The Hidden Cost of Managing Multiple Office Supply Vendors Why more organizations are simplifying office supply procurement through vendor consolidation and workplace supply management. Managing office supplies sounds simple until procurement teams are dealing with five different vendors, inconsistent pricing, delayed deliveries, missing invoices, and employees ordering products from random marketplaces. That is where costs start stacking up. Many organizations believe using multiple suppliers creates flexibility and savings. In reality, fragmented purchasing often creates more problems than it solves. A [...]