Join the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council today!

Effective immediately, any U-M employee can join the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council (SPLC), a non-profit organization that champions sustainable purchasing best practices.  One of SPLC’s main objectives is to support and recognize employees with purchasing...

Limited edition national championship PCard/Travel Card

Procurement Services has partnered with JPMorgan Chase to offer a limited edition PCard and Travel Card celebrating 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 business...

Quote-to-Order System updated

The Quote-to-Order (QTO) system has been updated to align with the revised Procurement SPG that went into effect in March. Since suppliers in the QTO system already hold University-Wide contracts that have already been competitively bid, there have been some notable...

Chrome River training available beginning in June

Beginning next month, Procurement Services  will be hosting a series of training sessions  to introduce Chrome River, U-M’s upgraded expense reporting system. The move to Chrome River, which is going live on August 1, 2024, was announced earlier this year.   To ensure...

New! Dedicated CTP agents for U-M and other CTP updates

Dedicated CTP Agents Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP), U-M’s designated travel partner, now has a team of travel agents dedicated to U-M. The U-M team, which started on March 11, is very familiar with university travel procedures. “The U-M team at CTP has five agents...

Sign up for the Travel Partner Engagement Program

The Travel Partner Engagement Program  allows units to share their travel-related recommendations and concerns with the U-M Travel Program Team.  During meetings, which are held on a regular basis, based on the unit’s needs, the Travel Program Team will: Review trends...