by Ashley Torres | Jun 11, 2025 | News
The Travel Program Team has engaged in many valuable discussions following the Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP) airfare booking requirement policy change. Understandably, this change has been met with some uncertainty. While the announcement has prompted thoughtful...
by Ashley Torres | May 14, 2025 | News
With the Ann Arbor Art Fair set to take place from July 17-19, the U-M community is encouraged to anticipate delivery delays during this period. The event significantly increases local traffic and city visitor volumes, which can impact the receipt of goods on Central...
by Ashley Torres | May 14, 2025 | News
eShipGlobal, a comprehensive shipping platform, is now available to the U-M community. This new service has a variety of benefits for users, including: The ability to compare shipping costs between carriers with UM-contracted pricing. Built-in compliance review for...
by Kate Balzer | May 13, 2025 | News
On May 5, U-M launched a new centralized Amazon Business account for university purchasing activity. This new account is a university-wide approved method to purchase items not currently available in U-M’s Marketsite+ catalogs, and enables the university to leverage...
by Ashley Torres | Apr 22, 2025 | News
Over 700 people attended the latest Buying Blue Community of Practice webinar to learn more about the following topics: The Procurement Optimization Program. CTP–Requirement to use CTP for UM-related flights coming July 1 Federal impacts–how Procurement Services is...
by Kelli Szczepanski | Apr 20, 2025 | News
As part of our ongoing commitment to making purchasing the goods and services you need to support teaching, research, and patient care at U-M both convenient and cost effective, we’re implementing a series of enhancements over the next two years to streamline our...
by Kate Balzer | Apr 7, 2025 | News
As you may know, shipping via UPS at U-M is done under a contract administered by the state of Michigan. While U-M is not required to use this contract, our past analyses have shown it to be the most cost-effective option. UPS, however, is streamlining its contracting...
by Ashley Torres | Apr 2, 2025 | News
Register to attend our next Buying Blue Community of Practice event, which will be held—virtually—on Thursday April 17, 2025, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. ET. Questions related to the topics below may be submitted in advance via this form. Procurement Optimization...
by Kate Balzer | Mar 6, 2025 | News
Registration is now open for the 2025 Conference on Sustainable Food Procurement by Institutions. The event, which is presented by MDining, is taking place April 21 to 23 on the U-M Ann Arbor campus and brings together dining directors, foodservice suppliers,...
by Ashley Torres | Feb 5, 2025 | News
U-M employees sometimes ask about the differences in airfare pricing between Lightning and airline websites. Some even compare the two to determine if using Collegiate Travel Planners (CTP), U-M’s designated travel partner, is worth it from a pricing standpoint. ...
