by Ashley Torres | Nov 11, 2024 | News
In recognition of Veterans Day, Procurement Services is highlighting veteran-owned suppliers that do business with U-M and our employees who served in the military. Veteran-owned businesses not only offer valuable products and services to our community, but also...
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 Kateri Eisenhut | Oct 22, 2024 | News
As a part of our ongoing effort to make purchasing goods and services easier and faster for the U-M community, we’re improving the user experience in Jaggaer (M-Marketsite), the university’s procure-to-pay system. This initiative is one component of the Procurement...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Oct 9, 2024 | News
Procurement Services Social Impact team is pleased to announce the launch of a new Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for the U-M buying community, Supplier.io’s Supplier Explorer portal. With over 6 million diverse and sustainable suppliers, and the most accurate...
by Kateri Eisenhut | Sep 11, 2024 | News
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your support during our recent transition from Concur to Chrome River. Below is some important information about the upcoming retirement of Concur and a number of new resources to help you use Chrome River more efficiently: Retiring...
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....
