Procurement involves identifying and agreeing to terms for the acquisition of goods, services, or works from an external source, often via a competitive bidding process. involving constrained decision ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Global Supply Chain Institute’s blog. It is being reprinted with permission. You can read the original post here.

Across the United States, state and local governments spend over $4.5 trillion each year. But against a backdrop of new federal priorities and global economic uncertainty, budgets are stretched ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Global Supply Chain Institute’s blog. It is being reprinted with permission. You can read the original post here.

The following remarks are from M. Todd Abner, founder, president and CEO of OMNIA Partners, the largest and most experienced group purchasing organization for public sector agencies and private sector ...

In federal, defense and local forums alike, I’ve consistently seen well-designed procurement events compress months of cold calls, lengthy request for proposal cycles and bureaucratic inertia into a ...

Procurement and executive teams in the life sciences sector are facing increased pressure to adapt and optimize. Today, ensuring long-term business success requires more than just cost management — it ...

Less than a month ago, I wrote in Nextgov/FCW about serious concerns I, and many others, have with a number of the Trump Administration’s early procurement-related actions. These include refusing to ...

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 ...

Recently passed legislation that amends the Virginia Public Procurement Act (VPPA) and changes the laws governing procurement delivery methods will take effect on July 1, 2024. Acts of Assembly ...