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 ...

Your manufacturing process depends on raw materials, as well as supplies. In a small business, your need to keep costs down may always seem to be at war with your need to produce the best quality. You ...

Procurement is the conduit with which goods and services are acquired within public and private organisations. Public procurement, therefore, is the interface of the public institutions and the ...

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

Understanding the perspective of the procurement department can save money, lead to better decisions and enhance working relationships. Companies take different approaches to the engagement of fleet ...