Themission of Procurement, a department within Procurement Services, is to directly support RISD's educational, environmental and administrative needs. We are dedicated to assisting the college community with the timely and cost-effective procurement of goods and services through the negotiation of special pricing agreements, terms and negotiated contracts. A centralized procurement process, with competitive bidding, maximizes the college's leverage and purchasing power, ensuring best value for end users.
Procurement also oversees the Procurement Card program and the Travel Management Program. Please see the appropriate links for more information about how to obtain RISD travel rates and links to partner travel agencies.
When deemed necessary by their department, faculty and staff members have the ability to apply for RISD issued credit cards. RISD offers a purchasing card for goods and services and/or a travel and entertainment card.
Thank you to everyone for making the transition to Show-Me Shop as smooth as it has been. One topic that is often brought up to us in Procurement Services is "Why are we making this transition to Show-Me Shop?"
This innovative business process offers the most efficient cost effective mechanism for ordering commonly purchased goods, and has saved the University over $8.1 million as of December 2009 with an additional savings in excess of $502,000 in processing costs. A statistically relevant study identifying the average transaction costs of a Show-Me Shop (SMS) order was just completed and the results are impressive. Krista Young from the UMKC office led a team effort including representation from all campuses in this study and found that the average processing costs of a SMS order ranged from $8.29 - $4.89. The average cost from all participants in the study was $7.06. This is a significant process savings compared with a cost of approximately $20 for a P-card transaction. The following shows the P-card steps eliminated in the SMS process.
Process savings is only one of the important reasons why this transition is important. Moving purchase transactions into SMS also allows Procurement Services to get item level detail on what is being purchased. This level of detail is not readily available in P-card transactions. Having this information will be invaluable with assisting Procurement Services in conducting spend analysis which will lead to even better contracts.
Another important reason for the transition to SMS is that it puts University spend against established contracts. Every transaction in SMS is against an established University contract. These contracts reduce hard dollar cost of all products purchased by a significant percentage. Contract utilization also increases leverage with contract suppliers and over time will result in additional discounts.
Vendors might approach individual departments with a "better" price for buying off SMS, indicating immediate hard dollar savings, the call to buy local, or other sales tactics. The immediate hard dollar cost savings to the department is lost in the increased Process cost. In addition to the lost process savings, these apparently great prices do not include the supplier's entire catalog so there might be a cost savings on a few items but significantly higher prices are paid for other items. Across higher education, using eProcurement to consolidate buying across campuses carries enormous financial benefits to institutions (read more in Campus Technology - "Spending Smart" by Mary Grush 11/01/09).
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EPRONTIA may cause decreased sweating and increased body temperature (fever). People, especially children, should be watched for signs of decreased sweating and fever, especially in hot temperatures. Some people may need to be hospitalized for this condition. Call your healthcare provider right away if you develop a high fever, a fever that does not go away, or decreased sweating.
EPRONTIA can increase the level of acid in your blood (metabolic acidosis). If left untreated, metabolic acidosis can cause brittle or soft bones (osteoporosis, osteomalacia, osteopenia), kidney stones, can slow the rate of growth in children, and may possibly harm your baby if you are pregnant. Metabolic acidosis can happen with or without symptoms. Sometimes, people with metabolic acidosis experience:
Your healthcare provider should do a blood test to measure the level of acid in your blood before and during your treatment with EPRONTIA. If you are pregnant, you should talk to your healthcare provider about being monitored for metabolic acidosis.
Like other antiepileptic drugs, EPRONTIA may cause suicidal thoughts or actions. Call a healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms, especially if they are new, worse, or worry you:
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. EPRONTIA and other medicines may affect each other, causing side effects. Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take:
Even when taking EPRONTIA or other antiepileptic medicines, some people with epilepsy will continue to have unpredictable seizures. Therefore, use caution and talk to your doctor before engaging in any activities where loss of consciousness could result in serious danger to you or those around you (including swimming, driving a car, climbing in high places, etc).
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