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Green Purchasing Includes
- Buying less hazardous products to reduce regulatory liability, improve workers' safety, and lower disposal costs
- Constructing, designing, and maintaining buildings with energy-efficient and water-conserving products that can save money
- Selecting products that are reusable, refillable, and more durable or repairable. This creates less waste and is more cost-effective than disposable or single-use products in the long run
- Buying recycled products – products made with recycled content –and creating market demand for recyclable materials
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Purchasing - Supply Chain Solutions News
Supply chain solutions channel covers procurement software and supply chain software including supplier relationship management (SRM), e-sourcing, e-procurement, e-auctions, product lifecycle management (PLM), spend analysis, transportation management systems (TMS) and purchasing cards |
| 12/11/2008 02:41 PM |
| December issue of Purchasing now available |
The December issue of Purchasing is now available online exclusively at Purchasing.com. Check out the online table of contents now to read more than 70 feature and news stories.
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| 12/11/2008 03:00 AM |
| Black Belt Negotiators |
True stories of business collaboration
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| 12/11/2008 03:00 AM |
| Steel manufacturer streamlines document management |
The advent of Sarbanes-Oxley made a strong case for document management. Companies quickly learned they need to have documents ready at hand in the event of an audit. Still the entire concept of document management to many corporations remains somewhat nebulous—even as multi-function device manufacturers integrate features to make the process more intuitive, often enough purchase orders a...
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| 12/11/2008 03:00 AM |
| Pfizer's procurement provides 12 tips for reverse auction success |
When it comes to online reverse auctions, some users may think their success depends solely on the technology. But not Samuel Dowell. The senior director of worldwide procurement for New York-based Pfizer has been conducting what he views as successful reverse auctions for more than four years and agrees technology is important, but says the "people issues"—both on the internal customer s...
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| 12/02/2008 03:00 AM |
| Upcoming Webcast: Tips on managing the travel and meetings spend |
Andrew Bartolini, vice president and group director for global supply management research at AberdeenGroup, will discuss how to integrqte procurement, corporate travel and meetings management to find hidden profits
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