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Purchasing Services actively supports and participates in supply chain related activities
sponsored by the following organizations. Purchasing Services staff member involvement
in organization specific activities is listed in each section.
- Procurement
Strategy Council (PSC)
The Procurement Strategy Council provides best practices research and executive education
to senior procurement executives at leading global corporations. Guided continuously by
member feedback, our mission is to increase the effectiveness of executives and their
enterprises by identifying and communicating the best strategies in the procurement arena.
The Procurement Strategy Council is a Supply Management Industry Business Partner for
Supply Chain Best Practices related
initiatives.
- National Association of Educational
Procurement (NAEP)
The National Association of Educational is the professional association dedicated to
serving higher education by providing those with purchasing responsibility with the
specialized information they must have. Its mission is to advocate the development,
exchange and practice of effective and ethical procurement principles and techniques
within the higher education and associated communities, through continuing education and
networking.
- Institute for Supply Management (ISM)
The Institute for Supply Management is the largest supply management association in the
world as well as one of the most respected. ISM's mission is to lead the supply management
profession through its standards of excellence, research, promotional activities, and
education. ISM's membership base includes more than 45,000 supply management professionals
with a network of domestic and international affiliated associations. ISM is a
not-for-profit association that provides opportunities for the promotion of the profession
and the expansion of professional skills and knowledge.
- Educational & Institutional
Cooperative Service (E&I)
The Educational & Institutional Cooperative Service is a not-for-profit buying
cooperative established by members of the National Association of Educational Procurement
(NAEP) to provide goods and services to members at the best possible value. The
Cooperative is owned by its membership of more than 1500 tax-exempt colleges, universities,
prep schools, hospitals, medical research institutions and hospital purchasing
organizations located throughout the United States.
Ralph Maier is a member of the
E&I Board of
Directors and Chair of the
Strategic
Sourcing Committee. David Staskin is responsible for coordinating Penn's collaborative
buying opportunities with E&I.
- National Association of
Purchasing and Payables (NAPP)
The National Association of Purchasing & Payables is an organization dedicated to
providing Purchasing and Payables Professionals and their technical colleagues with new
and innovative ideas for improving both the PO and AP functions. The NAPP seeks to
improve the critical interaction between the Purchasing and Payables disciplines and is
the only national organization that focuses on the entire requisition to payment and
reconciliation process.
- Oracle Applications Users Group (OAUG)
The Oracle Applications Users Group is a global association that provides Oracle users the
opportunity to enhance their productivity, maximize their investment and influence the
quality, usability and support of Oracle Applications. The OAUG is one of the software
industry's most successful user groups, and speaks with one voice for Oracle Applications
customers.
Vira Homick is a member of the Oracle Procurement Customer Advisory Council and Chair of
the Higher Education Special Interest
Group Procurement
Product Advisory Team.
- Oracle/PeopleSoft Higher Education User
Group (HEUG)
The Higher Education User Group provides a forum for colleges and university
representatives attending OAUG conferences to network and disucss issues related to Oracle
software applications and tools for meeting requirements unique to higher education. The
user group is dedicated to sharing ideas and solutions among its members and working
together as a strong advocate to Oracle for product enhancements critical to the higher
education community.
Vira Homick is a member of the HEUG Procurement
Product Advisory Group.
- Philadelphia Area Collegiate Cooperative (PACC)
The Philadelphia Area Collegiate Cooperative was formed as the result of an agreement
among representatives of local higher education purchasing officers to utilize cooperative
purchasing best practices to leverage combined buying power for our member institutions.
The PACC membership includes public and private institutions located in and around the
Philadelphia Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, & Chester
counties) area.
Purchasing Services staff members also participate in various Penn strategic
supplier "Customer Advisory Councils".
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