Standardizing vehicles via cooperative contracts boosts efficiencies

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Standardizing vehicles via cooperative contracts boosts efficiencies

Fleet manager says procurement team drives success

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Targeted training ensures purchase requests are error-free

Open communication helps procurement departments meet customers’ deadlines

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School district achieves $154K in cost savings by optimizing office and classroom supplies

An innovative school district in the Houston Metro area, Spring Branch Independent School District was able to achieve $154K in cost savings by choosing to purchase office and classroom supplies with Amazon Business through the competitively-solicited contract available through OMNIA Partners, Public Sector. The new office and classroom supplies purchasing process has saved both time […]

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Fastenal helps increase Sarasota County Fla. School Board parts and supplies efficiency

The School Board of Sarasota County realized great success and savings through the Fastenal onsite inventory management program.

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Processing more complex RFPs with the same budget

Using cooperative purchasing, term bids and other tools can help process complicated requests-for-proposal

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AstroTurf upgrades university soccer field with synthetic turf

During a summer of soccer featuring the FIFA Women’s World Cup and CONACAF Gold Cup, AstroTurf has scored a hat trick of its own. Appalachian State University men’s and women’s soccer programs, in a joint venture with the Watauga Parks and Recreation Department and High Country Soccer Association have replaced the existing turf on Field […]

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Helping public purchasers enhance their skills

Trade group strives to achieve positive procurement outcomes

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Tight funding leads to being more efficient

Multnomah County, Ore., installs new ERP and institutes other changes

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Procurement team keeps a grip on budget reality

San Diego’s purchasing group serves as a collaborator and maximizes its limited resources

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Tradition Energy helps the City of Green Bay reduce natural gas costs

Tradition Energy, the nation’s largest and most experienced energy management and procurement advisor, recently helped the City of Green Bay, Wis., reduce its natural gas procurement costs by approximately 20% for more than 50 of its facilities. The City of Green Bay utilized a cooperative purchasing contract – available through U.S. Communities (now part of […]

Cooperative Purchasing

Article

Standardizing vehicles via cooperative contracts boosts efficiencies

Article

Targeted training ensures purchase requests are error-free

Sponsored

School district achieves $154K in cost savings by optimizing office and classroom supplies

Sponsored

Fastenal helps increase Sarasota County Fla. School Board parts and supplies efficiency

Article

Processing more complex RFPs with the same budget

Sponsored

AstroTurf upgrades university soccer field with synthetic turf

Article

Helping public purchasers enhance their skills

Article

Tight funding leads to being more efficient

Article

Procurement team keeps a grip on budget reality

Sponsored

Tradition Energy helps the City of Green Bay reduce natural gas costs

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