NASA has developed an objective-based procurement strategy to advance its ongoing Moon to Mars initiative, according to Karla Jackson, senior procurement executive and deputy chief acquisition officer ...

You can improve business performance by aligning the objectives of purchasing management with your business strategies. At the strategic level, purchasing decisions affect profitability and business ...

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

The Army’s new acquisition strategy—buy fast, in small quantities, then maybe buy a lot more—is causing headaches for at ...

When a multi-billion dollar transportation and airline company sought to get its arms around its unwieldy procurement operation, it turned to a tried-and-true tool to do it: the balanced scorecard. It ...

Supply chain professionals have long known that sustainability must be a key piece of their strategy. After the last three years of disruptions, shortages, and instability, the capacity for supply ...

The past few years have demonstrated the procurement function’s ability to adapt to price fluctuations, changing consumer needs and supply chain disruptions. Once regarded as a back-office process, ...

="margin-bottom:8px">In the current environment of business uncertainty, CFOs can be sure of one thing—cost savings will remain a critical focus. However, achieving sustainable cost reductions ...

Social procurement, integrating socio‐economic and environmental objectives into conventional procurement processes, is increasingly recognised as a vital lever in addressing systemic challenges in ...

How businesses spend their money can affect issues around the globe. Corporate social responsibility (CSR), a commitment to meeting or exceeding ethical, legal and commercial public expectations, not ...

The Louisville, Ky., Free Public Library needs its security guards to do more than simply monitor the entrances to its buildings. "They have to respond to medical emergencies, address disruptive ...

Cayman represented at the XIX annual conference of the inter-American network of government procurement in Barranquilla, ...