In an effort to further assist Boston University Shoppers, Sourcing & Procurement is pleased to announce weekly SAP Shopping Cart workshops.

Workshops will be held every Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00am–9:30am. All workshops will be conducted via the Web Conferencing tool WebEx. To register, simply fill out the SAP Training Registration Form and return it to Danielle LaJoie at dlajoie@bu.edu.

Feel free to visit the Sourcing & Procurement website (www.bu.edu/sourcing/sap-srm) for more information regarding upcoming training sessions.

In a continued effort to assist Boston University’s scientific community, Sourcing and Procurement has established six new preferred supplier pricing agreements. Sourcing & Procurement has recently awarded multi-year contracts to SIGMA-ALDRICH, Andor Technology, The Baker Company, Cambridge Scientific, Shon’s Scientific Refrigeration Service, and B & V Testing. These preferred supplier agreements offer competitive market pricing with additional product discounts and/or free freight.

SIGMA-ALDRICH products include: chemical and biochemical products and kits used in scientific research, including genomic and proteomic research, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical development

Andor Technology products include: scientific digital cameras and accessories

The Baker Company products include: laboratory contamination control equipment such as biological safety cabinets, horizontal clean benches and animal research products

Cambridge Scientific products include: reconditioned chemical, biological and environmental laboratory and medical equipment

Shon’s Scientific Refrigeration Service services include: refrigeration service and repair of low temperature freezers, refrigerators, incubators, and ice machines

B & V Testing services include: testing, certification and service of cleanrooms, biological safety cabinets and other contamination control technologies

Sourcing & Procurement has added additional instructor led workshops for creating shopping carts in SAP SRM.

Workshops will be held in the Alumni Medical Library Learning Resources Center L1105, every Monday from 9:00am –11:30am. To register for one of these workshops simply fill out the SAP Training Registration Form and return it to Richard Aronofsky at raronofs@bu.edu.

Feel free to visit the Sourcing & Procurement website (www.bu.edu/sourcing/sap-srm) for more information regarding upcoming training sessions.

Don’t forget to stop by the Laboratory Supply and Equipment Expo Wednesday, March 28^th from 11:30am-1:30pm.  Come meet the sale representatives from Boston University’s top scientific suppliers.  The following suppliers will be represented:

Airgas	Andor Technologies
Beckman Coulter	Cambridge Scientific
Cell Signaling Technology	Charles River Labs
Eppendorf	Fisher Scientific
GE Healthcare	Gilson
Integrated DNA Technologies	Lenovo
New Englad Biolabs	Office Depot
Pipette Calibration Services	Promega
Qiagen	SANYO Biomedical
Shon’s Scientific Refrigeration Service	Sigma-Aldrich
Specialty Underwriters	The Baker Company
ThermoFisher Scientific	ThermoFisher Global Chemicals
USA Scientific	Waters Corporation
W.W. Grainger

 

The show will be held at:

72 East Concord Street (Med Campus)
Hiebert Lounge
L-Building, 14^th Floor

Anyone traveling to the event from the Charles River Campus is encouraged to take advantage of the services offered by The B.U.S. (Boston University Shuttle) (http://www.bu.edu/thebus/).

This event is Hawaiian themed; there will be themed food and drinks as well as great raffle prizes.  We hope to see you there!

In February 2012, Sourcing & Procurement conducted a number of focus group sessions with SAP SRM end-users. During these sessions we realized that there is a need for accessing the contact details of the person/organization that receives the PO once it is automatically issued by SAP SRM. We have enhanced the SAP SRM Supplier List we currently have on the Sourcing website (http://www.bu.edu/sourcing/sap-srm) to show the FAX number and email address where the POs are sent.

We will continue to provide updates on additional changes we delivered based on the input received by the end-users.

Come join us on Wednesday, March 28th for a Laboratory Supply and Equipment Expo! Some of our preferred scientific suppliers will be coming to the Boston University Medical Campus. This show is a great opportunity to meet the sales representatives and learn more about new product offerings.

The show will be held in the Hiebert Lounge, in the L-Building on the 14th floor, from 11:30AM to 1:30PM. There will be great Hawaiian themed food, drinks and raffle prizes!

Our exhibitors include:

Airgas	Andor Technologies
Beckman Coulter	Cambridge Scientific
Cell Signaling Technology	Charles River Labs
Eppendorf	Fisher Scientific
GE Healthcare	Integrated DNA Technologies
New England Biolabs	Office Depot
Pipette Calibration Services	Promega
Qiagen	SANYO Biomedical
Shon’s Scientific Refrigeration Service	Sigma-Aldrich
Specialty Underwriters	The Baker Company
ThermoFisher Scientific	USA Scientific

We hope to see you at the show!

Attention all Iron Mountain customers. Sourcing & Procurement recently signed a three year contract extension with Iron Mountain. Iron Mountain provides secure document storage and handling solutions. The new contract consolidates all BU departments under one Master Services Agreement and Pricing Schedule. This allows any department regardless of size and storage volume the same competitive pricing across the University. If your department is a current customer or is considering doing business with Iron Mountain, please contact Keith Haran in the Sourcing & Procurement office to get a copy of the latest pricing schedule to insure you are getting the special BU pricing.

Dear Colleagues:

BU Sourcing & Procurement greatly appreciate your time and effort in providing us with your valuable input, especially to the 1,064 participants who completely submitted the Internal Customer Survey. We will publish an executive summary within the next month using the collected information. This summary will highlight our successes and identify opportunities to further streamline our business processes and functions. We strive to make every effort in serving the Boston University community with an excellent service delivery model.

We are pleased to announce the winner of the iPAD 2 is:

ANDREW MURPHY (EXTERNAL PROGRAMS – CRC)
CONGRATULATIONS!

Once again, thank you for your participation and commitment in serving Boston University.

Happy Holidays!

Boston University – Sourcing & Procurement

Boston University Sourcing & Procurement cordially invites you to participate in an online Internal Customer Satisfaction Survey (please follow the link that has been sent to your Boston University email account). You will be asked to review the BU Sourcing & Procurement Department’s overall performance as measured against your needs. You will also have a chance to win a brand new iPad as a thank you for answering our survey.

While your participation is optional, we strongly encourage you to participate and provide us with your valuable input. Your answers will be used to measure our current service levels and to identify areas for improvement. The collected survey data will be summarized and published in Sourcing News in January 2012.

The survey should take no more than fifteen (15) minutes to complete. You can leave and return to any part of the survey at any given time. Your answers will be final and cannot be changed once the survey is submitted. Please complete and submit your survey by Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 5:00PM.

One survey respondent will be selected at random to receive an iPad. The winning name will be published on the Sourcing & Procurement website at 6:00PM on December 22, 2011. Only survey respondents who submit a complete survey with their name and phone number are eligible to win.

We greatly appreciate your effort and look forward to receiving your valuable input!

Specialty Underwriters has partnered with Boston University to assist the research community in reducing the cost of laboratory equipment maintenance.

Who are Specialty Underwriters?

A leader in their field since 1982, Specialty Underwriters has provided valuable maintenance management services to corporations, governmental bodies, educational institutions, medical facilities, high technology industries and other organizations worldwide. They employ a talented team of specialists that focus on developing innovative solutions in the field of equipment maintenance management. Specialty Underwriters offers a reliable, time-proven approach to managing equipment repairs, reducing operating costs and providing ongoing analysis of measuring equipment reliability and supplier performance through key management reporting.

Agreement Benefits

• 15% to 30% discount from the most recent manufacturers’ prices for maintenance and repair coverage

• All repairs performed by the same original equipment manufacturer service technicians

• Management reports that include equipment schedules, repair history and useful studies

To learn more about Specialty Underwriters, please visit their website at www.su-group-com.

Please contact Bob Simboli 617-353-8753 or rsimboli@bu.edu for additional details.