by Kateri Eisenhut | Jan 30, 2024 | News
The Find Products & Services search tool on the Procurement Services website has a new, more user-friendly design that offers a variety of benefits to visitors. Among other things, the new tool now: Filters results by product/service categories, community impact...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jan 30, 2024 | News
Jeff Price, procurement agent senior, joined the Print and Professional Services Team in December. Jeff comes to us from Vericast/Valassis Communications, Inc., where he worked in various media buying and management roles, including his most recent position as senior...
by Kate Balzer | Jan 24, 2024 | News
More than 600 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to hear presentations on the following topics: U-M’s upcoming bid threshold change and the Procurement Optimization Program. The sole source justification (SSJ) process and how the new...
by Kate Balzer | Jan 23, 2024 | News
Procurement Services is partnering with the Shared Services Center (SSC) to upgrade U-M’s expense reporting system to a new software solution called Chrome River, with a targeted go-live date of August 1, 2024. The current expense reporting system, Concur, will be retired on September 30, 2024
by Kateri Eisenhut | Jan 9, 2024 | News
Register to attend our next Buying Blue Community of Practice event, which will be held—virtually—on Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 1 to 2 p.m. ET. Questions related to the topics below may be submitted in advance via this form. Procurement Optimization...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Dec 12, 2023 | News
Expense reports generally go through a multi-layered approval process during which the report will either be approved or sent back for revision. Common reasons why expense reports are returned include: Incorrect per diem Incorrect location—Claiming, for example, per...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Dec 5, 2023 | News
The university’s contract with Xerox is based on cost per page with no separate equipment lease fees. Because print and copy volumes have dropped significantly across U-M, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become necessary for Xerox to add a $30...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Dec 5, 2023 | News
Kate Balzer, change manager, joined the Service Delivery Team in September. She comes to us from the Michigan Medicine Office of Patient Experience where she worked as a senior project manager. Kate graduated from the University of Michigan with a BS in organizational...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Nov 3, 2023 | News
Over 400 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar in late October to hear presentations on the following topics: U-M’s upcoming bid threshold change and how Procurement Services is beginning to transform its teams, processes, and...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Oct 26, 2023 | News
On October 23, 2023, the U.S. State Department issued a Worldwide Caution, due to increased tensions in various locations around the world. The advisory states there is a potential for terrorist attacks, demonstrations, or violent actions against U.S. citizens and...
