Purchasing experts teach us the difference between cost containment, purchasing, procurement and strategic sourcing — and offer strategies for containing costs.
Here are six common procurement challenges and how purchasing professionals are solving them.
Hot Tips: Purchasing
- By Tom Fitzgerald
- 01/01/16
Education Interiors
Buying furniture and equipment for K-12 school districts requires an analyst's mind.
- By Michael Fickes
- 10/01/15
Business Practices
Lowering district costs with ESA partnerships.
- By Tom Strasburger, Bev Wilkinson
- 09/01/15
What type of procurement software can help you?
- By Charles Dominick
- 07/01/15
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 07/01/15
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 07/01/15
- By Kayley Freshman Caffrey
- 07/01/15
Here's a broad look at today's school purchasing practices from four veterans representing different-sized, and both rural and urban, districts.
Maintaining Buildings & Grounds
Budgeting for cold weather care and maintenance that involves planning ahead for key seasonal product and service purchases can lead to steep discounts and reduced operating costs.
Impact on Learning
According to press releases issued Jan. 14, findings of the recently published MDR State of the K-12 Market 2014 report, schools are more optimistic about their ed-tech budgets than they have been for the past few years. Nearly 90 percent of districts expect their 2014-2015 technology budgets in hardware, software, teacher training and technical support to stay the same or increase.
Emerging Technology (Enhancing, Engaging, Connecting)
Implications of the increasing consumerization of technology in higher education.
This recently released guide provides a host of tools and resources for administrators, teachers and parents concerned with making healthy purchasing decisions that are good for students and the school environment.
- By Brandon Barrett
- 09/01/14
- By Charles Dominick
- 09/01/14
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 09/01/14
Across the country, colleges and universities are spending their green on green.
Higher-Ed Procurement
Talent development is essential in today's purchasing environment.
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
Deborah P. Moore explains how to make the best use of this comprehensive guide of products and suppliers for the education market.
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 09/01/14
Business Practices
Some dos and don'ts to guide purchasing practices.
- By Kimberly Bauer
- 07/01/14
Business Practices
Can it improve student learning or teacher quality?