Project Owner: Lori O’ toole

• Modernized campus procurement through eProcurement technology and strategic supplier partnerships, reducing the need for on-site inventory and enabling direct ordering from suppliers
• cutting costs on medical supplies, ethyl alcohol, and compressed gases while maintaining the same level of service
• Eliminating the need for a physical General Stores storefront, removing overhead, inventory holding costs, and product mark-ups while streamlining how students, faculty, and staff purchase and receive essential goods across campus
• Piloting direct supplier programs with partners like Airgas and DJB to ensure a smooth transition for campus labs and departments, with continued stakeholder feedback guiding the path forward toward a more efficient, cost-effective distribution mode