Business View Magazine - Mar 2024

and collaboration. The recent merger of Granite State College online into UNH exemplifies the commitment to optimizing resources and assets to enhance accessibility for students nationwide. “This consolidation streamlines administrative processes and fosters a more cohesive academic experience for learners.” Dubroff notes, Within this dynamic environment, the role of procurement cannot be overstated. Procurement plays a crucial role in supporting research, teaching and operations by facilitating the acquisition of goods and services essential to the educational mission. Every aspect of the institutional functioning relies on a well-oiled supply chain, from sourcing textbooks and laboratory equipment to facility maintenance contracts and enterprise software solutions. Dubroff notes “You have to make sure that processes are as streamlined and dialed in as possible so that departments across USNH can achieve their respective missions and don’t feel like they need those extra resources in their departments to do manual work that can be automated with technology.” Moreover, procurement practices must continually evolve to meet emerging challenges in an era of technological advancements and global interconnectedness.Whether navigating supply chain disruptions or leveraging data analytics to optimize purchasing decisions, USNH leads procurement 124 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 03