{"id":2750,"date":"2009-10-22T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2009-10-22T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/2009\/10\/22\/purchasing-vs-procurement-there-is-no-official-distinction-get-over-it-already\/"},"modified":"2023-06-24T10:03:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-24T14:03:01","slug":"purchasing-vs-procurement-there-is-no-official-distinction-get-over-it-already","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certitrek.com\/nlpa\/blog\/purchasing-vs-procurement-there-is-no-official-distinction-get-over-it-already\/","title":{"rendered":"Purchasing vs. Procurement:  There Is No Official Distinction&#8230;Get Over It Already!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all have pet peeves, right?<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t miss updates on Procurement &amp; Supply Chain, Subscribe here!<\/p>\n<p>Well, one of mine is the fact that our profession uses different terms to describe the same thing. And a bigger one is when people try to \u201ceducate\u201d their peers about the differences between these terms when there really isn\u2019t a difference.<\/p>\n<p>One of those examples is the use of \u201cpurchasing\u201d and \u201cprocurement.\u201d Look, these two terms refer to the same thing. Don\u2019t kid yourself into thinking otherwise. (<a href=\"https:\/\/costhack.com\/diazepam-online\/\">diazepam<\/a>) <\/p>\n<p>I got drawn into a debate on the topic on Ariba\u2019s \u201cStrategic Sourcing &amp; Procurement\u201d LinkedIn Group. Whether or not you agree with me, I think that there are some really frank comments in the thread.<\/p>\n<p>But don\u2019t spend too much time there\u2026it\u2019s such a silly debate when there are so many other value-added things that procurement\/purchasing professionals like you could be thinking about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have pet peeves, right? 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