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Procurement Practices 2010
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APRIL 19, 2010 www.BTNonline.com
4 LETTERS TO OUR READERS 6 EBBING OF PROCUREMENT TIDE
Corporate use of procurement practices to manage travel is ebbing this year, but another wave of adoption looms.
10 REINING IN DISCIPLINARY MEASURES
Procurement professionals this year are less reliant on punitive mechanisms to control traveler behavior.
12 MANAGING DEMAND AND STRUCTURE
Executives this year are ratcheting up remote conferencing use and more restrictive pre-trip approval processes.
14 PLYING EVOLVING SERVICE METRICS
Buyers target key performance indicators and service-level agreements that impact bottom lines and take programs to new heights.
16 EVALUATING 2010’S TRAVEL OUTLOOK
While most professionals expect travel spending cutbacks to wane, prospects for a sweeping recovery remain uncertain.
18 | NEGOTIATING THE ROLE
Three procurement executives detail the economy’s effect on contract negotiations and procurement’s role in corporate travel management.
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