Hi, I'm Brigadier General Ted Harrison. I'm pleased to announce the fielding of a new tool in your contracting tool kit, Mapping the Acquisition and Procurement Process Application, or the MAPP APP.

Material procurement explained: Process, strategies, and benefits Getting the right materials at the right time and price is incredibly important for any successful business. Material procurement ...

Used with permission from the Maine Office of Information Technology Over a period of nine days and multiple sessions, Office of Information Technology (OIT) staff along with representatives from the ...

Procurement operations are vital to building a resilient supply chain, and sourcing is critical to that success. Disruptions, shortages and unforeseen circumstances like natural disasters and war are ...

The procurement process is composed of symbiotic moving parts. When components don’t communicate efficiently, breaks in the supply chain occur, causing costly errors, lost time and missed ...

Flowchart vs. process map, what do you choose to use? When it comes to mapping out a project, you’ve got several choices on how to visualize them. If you’ve had trouble deciding on a format for your ...

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland yesterday signed two executive orders aimed at maximizing the state's purchasing power for cost savings and increasing the effectiveness of two programs that help grow Ohio's ...

Key points Lack of understanding on the part of officials makes procurement contracting susceptible to biases. Any procurement process not protected from bias risks a bid protest. To protect the ...

Material procurement covers the entire process from need identification through receipt and payment for goods, including supplier management. Sourcing focuses on identifying, vetting, and establishing ...

Procurement functions as the critical interface between an organization and its external resource providers. The process involves identifying needs, evaluating potential suppliers, negotiating terms, ...

Getting the right materials at the right time and price is incredibly important for any successful business. Material procurement affects everything from product quality to company profits. Smart ...