oversight ... ...
SciQuest a leading provider of on-demand strategic procurement and supplier management solutions, announced today that the City of Raleigh, North Carolina, has chosen SciQuest’s source-to-settle procurement technology. Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, is one of the fastest growing areas in the country. The city offers top educational insti
Supply Chain Review  -   2/7/2012 7:04 AM