procurement

  1. January 10, 2025

    U-M’s expense-management system to be renamed

    Chrome River, the expense-management system used by U-M, will be known as Emburse Enterprise beginning Jan. 17. There are no changes to the system’s functionality.

  2. July 17, 2024

    New expense reporting system coming in August

    Chrome River, U-M’s new expense reporting system that replaces Concur, goes live on Aug. 1. The move to the new system was announced earlier this year.

  3. March 6, 2024

    Revised procurement SPG increases bid limit, adds flexibility

    A revised Standard Practice Guide covering procurement takes effect March 12 and offers units more flexibility when purchasing goods and services.

  4. July 6, 2023

    Procurement Services preparing for potential UPS strike

    With the possibility of a UPS labor strike, Procurement Services is taking steps to minimize potential disruptions to U-M’s inbound and outbound shipping operations.

  5. February 15, 2023

    Tally Thrasher named U-M’s chief procurement officer

    Tally Thrasher, who currently serves as the executive director of purchasing services at Indiana University, has been selected as U-M’s new chief procurement officer. Her appointment will be effective March 20.

  6. November 1, 2022

    Collegiate Travel Planners is U-M’s new travel partner

    U-M has begun a move to Collegiate Travel Planners, replacing Conlin Travel as the university’s designated travel partner and initially offering agent-assisted travel reservation services for group travel.

  7. October 10, 2022

    Supervisor has procured an eclectic collection

    Todd Coon, supervisor for the Procurement Services technology team, has a robust collection of knives and swords on display in the basement of his Ypsilanti home.

  8. May 9, 2022

    New look coming for eProcurement transactions

    Employees who use the university’s eProcurement system will experience a new look and feel starting May 16 for transactions in the M-Pathways Financials & Physical Resources system.

  9. September 14, 2020

    Campus briefs

    Short news items from around the University of Michigan.

  10. December 5, 2019

    Tony Burger named director of procurement services

    After serving as interim director since June 2018, Tony Burger has been selected as the university’s new director of procurement services. Burger’s appointment was effective Dec. 1.