States, Districts Clicking Into Online-Purchasing Systems
Seeking to capitalize on the Internet’s retail and financial-management capabilities, more states and school districts are using online-purchasing systems to buy everything from No. 2 pencils to cleaning supplies.
Arizona, Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia are among the growing number of states that have moved—some boldly, some cautiously—to so-called e- procurement systems that supporters say save time and money and increase worker productivity. Such online systems may also integrate the state or school district’s purchasing system with its accounting and data systems, creating a seamless financial-management system.
"E-procurement is growing quickly," said Donna Beach, the research director of the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing, a nonprofit group based in Herndon, Va. "With the advent of the Internet, there’s a greater role being played [by e-purchasing]...
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