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[Whitepaper] How Finance Benefits from Online Vendor Management
[Whitepaper] How Finance Benefits from Online Vendor Management In the world of Finance, purchasing is one the easiest and more immediate ways to help your organization be more efficient. In fact, implementing an online vendor management system will save both hard and...
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[Whitepaper] 7 Hidden Costs of Public Purchasing
[Whitepaper] 7 Hidden Costs of Public Purchasing Effective and efficient public purchasing comes with its inherent costs, so it’s important to avoid the preventable ones when possible. That’s where a good vendor management platform comes in. With high quality vendor...
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Schools and Local Governments Should Share Their Vendor Lists
Schools and Local Governments Should Share Their Vendor Lists Schools and local governments frequently work with many of the same vendors and have similar procurement services needs. Therefore, it follows that the two share their vendor lists with one another....
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Web-based Business Apps can Compensate for Staff Reductions (and Get You Ahead!)
Web-based Business Apps can Compensate for Staff Reductions (and Get You Ahead!) Many organizations and businesses are facing the reality of maintaining production and efficiency levels despite significant reductions in staff. Thankfully, web-based business apps can...
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What can Local Governments Learn From SaaS Companies?
What Can Local Governments Learn From SaaS Companies? A SaaS (Software as a Service) company is a company that hosts software applications, making them available to customers over the internet. The idea behind a SaaS company is that the software being used resides on...
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10 Hacks for Researching Vendors When You Have Little Time
10 Hacks for Researching Vendors When You Have Little Time A national survey recently found that finding time to research vendors is the #1 challenge faced by busy purchasing professionals.* Though finding the right vendor for your organization is...
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Vendor Management Glossary
Vendor Management Glossary Bidding: “An offer (often competitive) to set a price by an individual or business for a product or service or a demand that something be done. Bidding is used to determine the cost or value of something.” Ex: The contractor bid...
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5 Vendor Management Challenges
[Guide] 5 Vendor Management Challenges Faced By Purchasing Professionals Chances are, you’ve heard at a purchasing association meeting or from a peer in the local government space about solutions that help purchasers manage vendors online. These types of solutions are...
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December Purchaser of the Month
Purchaser of the Month Vendor Registry’s 2017 Purchasers of the Month come from agencies that have been our partners for nearly two years or more. Together these individuals have more than 55 years of combined experience in public procurement and offer valuable...
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Stand Out from the Competition
Stand Out from the Competition Taking some time during the holiday season to show local governments gratitude can really set you apart from your competitors. There are many ways to demonstrate gratitude toward past customers and even set the stage for welcoming...
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