A functional and cohesive procurement policy is vital to improving profitability. While clear standard operating procedures are important, it takes more to create efficiencies. The procurement ...

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 ...

"GPO's sit between the suppliers and the customers," Chris Sawchuk, principal and global procurement advisory group practice leader at the Hackett Group, told sister publication Supply Chain Dive in ...

NOVI, Mich., Aug. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- To further accelerate its evolution to a more fully integrated global organization, Cooper Standard (NYSE: CPS) is transitioning its purchasing organization ...

Purdue University Procurement Services has been undergoing an organizational transformation that will continue over the course of the next few weeks. In alignment with the Transform Purdue initiative, ...

Walgreens and Kroger are building on their partnership that began with their Kroger Express pilot stores. The two companies once again are teaming up, this time on a joint-venture group purchasing ...

Hospital supply chains often contract with group purchasing organizations, and it's pretty clear why: GPOs can help leverage the purchasing power of a group of businesses to get discounts from vendors ...