TRUSTED BY MANY ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS





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Disjointed requisition and approval processes, a lack of cross-departmental collaboration, and minimal transparency make schools and universities particularly vulnerable to spending waste. Eliminate these challenges with a centralized education procurement system.

Spend More Time Educating, Not Sourcing Materials
Save time by eliminating internal bottlenecks caused by manual processes

Improve Collaboration and Expand Spend Visibility
Gain 100% spend visibility across all departments

Eliminate Maverick Spending and Reduce Costs
Establish a custom approval process that prevents rouge purchases
PROCUREMENT CHALLENGES FOR ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS
With so many departments operating at the same institution, all with different procurement requirements, the need for improved supply chain solutions and processes has never been greater. Mandates often require staff to purchase the cheapest materials possible.
91% of spending goes to top 20% of vendors
Educators often purchase from the same vendor every time so they can get back into the classroom.
Source: National Association of Educational Procurement
Tunnel-Vision Spending
Due to time constraints, little effort goes into finding the best materials, from the best vendors, at the best price.
38% of purchases made with pCards
The lack of cohesive sourcing approval processes plagues universities and schools.
Source: National Association of Educational Procurement
Maverick Spending Runs Rampant
When department heads can order supplies on their purchasing cards, internal organization goes out the window, while spending becomes impossible to track.
45% of spending in institutional silos
Universities can team up and reduce costs by ordering together. Most do not.
Source: National Association of Educational Procurement
Poor Collaboration Plagues the System
It’s a clear sign that educators are constantly pressed for time and need ways to lighten the load.
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SOLVING THE EDUCATION PROCUREMENT CHALLENGE
Tradogram’s e-procurement software addresses all the pain points above and more. By automating and streamlining every step in the procurement process, we liberate educators to focus their time where it’s needed most.
Quickly Find the Best Supplies at the Best Prices
Manage your suppliers with supplier evaluation scorecards and only deal with the best vendors.
Strategic sourcing management features allow you to negotiate with suppliers for better prices.
Budget management and cost forecasting analysis tools prevent overspending.


Reign in Maverick Spending with Ease
Role-based user permissions let you decide who can actually purchase and who can submit a request.
Approval workflows automatically send purchase requisition orders to specified decision-makers.
An item master catalog provides full transparency into requisitions, minimizing the possibility that two departments are double-ordering.
Collaboration Tools Eliminate Guesswork
Procurement collaboration features, like instant messaging, let users communicate in real-time through the system.
Purchase requisition capabilities combine an unlimited number of items in a single order to achieve economies of scale.
Contract management tools eliminate off-contract spending by directing all orders through established purchasing protocols.

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