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

Why should procurement be a big deal in business? Isn’t it just the act of obtaining the raw materials that go into our products and offering our services? Procurement isn’t about getting stuff. It’s ...

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 ...

VIENNA, Austria and ZÜRICH, Switzerland, March 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Procurement remains heavily weighted towards operational as opposed to strategic functions, but the latest survey conducted ...

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 ...

Competition is fierce, clients are more demanding than ever, and on top of it all, there are talks of a recession making everyone hyper-sensitive to price. Under these conditions, you cannot increase ...

The concept of strategic sourcing can mean different things to different people, but essentially it is a more comprehensive, researched, planned and measured approach to procurement. As governments at ...

According to Deloitte’s Global Chief Procurement Officer Survey, 61 percent of procurement leaders delivered a better year-over-year savings performance in 2017, yet only one in four believe they’re ...

Oslo/London – 1. October 2025 – Telenor Group and Vodafone Group today announce a new strategic partnership between their respective global procurement organisations, Telenor Procurement Company and ...