Goal-setting is usually is a key element of sound business practices. So it figures that much of what you do is about aiming for and fulfilling goals, from your budget to on-time deliveries to customer satisfaction.

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Tags: budget, customer, deliveries, metrics, procurement, purchasing, suppliers

Even if your budgeting process isn’t keyed to a year-end cycle, there still lasting and significant impacts on day-to-day Procurement and Purchasing operations.

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Tags: budget, procurement, purchasing

Public sector procurement pros are doing the best they can to follow “best practices,” so they’re aware of where they’re falling short

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Tags: budget, green supply chain, procurement, survey