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Sustainability Practices in Hospitals
Sustainability focuses on the triple bottom line: economic, environmental, and social factors. A meta-analysis of the healthcare sector ...

Sustainability: A Case Study Example
In order to achieve sustainability, it is important to embed the concept into an organisation’s procurement activities. The Forward ...

Sustainable Procurement
INTRODUCTION Sustainability focuses on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet ...

Sustainable procurement and the link to ethics
Sustainable procurement is the practice of buying the products and services you need, achieving good value for money while also taking ...

Teamworking
What is it? Procurement managers work within cross-functional teams and are increasingly expected to lead them. They therefore need to ...

Terms & Conditions
Contractual terms, and specifically terms and conditions, exist to manage the risk for the buyer. There is a rule book setting out how ...

Testing the integrity of your suppliers
Your organisation’s audit of supplier performance gives an opportunity to find out more about the risk of fraud in your supply chain . ...

The 5 rights of procurement
The 5 rights of procurement Procurement includes all the activities you need to buy products and services for your organisation. It can ...

The Application of the Risk Management Cycle
This animation looks at the fascinating journey of how insecticidal nets are transported from the manufacturer to the homes of millions ...

The Benefits of Category Management
Lucy Mason, Strategic Procurement Manager for the Department of Health and Social Care in the UK, talks us through the benefits of ...

The Evaluation Process
What is it The Evaluation Process is the procedure by which a qualified evaluation panel receives, opens and evaluates the requested ...

The Generic Tendering Process
When you buy products and services for your organisation, it is better to be able to choose from a number of suppliers. This way you ...