How Cooperative Purchasing Helps Schools Overcome Building Maintenance Procurement Challenges Cost-Effectively
In the K-12 education realm, achieving a balance between fiscal responsibility and operational efficiency presents a significant challenge, particularly regarding building maintenance and operations (MRO). Schools face unique hurdles, from...
Why Integrated Parts Management is Critical for Multi-Site FM in 2024
In 2024, facilities management (FM) leaders can no longer afford to ignore the parts and materials supply chain. As revealed in our recent whitepaper, unmanaged and fragmented supply chains have...
Boosting Efficiency: How Effective Engineering Document Management Saves Time and Money
By their nature, engineering firms are swimming in documents that must be revised, retained, stored, and audited. Firms trying to wade through these tasks using a traditional, paper-based engineering document...
Supplier Relationship Management: Consequences of Poor Purchasing Relationships and How to Avoid Them
In today’s complex business environment, managing supplier relationships is critical for success. Poor supplier relationships can have severe consequences, including supply chain disruptions, quality issues, and increased costs. On the...
The Role of Technology in Modern Inventory Management
In an ever-evolving business landscape, procurement and facilities management professionals face significant challenges in managing inventory effectively. This blog explores the transformative role of technology in modern inventory management, drawing...
The Future of Inventory Management: Integrating AI and Machine Learning
Among the technologies contributing to full supply chain integration, artificial intelligence and machine learning reign as the most disruptive of the status quo. Destined to revolutionize management and transform the...
With many different eProcurement platforms, features, and benefits, it can be a challenge to choose the right solution for your needs, and integration with a system will take time and...
Which Procurement Method is Best? Centralized Purchasing vs. Decentralized Purchasing vs. Hybrid Models
Industrial procurement has emerged as a critical function for any manufacturing and production company. Effective procurement management ensures the steady supply of the raw materials, components, equipment, and services that...
Streamlining maintenance work order completion for technicians by integrating mobile technology with CMMS platforms improves procurement processes. Ron Fijalkowski explains how.
