Article: Public ends, private means; strategic purchasing of health services.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

Article: Strategic purchasing cuts costs 25% at ...
Purchasing;  September 20, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... Dietmar Dresp, vice president of strategic purchasing. "At that time, there was no strategic purchasing organization. There were no synergies ... 1997, his job was to form the strategic purchasing organization that he now heads ...

Article: An Empirical Study of the Relationships among Purchasing Skills ...
Journal of Supply Chain Management;  June 22, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... purchasing skills are related to strategic purchasing, a firm's financial performance ... purchasing skills were related to strategic purchasing, a firm's financial performance ... relationships between purchasing skills and strategic purchasing, purchasing skills and a firm ...

Article: 28% Of European Enterprises Do Not Have A Strategic ...
M2 Presswire;  June 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... European Enterprises Do Not Have A Strategic Purchasing Programme In Place; Aberdeen Group ... as many as 28% do not have a strategic purchasing programme in place due to lack of ... those questioned have had a formal strategic purchasing programme in place for over 12 months ...

Article: Censeo Consulting Group to Run Marine Corps Commodity Councils as ...
PR Newswire;  June 20, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... commodity councils as part of its Strategic Purchasing Initiative. The goal of the Strategic Purchasing Initiative is to apply proven strategic ... this transformational effort. The Strategic Purchasing Initiative Commodity Councils promise ...

Article: Strategic purchasing proves vital
Supply Management;  March 23, 2000 ;     660 words ... ... Scotland branch's annual seminar last month was clear: strategic purchasing is absolutely crucial. Chaired by Melinda Johnson ... the concerns of top management. She related these to strategic purchasing and to the profession's overall contribution to a company ...

Article: Professional Veterinary Products, Ltd. Selects Evant Software to ...
PR Newswire;  March 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... and equipment. In an effort to further optimize its strategic purchasing decisions, the company sought a way to better leverage ... the most strategic decisions. "Through improving our strategic purchasing process, we can both increase customer service and decrease ...

Article: Solectron prepares for the upturn: Solectron is centralizing its ...
Purchasing;  October 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... contract manufacturer (CM) has implemented a number of strategic purchasing and supplier management initiatives designed to improve ... performance among others. To put in those processes, strategic purchasing was restructured becoming more centralized. "Strategic ...