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

If you’re a procurement leader, developing improved business strategies should involve advancing technology, increasing digital intelligence, and improving collaboration across in-house teams. Given ...

Since 2020 and the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve all experienced how an unexpected event can have long-lasting impacts on operations worldwide. One of the biggest ongoing impacts of the ...

Many business leaders are being forced to reimagine their organizations' supply chain strategies. In my view, procurement is no longer regarded as a back-office cost center—rather, it's a strategic ...

The Army’s new acquisition strategy—buy fast, in small quantities, then maybe buy a lot more—is causing headaches for at least one of the vendors working on the service’s new medium-range ...

Against the backdrop of a major U.S. naval deployment to the South Atlantic and a dramatic name change from the Department of Defense to the Department of War; most Americans would think the technical ...

Procurement is a complex discipline that goes beyond selecting the right products for the right applications. Buyers also have to balance budgets, value, product quality, and delivery times when ...

In manufacturing, procurement is more than just buying materials — it’s the engine that keeps production moving. From sourcing the right suppliers to managing compliance and costs, smarter procurement ...

Analyst Insight: Over the past decade, procurement’s digital transformation has been defined by efficiency: automating repetitive work, reducing cycle times, and proving its value through measurable ...

If your business has been trying to make its mark in the higher education market, understanding how procurement works can be a game-changer. That’s why we’re diving into the purchasing landscape of ...

Mega-events such as the Olympics, the World Cup or music festivals are fixed-duration occasions with global outreach and ...