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The 4 Phases of Emergency Management: A Complete Guide for Facilities

Emergency management is the work of preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies that threaten people, property, and operations. It has three goals: reduce loss of life, minimize..

Safety procurement: cut safety supply costs while improving compliance

Cutting spend on safety supplies feels risky. Buy the cheapest gloves or respirators and you might fail an audit, or worse, someone gets hurt. Buy the fully compliant version and the invoice looks..

Should your company join a Group Purchasing Organization? A decision guide for mid-sized businesses

A Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) is worth joining when your company spends meaningfully on common, indirect categories such as office supplies, industrial supplies, Maintenance, Repair, and..

How healthcare, hospitality, and manufacturing companies use GPOs differently

A vertical group purchasing organization aggregates demand within a single industry; a horizontal GPO aggregates demand across industries for the indirect categories they hold in common. The..

How a GPO reduces costs without changing your existing suppliers

A group purchasing organization (GPO) lowers your indirect spend by moving your existing supplier accounts onto pricing it has already negotiated, so you keep the same vendors, the same products, and..

How rising oil prices are driving up your delivery costs and supplier pricing

Brent crude hit $138 per barrel on April 7, 2026. As of mid-May, it has settled around $108 to $110 per barrel, roughly $44 to $46 higher than the same time last year. The cause: military conflict in..

Category management in procurement: what it is and how it works

Procurement workloads climbed 10% in 2025 while procurement budgets rose just 1%, according to the Hackett Group 2025 Procurement Agenda Study. Category management in procurement is the discipline..

CenterPoint Group Acquires Prokuria to Bring AI-Powered Solutions to Group Purchasing

CenterPoint Group, a global leader in group purchasing and strategic procurement solutions, today announced the acquisition of Prokuria, an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven procurement..

Group Purchasing Organizations Explained: What They Are and How They Work

The US group purchasing organization industry generates $7.3 billion in annual revenue across 560 businesses (IBISWorld, 2025). Globally, the GPO services market is projected to grow by $2.05 billion..

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