Anyone who has ever had to make a procurement at ETH Zurich may be familiar with this situation: keeping track of all the principles, guidelines and requirements relating to the procurement process is ...

Ask almost any chief procurement officer (CPO), and, more than likely, they’ll shruggingly admit that procurement—that business-critical function of sourcing and paying for goods and services—is far ...

Can modernizing procurement give your company a competitive edge? In this article we’ll look at how to achieve the benefits of supplier enablement, orchestrating supply chain ecosystems and AI-driven ...

Artificial intelligence is everywhere these days. News media and advertising may leave you feeling pressured to join the crowd and be an early adopter. However, successful IT procurement involves ...

Lowe’s knows a thing or two about buying and selling, so it means something that the Mooresville, N.C., home improvement retailer established a procurement department to help its various divisions ...

Information Technology (IT) resources require an on-going investment of professional time, effort, and financial resources to perform acceptably over the lifecycle of the product. IT Asset Management ...

Enterprise CIOs and IT managers who want to revamp their procurement processes to align with the principles of the circular economy need to start by asking themselves whether it is possible for their ...

State officials should focus on collaboration and teamwork if they hope to create IT procurement processes capable of bringing innovation to their agencies, according to a new joint report. The report ...

Over time, the complexity of IT procurement has increased geometrically. In one dimension, the overall scope of IT expands constantly – businesses find new uses for data, demanding that they store, ...

The landscape of government and enterprise technology sourcing around the world is facing significant shifts due to policies introduced by the acting US President. While some of these changes were ...

As the CIO role becomes more about vendor management rather than ‘building things’, it is relevant to consider what things make for an effective IT procurement process. To be honest, there are lessons ...