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Procurement vs Purchasing: Key Differences, Workflows, and Enterprise Risks

ivalua

JUNE 5, 2025

Purchasing is a tactical subset of procurement focused on the actual buying process. This broader view of procurement is critical for long-term success and aligns purchasing decisions with business goals. What is Purchasing? It begins once a supplier has been selected and pricing has been agreed upon.

Purchasing

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Friday Flash 04/04/2025

The Coalition for Government Procurement

APRIL 3, 2025

These MAS adjustments will allow the Federal Acquistion Service (FAS) to streamline the buying process, provide access to competitive pricing and quality products and services, and minimize the time that agency customers will need to make buying decisions, said FAS Commissioner Josh Gruenbaum in an email statement to Federal News Network.

Professional Services

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Everyone, including top leaders, need to be on-board when agencies install new technology

American City & Country

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Witt says government agencies need to examine and evaluate the entire buying process from purchase to implementation. He says buying teams should consider aspects such as foundational infrastructure that are required for implementation, training needs, and maintenance expectations.

Total Cost of Ownership

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Landscape maintenance supplies and equipment are often near the top of local government shopping lists

American City & Country

AUGUST 27, 2024

He points out that these requirements can add time to the buying process. He advises: “Start the purchasing process with bidding services from distributors like SiteOne to help expedite the process.”

Government

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O-I Glass selects Ivalua to streamline its Global Direct and Indirect Source-to-Pay Processes

ivalua

AUGUST 17, 2022

O-I Glass has chosen Ivalua after assessing technology and process gaps related to strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, category management, vendor quality, sustainability, and compliance. Additionally, O-I Glass intends to provide an optimized buying process with catalogues, guided buying, and an Amazon-like user experience.

Buying Process

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Let’s Go Shopping for a Cloud Solution

GovLoop

JULY 17, 2023

As more and more agencies plan on boosting their spending to move more of their data to cloud, they’re discovering that navigating the tech buying process can be overwhelming. It’s time to reduce the complexity of shopping for a cloud solution.

Buying Process

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GSA’s FAS streamlining federal procurement by updating GSA Advantage, improving UX, reducing PALT

Federal News Network

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Basically this streamlines for purchase card holders the buying process to access commercial online marketplaces,” Lee said. . “One is our recent award of the Commercial Platforms program, which is like the second generation of the program.

Procurement

Procurement Purchasing Price Negotiation

Ivalua Further Grows its Procurement Solution Business in Canada

ivalua

APRIL 11, 2022

Canadian-based TELUS implements Ivalua’s EPS solution to digitize the entire end-user buying process.

Procurement

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Beyond Redacting Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants

Extract Systems

AUGUST 6, 2024

While these covenants aren’t enforceable, they are painful and often surprising reminders that can come up during the home buying process. Over the past several years, there have been a number of initiatives aimed at removing discriminatory restrictive covenants from land records.

Buying Process

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The Public Procurement Glossary

Tracker Intelligence

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Market Research & Planning This step ensures the buying process follows rules like the Government Procurement Agreement , especially in international trade. The Lifecycle Of Public Procurement Identifying the Need Before anything is bought, public bodies figure out whats needed and why.

Public Procurement

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Evaluate the Options: Vendor Networks

Procureware

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

On the downside, you will not have full control over the buying process or vendor qualification criteria. If the lead agency that negotiates the contract has more experience than your organization, you can benefit from their expertise. And the pricing under these contracts may not be the absolute lowest.

Evaluation

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OMB gives agencies new considerations when buying AI

Federal News Network

OCTOBER 3, 2024

“Acquisition of AI presents some novel challenges, even though in some respects, much of the acquisition is similar to purchases of software without AI,” Miller said.

Inventory

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Ivalua Sees Accelerating Momentum with Another Record Year in 2018

ivalua

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

The user experience was elevated through features such as an intuitive guided buying process. Several major releases included a broad set of innovations to deliver more value to customers and help them thrive in today’s rapidly evolving and uncertain market, featuring Brexit, new regulations and a dynamic tariff environment.

Supply Chain

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GSA to cut 577 schedule vendors, 31 SINs

Federal News Network

MARCH 27, 2025

In all, Federal News Network has learned that GSA expects to save more than $15 million a year through these and other consolidation efforts, which are part of several ongoing initiatives GSA is pursuing to consolidate and make the schedules program more efficient.

Thresholds

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Procurement vs Purchasing: Key Differences, Workflows, and Enterprise Risks

Friday Flash 04/04/2025

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Everyone, including top leaders, need to be on-board when agencies install new technology

Landscape maintenance supplies and equipment are often near the top of local government shopping lists

O-I Glass selects Ivalua to streamline its Global Direct and Indirect Source-to-Pay Processes

Let’s Go Shopping for a Cloud Solution

GSA’s FAS streamlining federal procurement by updating GSA Advantage, improving UX, reducing PALT

Ivalua Further Grows its Procurement Solution Business in Canada

Beyond Redacting Discriminatory Restrictive Covenants

The Public Procurement Glossary

Evaluate the Options: Vendor Networks

OMB gives agencies new considerations when buying AI

Ivalua Sees Accelerating Momentum with Another Record Year in 2018

GSA to cut 577 schedule vendors, 31 SINs

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