by Ashley Torres | Nov 5, 2024 | News
Beginning November 20, local businesses can attend a virtual four-part training program that was specifically developed to provide guidance on joining the U-M supplier community. The university purchases a diverse range of goods and services to support its missions...
by Ashley Torres | Oct 30, 2024 | News
Nearly 500 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to learn more about the following topics: The Procurement Optimization Program. Trip—U-M’s new travel & expense AI assistant that recently launched on the Travel webpage. Chrome...
by Ashley Torres | Sep 11, 2024 | News
Ali Alrubaiee, AI application developer, joined the Procurement Services Business Enablement Team in May. Ali comes to us from U-M’s Information Technology Services Department, where he worked in Identity and Access Management. Ali graduated from U-M with a bachelor’s...
by Ashley Torres | Sep 11, 2024 | News
Procurement Services has partnered with JPMorgan Chase to offer a limited edition PCard and Travel Card that celebrates the football team’s 2023 National Championship. Why use a PCard or Travel Card? There are many benefits to using a PCard or Travel Card for...
by Ashley Torres | Sep 11, 2024 | News
You can easily determine if items added to your expense report are PCard or out-of-pocket reimbursement items. All PCard transactions in the expense report have a card icon next to the expense-type image. An expense report creator can also confirm if an item was...
by Ashley Torres | Sep 11, 2024 | News
Chrome River, U-M’s new expense reporting system, uses a one-approver-per person model, which aligns with expense reporting best practices. This approach allows organizations to: Establish clear responsibility, accountability, and consistency. Minimize fraud risk....
by Ashley Torres | Jul 24, 2024 | News
Over 500 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to learn more about the following topics: The Procurement Optimization Program. Chrome River—which is replacing Concur for expense reporting August 1. Quote-to-Order—a web-based portal...
by Ashley Torres | Jul 9, 2024 | News
The Office of Campus Sustainability will be hosting an Office Supply Reuse Garage “Sale” on July 11th & 12th. Members of the University of Michigan community as well as local non-profit organizations are invited to take gently used office supplies free...
by Ashley Torres | Jul 1, 2024 | News
We hope you’ll join us—virtually—on Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 10 to 11 a.m. ET, for our next Buying Blue Community of Practice event. We invite you to submit questions in advance related to the topics below using this form. Procurement Optimization Program—Tally...
by Ashley Torres | May 29, 2024 | News
Jenny Carr, intermediate procurement agent, joined the Procurement Services Technology Team in March. Jenny comes to us from Target, where she was an executive team leader for service and engagement. Jenny graduated from Central Michigan University with a bachelor’s...
