Before being processed each payment or commitment to purchase is reviewed by the Purchasing office, and in certain instances the Office of Research Programs (ORP), to ensure that the materials or ...

Measuring the performance of the purchasing department is a basic and crucial task for any management team. The purchase of raw materials and equipment is the lifeline of a business, and savings in ...

The purchasing area within Facilities Management completes all purchasing for the Facilities Management Department and, on occasion, for other departments as well. Facilities Management maintains its ...

Maintaining an efficient and effective procurement process plays an essential role in meeting the operational and financial needs of the University. The Office of Strategic Procurement facilitates ...

Centralizing purchasing becomes increasingly more important the larger a small business grows. Most importantly, a decentralized purchasing structure in which individual departments are responsible ...