August 2008
Fuel for thought
P-cards, collared futures purchases, carefully timed fuel procurements, hedging – these are some of the tactics that public-sector purchasers are using in the face of skyrocketing energy prices....
Going green ... cooperatively
Purchasing volume drives down costs. The easiest way to increase purchasing volume is by collaborating with other like-minded organizations. These two...
Brunette proud to serve the profession that chose her
With this in mind, Go Pro is proud to feature Micheline Brunette, a procurement colleague who has served as a role model within the profession for many...
NIGP members welcomed into the winners circle at awards luncheon
In keeping with Forums racing theme, the two-hour event featured a number of moving moments for award winners and their colleagues. Throughout the proceedings,...
Albert H. Hall Award: E. Ray Burnett
Burnetts resume includes a long list of professional contributions and awards, including an NIGP Distinguished Service Award in 1999 and the Presidential...
Pareto Award: City of St. Petersburg
Department Director Louis S. Moore, CPPO, CPPB, who accepted the award on behalf of the 19 employees in the department, was quick to share the credit...
Purchasing Manager of the Year: Barbara R. Johnson
Johnson participated on a team that created a vendor-validation process for the Columbus Regional Airport Authority and led the team that developed and...
Buyer of the Year: Gayle S. Blankenship
Blankenship represents the Central Ohio Organization of Public Purchasers Chapter of NIGP. Winning this award is such an honor, Blankenship told Go Pro...
2008 Innovations and Best Practices Awards
These visionary change agents were recognized through NIGPs 2008 Innovations and Best Practices competition: NIGP Innovations Award, Process Management...
REPRISE: Vision. Drive. Winners Circle.
Day-to-day, we focus on immediate tasks and the obligations put upon us by virtue of our professional roles. As dedicated professionals, we strive to...
Five out of four customers said be wary of numbers
Dont worry: This is not going to be an article on math. Im not going to tell you that addition of positive integers is commutative (whatever that means),...
You had to ask
The first question often is spurred by a course of action that has been proposed to create change. This question, which tends to linger throughout the...
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