Procurement department organizational structures often -- but not always -- reflect the organizational structure of your business. Additional factors, such as communication patterns, the size of your ...
Purchasing agents, also known as buyers, generally work in the purchasing departments of large companies or governmental entities. Centralizing many of the organization's buying functions saves money ...
Jason Moore explains how not defining clear needs and objectives, ignoring compatibility issues, overlooking total cost of ownership and seven other mistakes can result in ...
Editor’s note: Bill Shawver is the chief procurement officer for Miami University of Ohio. Jim Bard is a principal with Accenture Management Consulting’s operations practice With the challenge to ...
Before being processed each payment or commitment to purchase is reviewed by the Purchasing office, and in certain instances the Office of Research Programs (ORP), to ensure that the materials or ...