Purchasing and Procurement Publications

Find practical solutions, news, trends and research with purchasing and procurement publications

In the world of purchasing and procurement, change happens quickly, so keep up to speed with information from publications on procurement and purchasing. Building your procurement knowledge base will give you a definite advantage over your competition. Even if you don't always have the answers to procurement-related questions, you'll know where you can find them when you become more familiar with the many publications on purchasing and procurement available.

You'll find procurement and purchasing publications that cover general policies and procedures, as well as purchasing and procurement reference material that deals with specific industries. As you search for purchasing and procurement publications that deliver industry news and information you need, consider the following sources:

1. Subscribe to online or print procurement magazines.

2. Download or order journals on purchasing and procurement.

3. Use other purchasing and procurement publications to find specific information.

Subscribe to purchasing and procurement magazines for current information and trends

Only a click away, online magazines provide a great resource tool for continued professional education as well as quick references when you build presentations for new suppliers and clients. Keep print magazines on a side table in your office for guests and for yourself when you just want to do a little extra reading.

Use journals on procurement to study issues in greater depth

Procurement journals will prove useful to you when you want to dig deeper into a particular aspect of the industry.
Journal of Public Procurement, published four times a year. The peer-reviewed JoPP publishes manuscripts covering all areas of government procurement, and if it interests you, they welcome unsolicited manuscripts from any source. Subscribe to the online Educational Procurement Journal put out by the National Association of Educational Procurement. Founded in the 1920s, the nonprofit NAEP dedicates itself to purchasing officers in the higher education industry. If you want to keep up with procurement issues on a global scale, check out the International Journal of Procurement Management, which you can order in print or online format. Published quarterly, the IJPM focuses on procurement resources and the implications of purchasing and supply management functions on productivity and competitiveness in the global arena.

Explore other purchasing and procurement publications for quick answers

Whether you just want to read white papers or specific articles on procurement or purchasing, you'll find plenty of publications to keep you busy.

• Besides researching topics and keeping up with industry news and trends, study purchasing and procurement publications to find new networking opportunities, potential clients and new suppliers.

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