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UC Procurement
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April 2014
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Benefits of Managing the Supply Chain
In support of sustainability goals, UC Riverside's Logistic Support Services (LSS) team provides a full suite of services to enable more responsible use of resources. From using clean natural gas fueled vehicles to consolidation of small orders and cross-docking, UC Riverside's programs not only promote "GREEN" practices but also provide increased efficiency and value by managing the supply chain. Read more
Russ Lewis
Director, Materiel Management
UC Riverside
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 Sponsor's Corner
This month marks the departure of two key P200 Program leaders, Peter Taylor and Zoanne Nelson, whose vision and advocacy have been instrumental in helping us realize our goals and redirect more than $100M in annual benefit to date in support of the University's core missions. Join me in recognizing their tremendous contributions and thanking them for the solid foundation and visionary road map they helped shape, ensuring the program's continued success. Read more
Bill Cooper
Associate Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer
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 Building UC Commodity Centers of Excellence
We have reached two major milestones in our journey to establish virtual Centers of Excellence teams and creating an organizational model that leverages local talent, expertise and relationships to lead strategic sourcing and category management to benefit the entire UC system. Read more Justin Sullivan Strategic Sourcing Director |
Introducing the Client Technology Solutions Team
Building on the success of the virtual Centers of Excellence organization model, we are pleased to announce the formation of the Client Technology Solutions team at UC San Diego which integrates the Sourcing Technology and eCOE teams and is chartered to support the end to end source-to-settle technology implementations and best practices. Read more
Erin Riley
Information, Analytics & Systems Director
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Leveraging Technology to Realize Incremental Benefits
From temporary staffing forms to reverse auctions, find out how UC procurement teams are leveraging technology solutions to drive increased operational efficiency and incremental benefits. Read more
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Sharing Procurement Best Practices Beyond Borders
Recently, the UC San Diego procurement team hosted representatives from Qatar University to discuss procurement strategies and share best practices and key insights for implementation of eProcurement tools. Read more
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 Let's Name Our New Benefit Tracker Tool: Send Us Your Ideas!
Google, Yahoo!, Amazon...ever wonder how they came up with these names? Someone somewhere thought of them. Help us name our new Benefit Tracker Tool and how we track UC Procurement's contributions to the University's core missions and you would win $20. Read more
Erin Riley
Information, Analytics & Systems Director
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 Spend Analytics Update
We are excited to announce the Spend Analytics Phase 2 rollout to UCLA, UCR, UCM and UCOP will be live April 29th. The additional features in our Phase 2 implementation continues to refine and enhance the way spend data is tracked and reported across the UC. The enhancements not only increase our visibility into UC's spend and provide data-driven insights but also streamline operations. Read more
Todd Wirsching
Analytics & Reporting Manager
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| Apr 29 | Spend Analytics Phase 2 Go Live (UCLA, UCR, UCM, UCOP)
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May 7
| Procurement Management Board Onsite Meeting @ UCSB | | May 14 |
Procurement Leadership Council Onsite Meeting @ UCOP
| | May 14 | 30/30: Search Functions Tips & Tricks
| | May 20 | RFXtra: Recommend & Award | | May 28 | Quarterly Benefits Review |
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The next edition of the P200 newsletter will be sent June 6, 2014.
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