Creating value doesn't end as soon as you join a group purchasing organization. There are still steps your business can take to contribute to your value, even after a GPO has begun to manage a category. 

Why data is so critical? What can you do to start your journey to data enrichment? Timely and detailed inventory data can make a world of difference within your organization, found out how...

MRO distributors are changing the way they operate. By expanding their product line, they are diversifying their portfolios and blurring the traditional lines between their businesses.

Everyday we see less and less paper in our offices. As technology continues to advance, the use of paper and related products are dwindling. Companies are forced to make sizable changes to adapt their business.

At the 2017 CoVest Member Meeting, a representative from HON spoke to our members about the rapidly changing workplace. The physical change we have seen to the average office in the last couple of decades can be attributed to 9 factors.

In our recent whitepaper entitled Keys to Success in Conducting a Request for Proposal Process, we covered the full range of activities in the Request for Proposal (RFP) process including negotiations. Now we'll dives further into the negotiations process, quite possibly the most critical step towards creating successful supplier relationships.

Now that cyberspace is the primary arena in which we protect information, it's important that you properly secure your network from invaders. 

It's no secret, group purchasing organizations are beneficial to every procurement leader and their  sourcing strategies. CoVest's strategic partner, A.T. Kearney has given five compelling reasons why.