To improve management of its procurement process, the Defense Department plans to create an automated system for collecting data on services purchased from contractors, a department official announced ...

ooner or later, all major business application system projects face a daunting challenge-integrating the processes of organizations that often have vastly different cultures and priorities. Many of ...

This story originally appeared in Automotive News. Relationships between automakers and suppliers have been put to the test in recent months as parts makers feel intense financial pressure from ...

Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., says automated procurement systems, contract bundling and online auctions favor large contractors, which now dominate the market. Several emerging acquisition techniques, ...

Self-funding models for e-procurement seemed like a grand idea for budget-strapped purchasing departments: The private sector would foot the bill while the public sector got itself an automated ...

A jury in Seattle awarded Amazon $3.6 million after the tech giant sued a vendor for manipulating its automated ordering system and refusing to accept return of its own products. Amazon filed a ...

Most fleets know everything about their equipment, drivers, customers, routing, and shop operation. At a granular level, they know exactly what is going on in those areas and they use data analytics ...