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Procurement Professionalism
Combine ethical procurement practices, communication skills, and relationship building to provide cost savings to government entities on all levels. The following articles, reports and white papers discuss best practices in Procurement Professionalism.
Articles
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When it comes to ensuring quality, ask and you shall receive 10/1/2008
In the August/September issue, J. Kevin Beardsley asserted that purchasing professionals need to be prepared to ask two pivotal “why” questions when driving change in their organizations. As Kevin poi...
NIGP members welcomed into the winner’s circle at awards luncheon 9/9/2008
With ears still ringing and hearts still racing after the social event at Lowe’s Motor Speedway the night before, more than 1,000 NIGP members gathered at the NIGP Annual Forum Business/Awards Luncheo...
Albert H. Hall Award: E. Ray Burnett 9/9/2008
E. Ray Burnett, CPPO, began his public service in 1979 and recently retired from the city of Kansas City as commissioner of purchasing and supplies. Prior to his appointment in Kansas City, Burnett se...
Pareto Award: City of St. Petersburg 9/9/2008
The Purchasing and Materials Management Department for the city of St. Petersburg, Fla., manages over $250 million in annual spend and issues approximately 45,000 purchases orders per year. The depart...
Purchasing Manager of the Year: Barbara R. Johnson 9/9/2008
Barbara R. Johnson, MPA, CPPO, CPPB, is manager, contract and procurement administration, at the Columbus (Ohio) Regional Airport Authority.
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White Papers
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Accenture Research on Procurement Performance Mastery 10/2/2007
In late 2006, Accenture launched a research project on “procurement mastery.” The goal was to quantitatively define procurement leadership and document what procurement leaders do differently.
