Purchasing and procurement information resources are easy to come by, so take advantage of one of the many information sources to improve and streamline your purchasing and procurement procedures.

Finding basic procurement information can be simple. For example, for those looking to determine what is purchasing and procurement would find out that it is the action of acquiring materials, property or services for a company. The person doing the procurement works at an operational level to secure the purchasing, contracting, and negotiating direct with the supplier.

To make the most of purchasing and procurement information resources available to you:

1. Start with portal purchasing and procurement information. Look at the many broad sites that let you research by state or by topic.

2. Add publications to your list of purchasing and procurement information resources.

3. Consider the use of software to help you with your purchasing and procurement needs.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Look for general purchasing & procurement information

Begin your search by covering your bases with basic purchasing & procurement information. Use broader portals to see the many resources available, and look up services by state as well.

I recommend: See what purchasing and procurement information you can find on the benefits of purchasing ENERGY STAR-qualified products. Check out the portal of purchasing and procurement resources from AllBusiness.com. Find listings of purchasing & procurement agencies by state through SHG Resources. Take a look at the procurement and purchasing information from BNET.

Find out purchasing information on available software options

Learn about purchasing & procurement methods available through using the latest PC or web based software.

I recommend: Take a look at the purchasing software and procurement solutions and services available through Puridiom. Look at the RSS headlines feeds while you check out the Web eProcurement Software from Mikrofax. Create your next purchase order through PMX's Purchasing Management Software available through Bellwether Software. Capterra offers you a procurement software portal to find a wide variety of procurement software solutions.

Use publications for purchasing & procurement information

Sing up for one of the many free magazines, journals and other publications to further your purchasing and procurement knowledge.

I recommend: Sign up for a free subscription to Purchasing magazine. Through their site you can also sign up for a free price supply alert eNewsletter as well. TradePub.com gives you a wide variety of purchasing and procurement resources.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Web based purchasing and procurement software lets you handle all of your purchasing and procurement needs directly online through fully hosted complete purchase-to-pay web based sites. This type of software is generally quite flexible.