Cost Saving Methods in Procurement: Practical Ideas for Education Buyers

Explore 10 cost saving methods in procurement that help education buyers reduce costs, improve efficiency, and capture greater economic value.
Cost Savings vs Cost Avoidance: How to Classify Procurement Value

Understand cost avoidance vs. cost savings and the role cost avoidance plays in evaluating procurement contracts to realize greater gains.
How to Calculate and Measure Procurement Savings

Learn how to calculate cost savings, establish procurement baselines, measure realized savings, and build more effective procurement KPIs.
Tracking and Validating Procurement Savings: From Spreadsheet to System
Learn how a procurement savings dashboard can track realized value, validate savings, and improve procurement reporting.
Procurement Cost Savings in Education: Strategies, Benchmarks, and How to Prove Them

Explore procurement cost savings strategies, benchmarks, ways education institutions can prove realized value, and how cooperative contract lower costs.
What Is an ACH Payment? A Guide for Education Business Offices

Learn what is ACH payment, how long transfers take, ACH debit vs. credit, and how higher education business offices use ACH payment methods.
How to Fix the Expense Report Process at Your Institution

Improve the expense report process with clearer policies, faster approvals, better documentation, and automated reimbursement workflows.
What Is a Ghost Card? A Secure Payment Option for Campus Departments

Learn what is a ghost card, how it works, how it differs from virtual cards, and how colleges can use it for secure department purchasing.
Corporate Travel Cards for Higher Education: Managing T&E Without the Paperwork

Learn how a corporate travel card (T&E card) can help academic institutions manage travel spending, enforce policy, and reduce reimbursement paperwork.
Expense Management for Education: The Complete Guide to Controlling Campus Spend

Learn expense management best practices to help control campus spending, streamline reimbursements, enforce policies, and improve visibility.