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Consortium buying: best practices for local government implementations.
Government Finance Review
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February 01, 2007 |
Mercer, Monte; Kaplan, Alex |
COPYRIGHT 2007 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright
Consortium buying has been a hot topic among local governments of all sizes for more than a decade, but few have implemented successfully the concept beyond group purchasing initiatives. Yet, when faced with limited budgets and a costly upgrade for their existing business systems, three Texas cities--Arlington, Carrolton and Grand Prairie--decided to address their common technology needs with a consortium strategy By agreeing to buy and share the same business software, the cities determined they could purchase and operate technology collectively that they could not afford on their own.
The three cities approached the North Central Texas Council of Governments ...
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