A Final Thought
Use money wisely to prevent school violence.
Business (Managing K-12 Education)
Cooperative purchasing allows districts and schools to stretch their limited dollars. Here's how.
Furniture & Equipment
- By Charles Dominick
- 09/01/13
Strategic Procurement Teams
Is separating the procurement department into tactical and strategic teams right for your institution?
- By Charles Dominick
- 09/01/13
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
- By Deborah P. Moore
- 09/01/13
- By Charles Dominick
- 09/01/13
- By Charles Dominick
- 09/01/13
Editor's Note (The View From Here)
Reducing energy consumption is hugely beneficial, and nearly everyone is practicing good kW-cutting habits. But the second most direct route to decreasing energy costs is often overlooked: managing the energy purchase itself. The largest barrier to purchasing energy at lower prices: understanding the deregulated energy markets.
As large university systems face tightening budgets, they are restructuring their purchasing operations by consolidating them and leveraging their spending to lower costs. While some university systems such as Indiana University have moved to a complete centralization of purchasing, others have developed other models that allow individual campuses some autonomy over spending decisions.
- By Sherrie Negrea
- 03/01/13